The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-09-21
FIXTURE OF THE TELEPHONE.
ssup endoss scheme q the Belt Con-
pany.

81
ia pendoss sschsme q the sBe.T COZ.
pany. :
ii great mas3 people have sundennts
edly known that patents o. Flne ciae
phfaem of the telephone lapse tn'sne
wear 1893 and that after that anyDooy
who has.ihs fequiSlte capttal'and skln
may manufacture~ Telephones wHnous
fear OF legal ipterference, but NO paper
has vet made public the Intentions OF
the National Bell Telephone company
or has indicated what impofealS @oyf
that CREST company ineends. 70 sxT
Although preparations lor sne cuaDke
In policy which, is down on tne, pro-
eramme Of the Bell Telephone CoI
pany have been mace on vas. sSal
no one has before this learned sne.
true meaning and this publication VIII
give the people the first new 81 tbet
projected scheme.
pany owns every telephone In use IN
the United States to-day, and receives
bv each q royalty or rent OF $lO per 7
vear The immense income from their
telephones has given them enormous
| wealth. their annual dividepds amount
Ing 10 $1,000, 600. The company ID, IN |
fact. In q condition to cope with any
money power, and the members COMO
|,varv wellretire from business immense
Inv r;cb. but they do not intend to dol
After the expiration Of the patents
lanyone with the ftghtitostgt ef'
Ichspaes, the manufacture q the tetes1
phones being unrestricted but II is5
; not likelv 1ffAt this fact will have
much influence on exchanges now In
existence, as they are practically be-
, vond competition. Without the neces.
, sity Of paying the royalty to the Bell
e company. the exchanges can reduce
materially their rate Of rent and still
Q make plenty of money, and, as they
/, already have their business cstablish-
e ed. II will be hard for compelling exc
! changes to exist, unless they are back
9 ed by plenty of capital. ~s- -
:, The value Of plant will vary sl.
70 most as the squares Of the number |oi
- its subscribers and q struggling, new
q exchange cannot compete al to rates
:, with an old establishment without
e1 money sacrifice extending over Abe
d considerable period necessary to build
q up an extensive patronage. aaa
y Moreover, there will be a.grand con-
n sclidation Of the exchanges undor one
u management, with headquarters ut ell
70 ther New York or B oston. The Nation.
y 81 Bell Telephone Company, instead
q of retiring from business when tts pa
q tents expire, will branch out as nc
II telephone or telegraph company eve'
g did before. II Is now building the
20 fuest pole lines ever put up in tht
"a world. The poles are Of the very bes
le white cedar and are being strung will
OF No. 8 copper Wire-a large and heav.
D, line, The copper is, exclusive OF COLO
~ the finest conductor obtainable and
OF as gold line would hardly be in tn
'g line OF the practicable, is the best con
III ductor attainable.
20 The ostensible purpose of these OK
o! tenslve preparations is the intende'
% establishment Of a long distance sys
lot tenn of telephones, which has pee
'ot demonstrated to be success. Pee
lp pie have talked from Columbus
ne Cincinnati, and the distance OF IL
GU miles has been covered in this wa
* without any more difficulty as to hea
40 Ing than is experienced In telePhof
~ log from mans residence to b
'ee store. The Bell Telephone Compan
us will use metallic circuits, that is, the
ISIS the telegraph companies do, but W.
re, use a double wire, which will form
&C. continuous circuit. In this way thu
len will reduce the resistance and escal
all TO the minimum. In fact, there WI
H. be practically an induction, no escap
Do. no resistance.
10 These lines will be extended all ov
10 the country. They can now be four
cir everyw here in the east and as I
Let west as Omaha. Ohio will have lo'
All distance telephone lines within yes
i With this system the Bell Telepho
ex- Company will combine the gre
IAN telephone exchange trust, for viii
to arrangements have already been mac
tn and will add to the business that
ess telegraphing. ps'
me The National Bell Telephone CO..
Is pany will, in fact, be the only ri'
our the Western Uaion Telegraph Co
10, pany has ever had, and 1t will be
10 rival for good. 1t is going into
to business to stay, and, as II has the
you cessary capital and all the facilities,
Iou will stay.
ous OF course there will be rate
teu and telegraphing may become
while as cheap as sending letters
mo mail, but there will hardly be bu
far ,