Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-06
TELEPHONE NEWS.
New England Tel. Tel. Co. Makiau
Changes in Augusta and Elsewhere.

| VH8oSto
| The New England Telephone and Tele-
graph Company is making preparations
for the remodeling of its plant in this
city. Yesterday, carload of material
was received for local use and will be put
in readiness for the public's patronage in
short time. The exchange in this city
will undergo rebuilding and be placed in
much better condition than at the pres
eat time. New pole lines will be rerun
and the company proposes to put up a half
mile OF the best paired cable wire. The
noisy lines will be made quiet and radical
changes will be made in certain parts of
the instruments
Ihe idea is to make this one of the best
local exchanges east of Boston and the
company has here one of the finest cleo
trlcians in the business, who will give his
personal attention to the work. One Of
the officials, whom the reporter inter
viewed the other day, said that he sees no
reason why this city should not have an
exchange with 200 subscri bers now that
the rate has been reduced to~$l so per
month. Next week it is proposed to
have a crew of men at work in Gardiner,
and give attention to the exchange there
as is being done in Augusta.
In talking with one of the managers of
this company Journal man was told
that an exchange will soon be put in at
Pittsfeld that will connect with the
trunk lines at Waterville. The Pittsfield
people are very much elated over this as
they have been trying for the past 90 years
to have telephone connections.
The line which the company built to
Bar Harbor last year is in fine working
conveniences of that favorite summer re-
sort during the coming months. 1t will
be the initiatory season for it and the fact
that it furnishes a direct communication
through to Boston is indicative that a
large business will be done over the line.
1t is one of the most important lines of
telephone ir New England. The cost of
putting it in shape was about $53, 000
A line will soon be built from South
Paris to Gorham, N. H., distance of IS
miles This will give new pole line
from Lewiston to Gorham, n. H., "a dis
tancc of 20 miles, and new copper
metallic circuit from Portland to Berlin,
N. H., q distance of 100 miles. By build
ing this line, said the official with whom
the reporter was talking, Coos county of
New Hampshire will have connections
with the outside world Exchanges will
be built at South Paris and Norway.
The line that was built last season by
Rumford Falls parties from Rumford
Falls to Canton, 16 miles, has been pur
chased by the New England Telephone
and Telegraph Company, and last " eek
became part of the system of this COM
pany. The company will soon boom the
exchange at Belfast. 1t started short
time a go and raised the number of sub
scribers from seven to %. The exchange
will have thorough overhauling and be
put in first class condition. A line will
be put up from Milbridgs to Machias, 35
miles. which will make connections with
the county seat of Washington county.
A new metallic copper circuit has been
put in from Boston to Portland, and it is
quite probable that with the indications
of development a metallic copper circuit
will be built from the Forest city through
Gardiner, Augusta and up to Waterville.
Further movements OF the company in
this section will be watched with interest.