The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16
VOL. lO-NEW SERIES, NO. 50.

phones manufactured by the western
Telephone Construction Company, Of CHI
cago, which. we believe. TO be the very
best in The market. This company was
the first in the field anticipating the eX-
piration OF tho Bell patents. and IS now
the largest manufactures OF telephones
switch boards. and telephone apparatus
In the United States. Since their or
ganization, three years ago, they nave
! built over eighty exchanges IN diteIent
parts Of tho country. including the modei
plant connecting the government depart
ments, IN Washington. IL ought TO be a
Sufficient evidence OF the high class Of
their instruments that they are the most
| oxpcnsive on the marhct. They were
| adopted by us after tests OF large num-
Der Of different makes.
SUPERIOR INSTRUMENTS.
Here is a clipping from newspaper
published in Newark, Ohio. where these
telephones were recently installed, which
says:
The Instruments furnished are the
Western Telephone Construction Com
pany's granular carbon transmitter and
after twelve days of service using the
new phone we feel justified In saying
it IS Il perfect telephone, ana the oid
Blake transmitter cannot be compared
IL
watch up to the mouth Of the transmitter
you can hear II tick from one ehd OF
| Newark to the other
These telephones come TO MS with
guaranty that they win give perfect safls-
factory Iong-distance' service through a
circuit Of one thousand miles, and on the
highest grade instruments manufactured
by this or any other company
with these superior instruments an"
NUf
and polite operators at the central oiilce,
we expect TO show the public OF Richmond
what good telephone service IS Ike.
RICHMOND TELEPHONE COMPANY.
In reply to a question Mr.. Robertson
stated that the corporate name Of his
company had been changed from Rich
mond Standard Telephone Company 10
"Richmond Telephone Company ON ac-
count of the similarity Of the former
title 10 that OF a New York corporation
with which his company has no connec-
ton"
When asked why the Richmond Com
pany had severed its connection win the
Standard Telephone Company, OF New
York. Mr.. Robertson replied that alter
several visits 10 the New YORK ONCE
subsequent TO the granting of the fran
chise here, the officers of the Richmond
COMPANY had become satisfied that there
was grave doubt whether the Standard
Company could supply a satisfactory
equipment in time for the requirements of
the Richmond franchise and the demands
of the Richmond public, and so had de-
termined to make their purchases from
the most reliable company In the mar
ket though al the expense of q greatly
increased price.
THE CONSTRUCTION.
At the exchange Mr.. c. T. Child. the
company's engineer, is busily engaged in
planning extensions of the lines and max
ing arrangements for the opening OF the
exchange for service. Referring 10 the
work being done he said:
1--WE are very well advanced IN the
work. In the ceatre Of the city, through
a district covering about square mlle'
our work is practically complete, with the
exception OF the erection Of the cables
which have not yet arrived. They are on
their way, and are expected daily now
ever and the work of placing them VIII
occupy not more than ten days. The at
lev lines in the West-End are teing
RAPIDLY pushed 10 completion Speaking
Of tho construction. he sssid'.
'Ve will have a very fine plant. one or
the very best in this country we are
using the metallic circuit system Of WIZ
ing. by far the best, but much the most
expensive in use. The number OF wires Oh
our poles will be greatly reduced by
the almost lavish use Of cables, eacn
containing from fifty 10 two hundred
wires. Nowhere I'm the city will We have
such a mass of wires as that which now
disngurcs the north side of Broad street,
for example. by the use of metallic cir
cults We expect TO almost entirely avoid
the noise and cross talk so common in
other exchanges. our method of calling
for connections will be 50 simple that
the annoying mistakes experienced under
the system in vogue mere will very rare
~ occur, and our switchboard arrange
ments will enable us TO give far quicker
and more satisfactory service than that
TO which the r chmond people are ac-
cugtOmei."