The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-06
ANNUAL INSPECTION TOUR,
Officials of the Telephone Company
10 Houston Today.
PROPOSED TERRITORIAL EXTENSIONS
Vice President GIidsien Outlines the
improvements TO he Made ia
TeNax-Will Move offices.

Arrangements Will at once coHihie"ee ~
refit the old Hampe building. corner oil
Prairie avenue and Fannin street. for &C.
cupancy by the Southwestern Telegraph
and Telephone company, to which the own
ership of The building passed during the
wear lSs6 by purchase. The removal OF the
Offices Of the company has been delayed
from time to time. awaiting the completion
of the new switchboard, which is being
built In Chicago especially for this office
Yesterday afternoon Vice President Chas.
j. Glidden of Boston arrived in the city
on his first annual visit, accompanied by
L istrict Superintendent L. X. Baker Of
Austin. Mr.. Glidden has been In Houston
before. In fact he has visited Texas on
fourteen different occasions. but heretofore
it has been as treasurer OF the company.
Since he VAS here last summer he has been
promoted and is now the vice president OF
the company and therefore this is his first
annual visit in that capacity. Messrs. Gid
den and Baker passed through Houston
Thursday night and spent part of yesterday
In Nelasco. where they were considering the
pippdoliltlcs VI lt'IllOVltl inc 10 lHdl
point. They were satisfied that such ven
ture would be a desirable one, and returned
to Houston yesterday afternoon with Velas
CO on the map of proposed lines"
When writer for The Post called at the
central" office yesterday afternoon Mr..
Glidden was consulting a map of Texas.
upon which territorial lines had been
drawn. and was advising with Superintend-
ent Baker and Local Manager Marshall as
hat
from Houston. In reply to a number of
questions put by the writer for The Post
Mr.. Gliddcn said:
Il am on an annual tour of inspection
of the State. and. in company with Mr..
Baker. have visited Il great many of the
smaller towns Of the State. passing over
the route of proposed extensions Of the toll
HE system. We have been to many places,
West Point. Flatonia, New Ulm, Ennis,
liearne, Calvert. LaGrange-that is n pref
ty town-and others too numerous to men
ton. The extensions decided upon will in
crease the territorial lines out of Houston
TO twenty. the number now being six.
There are now two circuits to Galveston
We propose to put in six more. This will
provide circuits sufficient to handle all the
business between the two cities. We are
doing this TO avoid any possible delay on
account of lines being in use when II is
desired to talk from Houston to Galveston
or GaL-eston TO Houston. When the extern
sions are completed we will have the fol-
lowing lines out Of Houston, In addition
to the circuits between this city and Gal
weston: Six to Hampstead, three to Bre-
mond' one to Waco. and two to Dallas
The lines to Dallas. Waco and Austin will
be through circuits. so that communication
between those cities and Houston can be
mad direct and not be delayed or inter-
rupted by way station business, no inter-
mediate towns being on those circuits One
OF the through circuits to Dallas will be
constructed of No. COPPER wire, which
weighs 420 pounds TO the mile AS two
wires are required for every single line
Of territorial communication. you zee there
VIII be SAG POUNDS on every mile Of roles.
MS Is the same size wire now In use on
territorial business between New York and
Chlosgo and New York, Memphis and St
Louis. We hope to have this heavy cir
cut 10 Dallas completed within forty days,
and during the summer it is expected 20 ex-
tend it to Little Rock via Parts, thence
to Memphis. and by January Houston will
be in direct telephone communication with
Little Rock Memphis and New York City.
being in this way connected with the long
distance telephone system of the United
States.
Direct circuits will also be constructed
from Houston to Rosenberg, Flatonin and
san Antonio. There viii be a through cir
cut TO San Antonio similar as to North
ieAas cries. Through wires will also be
extended from Rosenberg up the Santa lie
10 Wallis. Sealy. Bollville and Brennan.
rom Sealy circuit will be run to La
Grange with stations at Cat Springs, New
Vim and Fayetteville There will also be
inc from Houston to Nelasco and Columbia
WIN stations at Arcola, Sandy Point Chen.
ango and Angleton.
Another proposed line is from Houston
TO Victoria. Goliad. Ileeville, thence to Cor
pus christi and RocLport. From Victoria
branch VIII be run to Cuero To SUM the
matter up in brief, when complete as pro-
posed there will be eight circuits to Gal
weston. hve west on the Southern Pacific
Una seven north or the Houston and Texas
Central"
SUPERINTENDENT Reynolds. in charge of the
construction of lines. is now at Waco lie
VIII De mere in short time to direct the
laying OF the underground wires in the con-
duits put in last year. This can M, ho
comnleted until the offices are moved and
the new switchboard is in position. This
new switchboard is the latest improved nat
TERN III VIII be great convenience to the
patrons OF the company, the ARRANGEMENT
being by system Of lights. so that when
one wishes 10 use the telephone all that Ia
necessary Is to take down the receiver This
will form circuit with small mean
descent globe in the central ofhc. upon
which is the Member of the Subscribers
phone The globe wili-romain lighted a,
long as the conversation IL in rrorross
and when the receiver is placed on The hool,
the central office will know the converse
lion mas ended. 1t Is an abolition of tho
bell ringing system. which taxes the fore
arm movement o; those who desire to tan,
over the telephone.
MT. Hiidden and Superintendent nakor
VIII leave this morning for Victoria wber.
they VIII pursue their Investigations
further. '''i's
No News of Nelson.
Laredo, Texas, March 5.-sherin Grit,
received letter this afternoon from Mr..