Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23
'PH0NING LONG DISTANCE
The New Schedule Of Rates for Service
Within a Mile Of the Exchange.
WILL BE TWO CLASSIFICATIONS
10 Unlimited and the Meas
ured Services.
LATTER SOMETHING NEW IN THIS CITY

The Delaware d Atlantic Telegraph
anil Telephone Go. has Issued schedule
OF rates for tho long distance service
within mile OF the exchange. There
are two classiiicatlons, unlimited and
measured services. Patrons OF tho coin
pany have the choice of availiug ttem-
selves OF either. AS the acrvica here
has all bpeu unlimited heretofore, the
measured aerviuo will lie something new
10 Wilmington, and will be OF adVan.
tage 10 those whuse calls are not too
numerous By the measured service n
person can hive long distance telephone
advantages az low as s;3 per year, pro-
viled hia calls during the year do not
exceed 800
The unlimited service, which has
been 10 vogue all along. shows re-
duction under the new schedule OF
from 81. 30 to $50 year, according to
the distance OF the subscriber from the
exchange. This will undoubtRdly be
very much appreciated and will. in ell
probability, increase the number Of the
ccmpanya long distance phonas 10 use.
There are two schedules for the I'M
limited service, one for business houses
and the other for residences. Tho un-
limited rate for business phones ia AZ
follows: Special circuits wire from the
exchange diract TO the Office where II ie
used, 500 net per year; two-party wire,
wire upon which there are two
pbopes connected with the exchange,
S72; three. party wire,a wire with three
phones connected with the exchange,
500. The residence ratio for Unlimited
service ia MS follows: Special circuit,
SEQ; two marty wire, $4S; three. party
wire. SAG.
The mcnsured service for business
aud residence purposes is az follows
For 500 calls year, special circuit,
$50; two.party wire, sac; three party
or ninre, S33; extra calls, 7 centB each
for GOO calls, special circuit, SIC; two
party wire, SIC; three party Or more,
$40; extra calls q cents each for TOt
onlls, special circuit, sci; two party
wire, sal three-p party or more, TIA
extra calls. 5 cents each: for 500 calls
special circuit, SEQ; two-pariy WIRE
S5a; three party or moro, SI8; eStri
calls, 5 cents zach for 900 calls, specia
circuit, s6S; two party wire, sos
three party or more, S5l; extra calls,
CENTS each for 1000 callh special cir
cult. S7l: twO-party wire, sci; three
party or more, $50; extra calls, cent
each.
Tho foregoing yearly rates arc 10 sub
scrihers' stations within one mile of th
exchange, and entitle the subscriber t
communicate from his station with m!
subscriber to the exchange with which
he ia connected. There is no charg
for incoming calls, and busy calls ar
not charged.
On two-party lines calls between
parties ou the same line will be charger
againHt the contract. Calls for point
beyond the exchange named are no
charged against the contract, but ar
charged for as toll-line calls. Measure
services contracts will not be made for
period OF less than one year. Fiv
minutes. OF fraction thereof, will
constitute one call. AT any quarterl
period subscriber having measure
service, may change from that to "
limited service. or to any higher regula
rate of the measured service, by payin
the price therefor.
The mileage charges are rs follcwa;
M sn4Sns o q ssI;
One party on a circuit, X mile or
less beyond the one mile limit,
per year,. .'.,..s.. %'uu %
Two parties on one Circuit, 4
mile or less beyond The enc
mile limit per year...,...,.... 400 2
Three parties on one circuit,
mile or less beyond the ono
mile limit per year. ........-.. 300 j.
The same rate will be charged q
each additional quarter mile, or fractio
thereof.
In speaking of the schedule Manage
Mehaffey said that the object in mai
ing the rates was so that persons coul
avail themselves Of the special pre-
visions il they gu desired; they can tai
their choice and have private wires
they wish. The existing rates for loo
phones will not he interfered with. III
new rates give the business man q
opportunity to improve his Herv ice ar
give persons bstter opportunities f
huvipg long distance connections fro
their residences,
The company is distributing
National Telephone directory to Il
subscribers having long distance tel
phooes in their Offices. The directo
includes tina name Of every firm
office having long distance instr
ment. from Minnesota and Mississip
on the West and south TO the Atlant
coast. There are about 200, 600 phon
l. A. haolr %, III % ;+.nlf ta e..