Evening journal., 1897-10-04
HELLO, DELMARVIA.
This is What Will Be Heard
in a Few Days.
ARE GETTING READY FOR biz

NEW COMPANY'S BUILDING NEAR
ING COMPLETION-LATEST PAT
ENT TELEPHONE EQUIPMENTS
AND EVERYTHING TO BE IN
FIRST-CIlAss ORDER.
In few days there viii buzz over the
wires OF the Delmarvia Telephone and
Telegraph Company that old familiar
telephone word: "Hellol" newspaper
man Saturday afternoon visited thel
company's new exchange building, att
Seventh and Orange streets and was
the recipient OF very courteous recep-
ton of Thomas McCorkle. president Of
the company. and Captain Frank Wood,
the superintendent OF the company,
who is considered to be one of the high
est authorities on matters connected
with telephone exchanges.
THE NEW BUILDING.
The new exchange building at Sew
enth and Orange streets was construct
ed according to the ideas OF Captain
Wood, and is considered a modern tele-
L phone building. 1t is three stories in
height, the first floor being built for a
store room. The second floor contains
the cross connecting boards, which Is
the main element in a telephone ex-
change. In this room 10 also the
"chase," in which is run the main tele-
phone cables. This is a chimney-like
box, having gratings on each floor
through which the cables run directly.
This chimney-like box, or chase, as II
rs called Is fire and water proOt. Above
the second floor, for about three feet,
runs a slot through which runs the
fourteen heavy cables. These are con-
nected to cross connecting boards and
from these smaller wires transmit the
calls TO the third floor, where the oper-
- ators connect the wires for communica-
: tion. The main Office OF the president
and superintendent is also on the sec
ond floor.
S On the third floor is the operating
J, room, where the hello girls" are con
= fined with the receivers to their ears
!. waiting for the usual call OF give ms
,, No. -" The room Is made to contain
+ 5000 phones. There will be ten oper
e ators in all, but only five are engaged n
e present, owing to tedious work OF con
h Meeting the large number OF phone
p from the subscribers office 10 the e1
/ change building
THE SYSTEM.
10 The system used by the Delmaryi
!, Company is the best that can be gotter
ss It is the metallic underground system
r and is similar to the system used b
IA the Bell Telephone Company of Ne
a York The building OF the system wa
re carefully looked after by Captai
IA Wood, and its simplicity and qualit
of has made Il the best of all systems. or
particular feature OF the metallic sy
n tenn Is that OF privacy over the wire
ss When Mr. A. calls up the operator az q
~ exchange building to speak with Mr..
a IL will be impossible for The operate
a. or anyone else who happens TO be ii
90 tening at n phone that has not been e.
n off at the operators room; or, In 9th
al words, there will be no phone cave
mn dropping" in any form.
~ The phone to be used by the col
-. pany Is made by the Western Tel
N. phone Construction Company, OF On
.ro cago. During the past week CAPITA
Wood has tested at least thirty 'phon
OF all makes and shapes. Some we
OF foreign make. The contract
"" making 900 of the phones has be
pr given 10 the Chicago company al
iy work is now going on. The phone
in according to Captain Wood, the be
" that is made. II is used extensive
e. throughout the West, and naught b
m. praise Is given It.
Of President McCorkle told the report
in that accommodation" Is the con
IN panys watchword. When the m
M phones are put in for service no rem
fe. charge. is to be made for at least
va month, until about 500 OF the phor
to are In use. There are now betwe
air 700 and 500 subscribers. I'VE are
,ed ceiving orders every day" said Pre-
-.l don't McCortflS