The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-22
WORK Is BEING PUSHED
OFFICIALS OF THE NEW TELEPHONE
COMPANY ARE PLEASED.
Wires Now Being Placed in Trenches
Will Accommodate Twelve Thou
sand PatrOns-Contract Let.

Work on the underground conduits of the
New Telephone Company is being pushed
rapidly. Vice President Sheerin said vest
terday that the company was exceedingly
anxious to- have all distractions removed
from the main streets before the L. A. w.
meet and the K. of p. encampment neXt
month. While the entire work in the mile
square cannot be completed in the three
weeks that remain that on the main streets
can be, and after that the work will be in
alleys and out-of-thc-way streets, where it
will not interfere. The company is placing
twelve conduits in the trenches. These will
easily serve 9,e00 patrons, and in an emer-
gency could be made to do service fer 1900
1t is supposed that it will be a long time
before the capacity will be fully tested.
For $500 phones 1920 wires will have to be
run in the conduits, as under the modern
system that is to be used two wires are re-
quired for each instrument
The contract for improving the Vaien
building south of the Marion Club on Me-
ridian street, which the company has pur-
chased for an exchange building was let
yesterday. The roof is to be raised to make
the third story more habitable for the ex-
change operators. The exchange building
will be placed in condition at once. The in
stallation of the switchboard and other ex-
change apparatus will not commence until
the underground cables are run and poles
are set up and wires run to the offices and
residences of patrons. These days the tenn
porary headquarters of the company in the
stevenson building are as busy as beehives
large corps of stenographers clerks
draughtsmen, ETC., being constantly en-
ployed in carrying on the, details of the COM
s business. feels
was particularly fortunate in securing the
services of Adolph Schleicher to conduct the
and other branches of the plant Mr.
Schleicher has had a good many difficulties
TO encounter as 1t has been NECESSARY to
avoid numerous other underg round service,
ike water and gas mains, etc In many
places he has found it necessary to dig his
trenches much deeper than any other COM
street and Massachusetts avenue The condi-
tons were particularly bad. BY working at
ing the street crossings very long 1T a time
The city officials are pleased with the man
ner in which the work is being done
The company is receiving much encOur-
agement from the fact that many new
patrons are making contracts for telephone
service. Since the actual work of installing
the plant began contracts have been made
pretty rapidly. Taken all in all, the officers
OF the company express much satisfaction
over their prospects. Arrangements axe be-
phone Company which is virtually The same
as the local company, to have 500 or 600
miles of wire strung over the State, connect
ing a multitude of independent companies
with indianapolis, by the time the local
service begins. Rights of way are now be-
ing secured for this purpose. Most of the
long-distance toll lines will parallel rail-
roads so that the lines can be put up rap
idly, as the presence of the railroads will
make the distribution of poles an easy mat
ter. 1t will only be necessary to haul them
for the across-country lines to small places
off the railroads. Communica tons received
from various towns in the State indicate
success of the local company. and desire
IS expressed for INSTRUMENTATION with
this city as soon possible.