The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-16
SG p1srAMcE TELEpHoNr.

ING DISTANCE TELEPHONE.
OnsItructton force of the Southwest
pegraph and Telephone company
ED yesterday the lohg distance tele-
= Hne connecting Arkansas ana Tsxes
ie e.nlire long distance telspho "a
Df the Cni.ed SSates.
ne will rot be open for business I'm
in December from the fact that
miles OF the distance in Arkansas
OF a local copper circuit, and TN
LIE diredt heavy COPPER circuit is
DnEILruottd. A few exper.me ntal
Llla..ons, however, were eX3hang d
Texas and Northern points win
,slactory results.
xbI enc points of the long distance
Re service iii uhe United States are
lves.on Texas. on The South. ami
rbar, Me-, OH the North, distance
N. D., ON the North.
lent Charles J.. Giidden of the
s.ern Telephone company, accom-
by State superintendent Baker, ar
sterday from Dallas and spent the
king over his interests here. In
lining, accompanied by Govern r
De left for Hols ol to take passage
lower country for huint.
* here President Gi1i en- expressed
as more thsn pleased with the con
ri confronting his company in Texas.
business is corshmtly en- the in
and their equipments are beng rap
shed TO perfection in order to sup
demand made upon them for SER
BE also stated Jhat his comp ny
4 intended erecting a building here
u own use.
DO stated that the new long distance
10 New York, Memphis, Csltcago,
IS ard all points telephon!cally coa-
ia would probably be inaugurr e1
ecember /. There will no. be the
fflculty in talking from Austin TO
brk, and doubt, unless advised, a
Ecould not tell whether they were
from Austin TO Houston, or Austin
York" said Mr., Glidien. II find,"
"bhe ling distance service In Texas
led anywhere in the United States,
Rt'ldss bring entirely satisfactory
les exceeding 500 miles In lenr,h.
&ilit.e.. 4 regret ~ sc-newrat M
ID grlt.,'ng Fhe circuits. This. how
Ne shall improve by the bn'idn OF
bal circuits, Nowitte 'anding we
he circuits OF ia, wires in all d.rsc-
,At ,nf Austin their osuanbty seems
led. The circuits are ell corpsr I'D
tperslve to conrI.-rc, en1 main'pin
3 wires gre used for ea1h comm NJ
fwhS'e In the te'e7rYrhic sc vice rne
! erou,de1 circuit can be worked
tlex. handEng four communic't.
fs,nne time or eight communities. o rs
INST one by telephone"
AiNKsGIvING PROCLAMATION.
Iwinlg the custom OF the founders o.
kta and in conformity With tire
bauon of the president OF the United
III, 0hasees A. Culbessyn, governor
Eta.e OF Texas, do hereby dsslg ate
by, November "a, 1898. as day OF
khank Swing.
fiGting Uhat the people OF Tex7s
cultsvae a spirit o! reyer me.
with free government atJ.ched 10
hioLples OF religious liberty, poss q
. imperial dom hin. mn in hist ri,
es and boinilesi i. industrial IT,
Acy have been regardful OF The m 4ril
~ have si.really advanced toward
and nnb'er civilization.
|S1a.e goyernment ras rsspondel -
suiari wiih notlble ftiel.ty; they
kea slrnrsd ejiienics and asst
tire desolation end raNiges Of wa
)u iiei them but lis',tly; he soil has
uarrecedanted ,rrMns 20 che hus-
la and where ur.Jtt sret by smut
Fde siye laws naresisa pros Gritty his
q from arefr laltcrs.
sagges cd ira; the day des'gpa "a
be o5 ervei by gu b gaIhefng Il
|o' wcrssfn and ~ s;ae f.zri'y eltar
y anrrorrsae'v express 70 Ain, 7ih y
Pr .hiskfulnss Tor thege blessings
|stsncay wnsrao I 'hav hrrr-lo set
pa AMI caue' IRE { al ~ The State
FI1fvsi, IA .au ~. Ills HE IL day
nrnibsr J., 1858.
II g. A. Cu'bsrso'i.
Govern TOR
Re Governor; >. W. Madden. sccre-
State.
WRIT OF ERROR REFUSED.
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