The sun., 1898-10-17
new Telephone SYSTEM
The ';HellO!" Girl Will No Longer
be Able to Sass" the
Subscribers.
WILL USE ALUMINIUM SIGNALS
A Phonograph will Inform Impatient
Subscribers That "Line is Busy,
Call Again"--.How the Sys.
tenn is Operated and
What it Cost.
WILL USE ALUMINIUM SIGNALS

About November 10, the Delaware and
Atlantic Telephone Company of this
city, will introduce the new phone sys-
TEN, which the Western Electric Com
pany of New YORK has been placing in
the plant at Sixth and Orange streets for
the past three months.
The telephone girls are to operate a
little block and signal system, with
pretty red and blue and white aluminium
signals on the switchboards. The people
who use telephones are to gain an ad-
vantage from an improvement in service.
The subscriber at his phone will not see
the signals, but he will know that some.
thing is happening to make telephoning
easier. First, lie will not have to ring a
bell to connect with central. The re-
moval of the receiver from the hook
sends automatically the signal to central.
According to the intended system,
when subscriber rings the bell a brass
enunciator on the switchboard in front
of the telephone drops, disclosing the
number Of the telephone from which the
call is sounded.
Attached to the phone is phonograph
and person desiring one of the numbers
talking will be informed that ''the line is
busy; call again"
This will continue until the two
numbers are through and then as soon
as the receivers are placed back on their
hooks the phonograph stops and the
subscriber who was so anxious to inter-
fere will get the number he wanted.
When the new switchboards are in
stalled the signals will SO guide the tele-
phone girl that she will not have to
poster you with, care you through"
Removal of the receiver at the sub
scriber's telephone lights tiny four
candle bar by the side of the num-
ber of the telephone on the switch
board. When the connection is
made with the number asked another
tiny candle bar is automatically lighted.
This bar continues alight during the con-
versation. 1t is extinguished when the
receiver Of the subscribers telephone is
replaced on the hook. While it is alight
the telephone girl knows that you are
using the wire. When it goes out she
disconnects the telephones.
In consequence of this new system the
"hello" girl will no longer chat with the
subscribers Office boy or to sass" the
subscriber. No longer will she ask if
you are through and then add, "Why
didn't you say So" You will not even
be permitted to hear the gentle voice call
across the wires to a friend:
Mamie, are you going to wear that
pink waist tomorrow night at the Lady
Telephone Operators ball?'
Managers Of telephone companies have
been made prematurely old by COM
plants against SASSY" operators Big
rewards have been offered to the man
who could prevent these disagreements
between subscriber and operator, and at
last that man has come.
The new switch board alone cost the
company about $500 and whilst it is
only equipped for l 400 subscribers there
is room for $500.
Six experienced electricians are en-
ployed in the construction Of the new
switchboard and twenty linemen are as
busily engaged in re-adjusting the wires
throughout the CITY,