The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-04-28
Perfect Telephone Service In
WAIKIKI.
c iBlt AND SWITCHBOARD
= simplicity and kfnClerc, what II
In store for the CITY -Ao-
tins Manager.

The new branch telephone station at.
Waikiki has been Inspected by officers
OF the company. with John Cassidy.
superintendent ~ the Mutual system, as
guide. The outlying central" is in a
neat little cottage On the road near JIe
park. The fore, consists Of one DO.
and one young lady. the latter a ia-
waiian. In the operating room is a
single switchboard Of ihs new pattern
adopted by the e Mpany. The wires are
carried into The room from the floor.
This place Is "a. center Of the service
for the whole q. waikiki district and
for communication between Waikiki
and town suDscTiters The arrange
ment for conn. ctiuas is simply beauti-
ful in It's simplicity and efficiency.
Then a. the ',n ;ruuk wires are in "A
cable there - obsolete freedom from
induction. a whisper mo the trans
mittcr does III. business we'll enough
and 50 perfect for their duties are the
new instruments that at the receiving
end message can Dee heard in any part
OF large room.
With thi, lie" switchboard. with
which tn" city exchange is to be
equipped tho user opens the circuit
when he takes the earphOne from the
instrument. This action is shown by
a drop in the office indicating the num-
Der that desires . connection. The
operator inquiries: Number please. :"
The suDsCriI,r then inalcates with
whom he wishes % talk over the line
and the connection Is made In an in
slant. There is a tell-tale, which at
Waikiki Is It'll" white oblong space.
but which N the big exchange will be
a light. This shows when the caller
returns the earphOne 10 the instrument
and Obviat"s The necessity of saying
'dlsrunnec'' or Oft 1t should be seen
at once that he system is infinitely
better for both operator and subscriber
than the present equipment. II per-
mits indefinite extension of switch
board, by the addition OF the small sec
tons, which Will be kept in reserve by
the company. The instruments must
be treated we'll Shouting into the
transmitters viii injure them. Child
rem must not play about the telephones.
One great feature OF the new system
is that when ;he connection l. made,
Central" can no longer be talked at.
The number called must reply. Cen
trial" is not then in the circuit The
bell At the other end" may be sounded
by pulling down the hook of the ear
phone.
Professor Alexander Graham Bell.
Electrical Expert Fred J. Cross OF this
city and many other gentlemen com
petent 10 pass opinions have spoken in
the very hlghes. terms OF the new telo.
phone system for the city. Mr.. Cas-
sdy goes 70 the States in a short time
now to return with the plant for the
main Office. He may then place some
Of the wires in the business part OF
Town underground. At any rate there
will be no more induction" to bother
Where there are not the leaden cables
with the copper wires inside there will
be the metallic circuit instead of the
present ground circuit. 4 couple OF
thousand feet OF the cable which Mr..
Cassidy has placed in commission, had
at one time been all but sold by the
company for it's value as lead and cop
per. A marked Improvement in the
line in Waikiki Is the placing of the
poles where the tram line is so close
to one side Of the road. within the en-
closures. The property holders along
the route gave their consent for this.
Miles upon miles OF wire have been
stored away since the cable was strung.
The cable, of course. Is not interfered
with by trees and it has been placed on
new poles in such manner thai its
life is indefinite.
During the two months that IL.
Cassidy will be absent from the coun-
try, the acting superintendent of the
system will be Chas. S. Crane. He is
considered one of the best telephone
men in the country and is familiar
with the system and its operation Mr.
Crane spent number of years in OPP
Grating and in construction work.