The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-16
III TELEGRAPH OFFICE.
u, Has the Best Equipped Plant
|'''' i The South or West
|.,,s,s,NloS PREPARED FOR GROWTH
N, 10 It's Proper Place Among
\ =. S Commercial Cities Of the
United States.

,...,0s directly out Of the great /, sep,
6i's'ns I'M which swept the whole OF
nM W. Ts,ss and practically wiped
'nfa'' -, of existence. for the time
''Fs's. a.,on mas now the finest and
W n .'aaed telegraph office In the
rthsssi. 900, Tor some time
w. me great disaster for the re
y n the Office. but the scope Of
49, dld not contemplate anything
~ Y W.. .,,sueement which has been put
's lion, AS It stands today, the
.,. Union ofhce in this city Is fully
,sd % meet any kind OF an emer'
,h,t could be imagined.
~ s,.,e,v following the great storm,
nv high officials Of the Western
..rr.ny visited this city and vlcin
,.s,,ns over the damaged property.
Z. hen that they realized the i'm
..,rse Il establishing Geographic plant
III clty capable Of handling any
"A, u business put upon 1t.
,s., ,he local management was able
rsals the thousands Of messages and
ssnndreds OF thousands OF wvtus OF
t.ist rswsuaper matter sent to this of
~ ~ eorrer hy the bushel basket full,
natter OF surprise TO these officials.
,switchboard at that time was too
". IA accommodate all the wires that
,s \, tiorston and In order to utilize them
Il. necessary 10 run them direct TO
f~sed tables or shelves built along
yaIis az the room Instruments were
e.'xrd from neighborlng offices and
~. ehars who had not worked as such
sstfs we're pressed into the service to
X, Ia getting these messages TO the
',,5, word. When the high officials
~ ,ou,nany saw this they telegraphed
" s'. sg1glIA works making the machin.
1, attended TO be used in the remodeling
X, office, countermanding the first
40 siyeu them and at the same time
.,fne other orders for machines of q
Is tlr capacity The result Is that Hous,
. q sow has the best equipped telegraph
IA ID the South and West.
= Generally speaking, the improvements
The line OF Increased facilities, and
u Ialss facilities, and while this was al
l,li necessary, great allowances have
\. made for growth in the Immediate
ltne
" ne operating room has been enlarged
|, taking IN fifteen feet space from the
asAsIng room upon Main street, and this
lns occupied by an additional row OF
igtrnent tabl% aGording room for tho
enton Of twelve more trunk line"
sri -Four thousand Jars Of battery
}rnerly In use have been discarded alto.
As, and electric current Is now OBJ
iBed from dynamo plant. The source
4 power Is derived from the 60O-volt cir
Estlt Of the electric light and power coD
U,fI, this current being transformed by
)Sable transformers and generators Into
daen different currents of varying de
fes Of voltage or power suitable to the
tulcas requirements of the service. Upon
low, stoltly built shelf running along
IA EalL alg ranged row OF fourteen
Bfizlly dessgned dynamo motors the first
kaShlne Is a large teu-hoTse power trims.
FGntf, having one shaft carrying an arna.
WAH at each end, revolving IN separate
'Rs Into one Held and armatiire is
Rzied the 50O-volt current furnished by
electric light company, causing the
R,alt 70 reyolye, or, In other words, to act
noiori the opposite end of the shaft
w Hs armature acts as a dynamo or
f9sfsar and turns out a current Of no
N1 ready to be employed for work that
.sea not be suitable for tue original 800.
Htll 10 perform. The foregoing de
EsPien gives a correct idea OF the form
as Mletlons OF the remaining machines,
I hacD machine comprises within 1t.
49, motor and dynamo combined n
A.s KY q one voltage or power Is supplied
- as almatufe AZ one end, and causing
saatt 70 revolve, is thereby trans.
shm INTO mechanical energy; at the
n ssssge end Of the shaft, this mechanical
&11Nl9, y re-transformeu into a different
z. rs,,s,s current which is taken. from the
[si,,os ~ that end through com
.A ~, hna Is led to the switchboard, or
NsnIlns tables, wherever its peculiar ont
~ u required
saAg back now, IN the large trans
'It t. ine secondary current derived from
sy,eagced from 500 to 10 volts; this
IKE sa,h o. ~ volts Is led down the line
N ~ . US o. Ter machines, and Is the cur
s; S WHICH gives them all power to re
n ~ !. reason why the working machines
INK, ~ consuncted as to be driven by a
., any, current Is In order to provide for
M ~ 81 reserve power to be used IN
In SO breakdown or failure from
X. " electHc light company: a shut.
n 3 me entire office and every wire
&.iroes s''r y, ior nVe minutes, would be dis.
IA IA ~, therefore, two large copper wires
ia &c. vIs. tne buildings 60 the Hutchlns
3,t es,sSi,. room and connected with
M l
~ happens TO be one which manufse.
fstlbs. current Of no volts; suitable
4,s nnrernn tne telegraph office permit
Eafs aai. 70 he changed without a mo-
ma snhs from the electric light com
$af ea5 kv.oH circuit 10 the hOtefs no
&arsis ~ and vice versa, 1t IS ex.
lsicas III. Improbable that both of these
81 suM ~ tali ut the same time. but
[h.g stSss.n hing should happen. two or
b. xitAIa convenient sources OF supply
<rA vrrv .tsach and could be utilized
~
iA,r me large transformer stand two
&AA machines, exactly alike. one OF
1.,,,,. resting while the other ia in
~ . "a other words, only one is re
". sna there is always spare one.
kn !. nspes turn ont the smallest cur
" ~. POINT Of pressure or voltage. IN
t.s, IN being only 25 volts. and furnish
n 4. operate the Saunders" through.
e, sss,s ln otnce. the Cotton Exchange
@k hel .dn raeltie's general office in the
telrsf ulnces IN the Houston and Texas
En- teeS3so ana The Posts leased wire
Il Mn reso ~ the main office h situated
t9'1hlinp oiator a smell wooden box
HElAea NM. elgar box with a curved roof.
+ MI N IN 4 metallic rod, al about the
FL snahles vperator's ear, this arrange
. hnnd ~ concentration of the volume
tsF ~ ~. sioSe proximity 10 the ope.
~ 70 erest none Of the many sounaets
-. suen a loud sound that