The sun., 1901-09-15
new TELEPHONES FOR LONDON
BiD PRIVATE MtNtGEMEIT ms
LED TO 4 NJ NIIIPiL SERIIII.
To Be Installed In October. nDd LNprr,s
Are Tr,ing To Mssr u the itsl Ia NJ.
World Telephones for ~; aud s2D q
Year Other titics Following .uL

World Telephone. for sis aud $40 q
Year -Othcr titics Following .liL
Post Ofilcr telephone will b. .'.. .
7 the public IN London early Boo pr.a-
This innovation has com" abuW fH'y
through the growth 81 sruflm.r r' 70. -.
ing public ownership 81 all q a.. ...l.o
4 utilitics hut mor' from the iu"fI..H' ,.-.
vice rendered 10y the National I',g.rs
Company. which controls f'l'r'.f. -
: ronagr throughout me tri'"i k.rf.l
The nanici'n' s.rvir' j. rn' a...I
nor IL IA. high priv ipr .., p'Nr ... o,.
~ j., shown 10y The many ,.r.'afr,
Appearing m the daiiv u"N~u1..r. :
London and Other Ci'rr. o., ..I -.
phone suh=criicr ~ays tl1' %" .. . II
to nay rental of ncarly s'"l 'rr ... ,..-
phunc- and this dos o.. m....
chhrg,s for cpnv'r-aupi.- .u'r '.rs
minutes A. To- pour -r, .r. r' -lN- It
ii IL not al infpqu'u' occurrence. '. sat
tEor' than an how usfu' h' 'a. "a
any connect lpn lr dr-ir.- o. .....i in.
tia;c hi. .tatoflru' b. th.- r.s.r| ... 80
prrilrr r,f.r- 10 several |''.-. #H.. ID,
has received from th" Nl.n.u .,4r
hcLnov hedging The car"- .".
complaint
For y,ors tho c'i1'u, - f.r. .. 90.
nicipaltlcs have been uud.r .. ..'rt-
tion - the Natluua I'I"pH ' '..H.r.
for th, sIlr mason ins' fN. .... .... Il
gll ~ the important pa'cu'. |.. ...v
recently that thcs' have 'sU.. .. a. >
pcrmI ia, introduce 1920 or u...... ....
phun" sy~t"rns A. uUo '.' ... :
Birmingham. Glasgow, t"nIpr. l...-.
pool ana -cSIrr u' p'h.-. "... .r.ar
complotcI t,Icphpr' rrsf'm. v... "a
oumist, With thu company. n. .-
lsv" them uud"r Cors'r.. 'Iu.
In the trlrpnou" -ys'"u v.... '." -
ONirc authorities M" no.. u.. .'..
London the sr-at"-' csur I- ....s ..H,
" have eyrryth.ug zap '. I,'. i...,
g. the work 81 0'us'lI'.. .. .... ..
cl.ct rical engineers w"r' -". .. ..-.
mission. fo tine rfIu"ipl. r. .. '". ". .
ncui. whore both pr'va'" ana l.... .I.-
tro obtains and tn tnn t't.i states '.r
the purpo-" oi g"t'n. %. 200" r.. u"a,
and incorporating ih" h"s' IE 'N' ."N ~.
tom for I.nud,n All uati"r.'- s.. .-. %
the central station. and 'u' E,..n' .'
receiver vii! Conne1 ~. -U. l-"fr.' wa
central" Will" the replacing '' ''. Pee
c-ivrr will ring ofT IN" Wlr"s '.. .
ro arranged thai there c,n h" %. ..rt-
hearing and they VIII mo- l'rg.~ DO. overhead,
but vii! H. lard ~ underground c.u...',.
~ IN many American "iN"s
Tho claim j. made f1t' '1e now -y-.o.'
will not only h. the p,gg.-i tu' '0' r"-' %
the world. A. 20 I,~ "". ~ Sod. ,.' 'n' 'u'4f.-
est that can h" 'utlI 'I tNN lHfg' "l.N %
IN. world For 'gU service. allowing u.
unlimited nuni"r "i Gale. Win "N''t
charge Will IT, only s. @ N"sI for hu-sI,--
hpu-ar and 90 a year ''l i...i i''uU'-- I't
an arrangement with Tho \"'iHry. Come
Ianv II viii lr Isr.-fI.l" Go CHu."c' Mil lrv
81 IT, subscribers Throughout ~" lr''i
Kirg dom without extra chtrg"
outside London ih" ldrFF-' municipal
talrpnone system under rpu-' fu"i.'F .,
tnat II Glasgow. which = ready Tor uusIf --.
The Glasgow system ha- ''"u under "
since year ago last July, when nca
ssOi .OOl wpS 49, a~id" for this work lhn
system was formally opcn.'d few davs
ago In u. installation ht'y-two nli"- of
tr"nCh"s have been mad" and ~eN"i "
seven mi"s uf piping laid IN" ~ ~"
feature ~ value l. luat all Of tn" wlrrs are
hid underground The ma guI'udn of f.lr
nan, - the work may lo better uudrr~'u. 4
when II l. said thnt ZOO miles ~ vIr..
nearly enough 10 holt fh" g!pl-'. ha''
h.-ru pla,.d In IA" cunduit~ Tn" oal."-.
which contain from ,p Si2 pair -
lffa- Hf~lllaltl WIN Iaffls Aif
~ q lead plpe. which l. put .I
under pressure - long A. that Cs-I-s
rrinaius perfect it L. a Curlplet" covering .,
the wires Even should p"rfors'l"v
o,cur ln this lsad"u covering th"'' lri
means FOR locating the fault, thusen .Hg
tho damage 10 br repaired easily
The -Wtchbosrd 4 f"rs from any o'.'r
that has teen introdH-'d In England .H-
~ much az the connecting wire are Id
under the foofs on both -lde- 81 the -WI'..I-
table instead 81 ln~d II. 80 that tu' wH"-
are easily aCv- ih" The ~witclp. card
II designed for 1000 patrons. aud u -"
than half ha~ already beeu secured l.'
apparatus for cpunDCtlng sUhs~f lp'r~ N'.t
zach other u Of the most approved ''-,
60 that 1t will L. impossible fpr i'ave 30
occur A. they do In the priyat" o'upan's
yNt.m
Tho reason for the wides prcad nrd -
most universal objection 80 the National
Telephone company II due 4" ~" hsu ls'..F
of that company. which l. totally HlIN.
that Of similar oinpdni"- on thi- sii' =
the water Instead ~ adopting n"" it'"H-
which will better the service ~ ia~ i'-'t
the policy uf IN" company to gr' ani;
with the apparatus already installed, d'.i
this in cumUari~un with lat" lnYro veiu"f'''
L. now out e date and Inefficient, caus ,ls
constant anuuyaur,, 20 ~" suhsCri'..'-
and no end oi trUuh" On iuv''-tiga 'lNs
complaints To- the t,bmtauv itself
This p,hCy has h'-'i C1uiihucd h-causs
the company f'r tasi u had a c1nch Do
IN. t.l"phpno had and. therefore. u could
do ~ l''tI" or A. much q, u pleased ~
~ patrons and they could not ! ell 'h''"-
solve Ih- Indifference has bed =" 80
I,r,,-.ui d-nAnd fur municipal i"icphoi'-.
Now that II H. top lats 80 stein 'hr M" '.'
l. adopting drrcu' 's.'H~
Bu' II the municipal t-lephon" t-.,'Hm''~ a
fixture IN English Citirs it viii - due I'd
the stupidity and he'd -'ryi"" ui th" pf''a.f
companies. n complain which Canu". .
Justly mad. again-t inu-" ,n America