Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28
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new Ne PHONES HOME.
RICHMOND TELEPHONE COMPANY
no MOVE SHORTLY.
LOCATED ON NORTH SEVENTH.
work of Cutting in wires Has Been
Practically Completed Dencrip-
ton of the rev Exchange, Which
is Handsomely Furntshed-The
Presidents Office.
LOCATED ON NORTH SEVENTH.

About the first OF the month tho Rich
mond Telephone Company will have re-
moved into their new exchange. on north
Seventh street. as nearly all the work OF
cutting in" has been completed. Miss
Wilson. OF Philadelphia, arrived IN the
city last week and has been instructins
the operators in the workings Of the new
system.
AS soon as the permit is obtained. the
underground wires will be laid. These
wires will run through terra Gotta ducts,
which will be placed In a concrete base
and will extend from Nineteenth street up
Main to Seventh, to Grace. up to Second
then six blocks on Broad street. The
company may well be proud Of the new
exchange, which will be beautifully fitted
I'D The front room on the first floor Will
be used for the shops and will be in
charge Of Superintendent Owens. Next
is Inspector Oscar Hagemeyer's Office,
which will be carpetad and nicely finnish
ed. Then come the private office OF the
superintendent.
In the next room are kept the storage
batteries, furnished by the Electric stor-
age Battery Company, Of Philadelphia.
There are two sets OF 24-volt batteries.
one FOR use and the other Is kept In re-
serve Tho main distributing frame,
which Is one Of the most interesting
sights in the exchange, is also on this
floor. Here innumerable wires are con-
nected with the frame and carried up to
the switchboard Nearby is the relay
rack which is enclosed in a case Of ma
hogany with glass doors. This room also
contains the charging machines and the
ringing machines Of which there are each
two sets, one kept in reserve and one for
use.
President Maupin has his elegantly
fitted office in the front room upstairs,
which connects with Cashier Cherry's Of
fice and in which is a house phone. en-
aiding him to communicate with all parts
OF the building. The comfort and the con-
venienca of tha operators has been provfd-
ed for by cosy dressing-room containing
closets in which to hang their hats and
wraps, also couches, comfortable rocking
chairs and a table containing reading
matter SO that during their resting time
they may enjoy the relaxation. The
switchboard is Of the Kellogg system, and
is e handsome affair of mahogany, and
supplied with the latest improvements.
is about thirty feet long and is arranged
to accommodate 5000 subscribers. The
board is lighted by electric lights reflected
by mirrors, and the operators are supplied
with pretty revolving chairs with COM
Portable backs. Thirty positions are in
use on the switchboard, over each posi-
ton the transmitter is suspended, and p
receiver is placed on the ear Of each oper-
ator. The chief operators desk is also
finely equipped, and by the new system
she Is able to see that excellent service is
being given to the subscribers. There is
no reason that with this latest improved
system that the company should not he
in position to give the utmost satisfac.
ton over their lines.