Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-22
THE new HELLO" SWITCH BOARD
Marvellous Telephone Device Costing SSOOO in Front OF Which
Sit IS Delft and More or Less Accommodating Number Maids
Who Assist Public in Business and Social Converse

men In locating the new board, the old
switchboard had TO be moved 10 rect
north and 10 feet east, and THIS feat
was accomplished without cutting II
wire. The outfit was raised on plankS
and then moved on rollers,
CABLES. RACKS AND SWITCH.
From the distributing or intermediate
frame down stairs come up from sets
II cables, one set going TO the relay
rack and two others TO the switch.
hoard proper The relay rack carries
relays Of wires which operate the sig
mel lights ON the switchboard when a
subscriber takes his receiver on IN"
hook to call central eXtingulshlng the
'ghts when the call Is answered. Their
arc 400 relay coils on the rack, AMI
he claim may be noted here that this
f. the first switchboard manufactured
which does away with the storage bat
terry click when the operator cuts In
to answer a subscriber The board
proper contains 10 sections of three po-
ciiions or three operators each, and one
third of a section So the board WIZ
accommodate IS positions or operators
cor regular subscribers. and one for
switching operations and to give toll
room connections. one set Of cables
from the intermediate frame down
stairs drops off gradually AT the sue
cocsive positions on the board, an,
one set Of multiple cables connects
with the jacks where all subscribers
IRE called from,
LAMPS FOR DROP PLATES,
A notable feature is the substtu-
ton Of little electric lamps for the drop
rntes in connection with calling CEN
trail. They are In four colors, white fof
unlimited service calls; red, for regis
tered party lines IN regular service
green. for Individual limited service
and blue for public stations. so thet
The operator knows instantly What
class Of service is demanded on cal
being made. In addition to the call
lamps there are two little lamps on
the desk or key board for each pair ~
wires which tell whether the
parties are talking, or whether the
enc or the other Is not using his phone
In this way the operator can tell WITH
cut listening when the service is ended
ME mere removing of receiver IRON
~ hook by a subscriber lights the
lamp at his number, and eXtinguishes
It on being replaced. Each operator
has II pairs Of cords to take care OF,
: ringing keys, one listening key 70
each pair Of cords. She has also 40
Ines on party line positions and W
on Individual lines; whereas on u
oil board the number is so and 100 res
psctively. Abundant light for service
al night Is furnished from incandescent
lamps set in refectors over the KEY
boards,
BREAKING IN OPERATORS.
Breaking in the operators to working
the new switchboard is making things
lively at the keys. There are four OPP
orators upstairs and one downstairs
I'm the equipment room doing the
work and they are very busy. The
girl downstairs Is representing 10 SUD
scribers, and calling upstairs FOR ser
vice as though from out In town, ana
then telling upstairs what to DO IN
case they get mixed or do not respond
promptly Then the operating room
instructors are watching all the time
10 keen things moving, so that rapid
progress In instruction II being MADE
There are altogether IS operators-all
good looking girls, not forgetting the
lively girls in the tollroom, and the en-
largement Of the plant although so ex-
tensive, Is yet so automatic In it's work.
ings that the force need not be aug
men,ed by more than three-day opera
tors ana two complementaries. A new
feature Of interest is being introduced
into the service. viz; the breast trans
mitter. This has a mouthpiece like an
ear trumpet opening right at the opera
tors mouth, and fastened TO her chest
so that all the side noises so noticed In
the other transmitters are avoided
OLD BOARD TO THE COUNTRY
The old switchboard will be divided
up into six sections and distributed
among the country exchanges where II
will DO very well for long time to
come. The operating room Is 90 feet
square and occupies the rear Of the top
floor Of the enlarged building This en-.
largement cost irrespective OF plant,
$40 900. and adds 20 feet to the north
of the old building It Is now fast APP
preaching completion, and viii be an
immense advantage to the company. II
Is fireprOof and one Of the best con-
structed buildings IN the west.