The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27
The Most Up-to- Date Equip.
ment in the World,
SOME UNIQUE FEATURES
n Several Particulars Appliances or In
ventions Have Been Put in actual
Use Which Are Found in NO
Other Telephone Exchange
in the World-Nickei in
the Slot Device.

One Of the most interesting places in
Richmond is the new building Of the
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Company on East Grace Street, where
q large force of men has completed the
installation Of complicated and eX-
tienely expensive equipment OF the latest
and most complete and up-to-dIte tele-
phone appliances.
After months OF hard work. both inside
and outside OF its new building, the COM
pany has built Throughout a new plant
in this city. New wiring has beea put in
all subscribers houses. ana the old un-
lightly and dangerous overhead wires in
the streets give place 10 a system of
cables IN underground condu.tS. New
plCHcs have bsel distributed.
Tho work has been completed and the
tIa.-siel from the Cd system 10 tle Few
Will he irada at once II VIII tate se:.e:al
uays 10 make the change thioughGQl- t'cl
operation during this period OF tlaasi-
ton. n special temporary cable has been
rum from lhe cid exchange at Ninth and
Main to the new exchange ca Grace
Sucet Persons VINO have been connect
cd With the new exchange viii be- put III /
communication with these VINO nave not
o.en changed by means OF tbs cable,
The oniclais state chat during a few
aays. while the cnange s being made and !
'tis y. -. ..,,..ts7f,[,,.i ,I-1 se,-i,-a
49,, 40, H., DC er,ootf, as ihay would de-
sire TrunkilE from one exchange 10 I
anotie,, viii be troublesome. and will
take time. and the changing % sue- /
~, 49, ,,iil ,,el..s.s,I,ily somewhat !
- ,,.,....-,- IL ;, f.v da5s
.,,e,.e..e, t5az. srf,'c assurance that the
s.y,ira n.ili n,t only lie yiit-5dged but ]
WIN ba a revelation 10 Richmond
,IgrNRe~ RS UNCHANGED.
-z(,-.r,[.,. l,ro,,ases 10 cut over, or
ne oo''i45''.H ~ ..t.,,,. -, no ,,c,,r
all 80 ,,,a+allic c rcuit or long distance
i.i - -. ,5.r,h.r.d over 3a,,-ats
- ca,,.,al hundred viii be
otie . - -, azy-1 -1inlil the work is
.n,1,aisfad IN the charge from one ez-
Sb.,1rc 10 aaother the only subscribers
wacse numbers will be changed WI! les
those over 300. Others VAL fes&!h li.ei
familiar number
The company.s new building h!dsSlh :
,hrar-storv structure, designed By Chief
l>---ts3c.,. Ta.3cs. Of the company, S p3'ac7
,scaly firaproof. The first foer Is siH sil
Ia otficcs the second TO stere-footn5, %
nee: and apparatus Of dlHGfellt hil"''
and the third TO the switcheoafo anu -. .
thoroughly 1!tted up retiiHs t,,,jid-
The operators. Al tle y.'> ,5,,' ,sr,,,a
ing there is an eNcelisilt H.S 80 md
A'S - ,,i,,3;,c has been iul'-
outside OF NLis W., ,ha Western IElcc-
n.shed the coTnpary pS I'M, M lShica:-o and
tric CciapahN' ot 5 80 -h,. mis- con-
London, IL VIZ ."t 49,. I,,hirh en-
Germ ne" .a,,a mon superintend-
ploEs loui 80 80, in charge OF The IN
cr' hoitp'. ,,-o,,, for The Western
stalIaaoi!i, ,,ot,,,,a,1, % His men have been
Eiectle a5ats at night to push the
"olke" s.i,.,r5 -. as rapidly as possible and
"ot'e t.1,..,,,, &c especially proud OF thS
Hie or,, IS there are features ABOUT
Pieee sn,,tc. board and other aPPl',
,.hicb have never been iliti onass -
r,,.ro.a IN this country or III tiie Il-IS..
,5 Which mark this plant as .Ii ~
aa,,,,,eta and up-to-date equi,ine1'' "a
S,.,,oter "a be found anEWhgLS,.
OVER HALE a MlLl@io-,
-, -ro.ouchness with whcn ltte -,
raoary has addressed l'Seit ~
We, Of giving Richmond ~, -
tao. =. +e,erhone service ootalilap'1
49, long and vexatious years ot ~.
ma :sa,o,y facilities is attestea pS tiif
80. - ,,,st the company,s expenditure i1'
..,,.n-s and new equipment al i,is4i NY.
,,ae zone over the halt 9iat'i,o-
iionN ~ ..rl; < large portion oi t'its
- baen expended IN an cN!'.2, cN!''.H2 S,,as.
has peeti a,,,a - condui,s and cables.
OF UNI :, :, 80, The people would suppose
More OF !. -. -, delicate and complicated
mas eolie -. ,t,a new central office.
machine of litigation the COMPANY
A!te. ,an presented a conmuni-
IN 1o'itat - Council, overturing more
cas10it ,st;a,,s and requesting fran
COZ - After aslong fight IN