The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-04
INTO NEW QUARTERS
TWIN CITY TELEPHONE COMPANY
MOVES IT'S GENERAL
OFFICES
HAS MODERN CoNvENIENCEs
When Switchboard Is Installed, OPP
orators Room VIII Be One OF
the Best Equipped in
the Country.

Yesterday the Twin City Telephone
company moved its general offices from
the Phoenix building to its new home,
at Eighth and Cedar. The switchboard
remains i'll the Old building and will not
be transferred for two months, as it will
take that length of time to make proper
preparations for the installment of the
new apparatus. The new building is a
model of its class i'll every respect, and
every foot of it has been laid out after
thoughtful consideration of the purpose
to be served. 1t is modern to the minut-
est detail, and from the floor of the cellar
to the roof above there is nothing lack
ing that could be added for convenience
or utility.
1t is well lighted by many widows, and
this is particularly true of the operating
room, where the hello girls work This
floor is almost entirely glass, with just
enough brick wall to hold the windows
together.
When the switchboard is installed and
the girls begin to work, this room will
be one of the completest in the United
States. The company has taken every
possible precautiOn to secure an even
temperature and fresh air for these en-
ployes in fact, it goes so far as to
wash the air that goes into the operat-
ing room.
Fresh Air Every Few Minutes.
Fresh aid that is to be forced into this
room is first run through spray bath
which takes out all the dust. This
washed air is then forced over a heat
ed coil, or iced coils, according to the
season of the year, and then sent up to
the operating room by large fan. This
system works SO we'll that the air in the
operating room will be completely chang
ed every ten minutes.
The switchboard that is now in the
course of construction is in the form Of
an arc and capable Of seating $50 opera
tors. If necessary the arc can be- cop4-
pleted to form an oval, when the force of
operators can be increased to a much
larger number. The furnishings of the
room, and all the fixtures, will be Of
golden oak.
The building has a flight OF stone steps
leading up to the entrance, over which
there is a powerful light. On the left
Will be the office of Vice President Fran
| els M. Buck and his assistants and on
the right will be the counting room The
offices are arranged SO that Mr. Buck
sitting at his desk, can see every person
that enters the building. Back of the
business offices are the ladies, locker
and toilet rooms. Each girl working in
the building will be given the use of an
! open-worked locker, through which the
air will be circulated all the time Across
the hallway from this room there will be
a ladies' luncheon and reading room
The girls will. have one room arranged
so that they can eat their lunches with
as much comfort as lunch can be eaten
anywhere, as every convenience Will be
at hand.
Reading Room Well Stocked.
In the next room there will be all the
papers of the day and magazines on file,
with easy chairs and sofas, so that the
hello girl can rest when not working
These rooms are exceptionally high and
Will be ventilated ike the remainder of
the building
The front portion of the building is de-
voted to the wire man and his assistants
and to receiving the large cables that
come into the building. These cables are
| placed on racks and subdivided into
smaller ones and then run up to the
switchboard
Vice President Buck said yesterday that
he expected to get the switchboard in
the building in sixty or ninety days. The
transfer VIII be made without missing a.
| call, as there will be two crews answer
! ing the telephones, until the new one is
ready to handle the business by itself.