The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
OFFICE IS IMPROVED
WESTERN UNION SPENDS MONEY
 IN MONTGOMERY.
Local Headquarters Has Been Modern ixed Completely Under Manage ment of c. A. FOnville-Lat-
 est Equipment.

Improvements costing approximately SC, 900 have been just completed in the
 Montgomery office of the Western Un- ion Telegraph Company at the corner
 of Commerce and Bibb streets. and 1t Is undoubtedly the finest telegraph of- flee in Alabama.
 Under the direction of S. R. Crowder,
 of Richmond, Va. electrician of the
 Southern district of the telegraph com
 pany. a new power system. new wiring. a new switchboard. and new battery system have been installed. The splen- did equipment reflects the greatest credit on MT. Crowder and his force of workmen.
 Added to these Improvements in the service Manager c. A. Fonville has had the interior of the office handsomely decorated. and repainted and new fur niture has been installed.
 A splendid and massive counter of quartered oak extends across the front of the office and in the outside lobby there are heavy oak writing desks for
 new steel ceiling and the walls have been repapered and decorated in artis- tic designs.
 In the operating section of the of flee there are ten quartette operating
 tables provided with drop light, sound
 ing boxes and typewriters.
 The whole offlce is brilliantly illum- mated, two arcs and many incandes- cents being used.
 The new power system with which
 the office is equipped comprises a mo- tor generator. the motor taking an al- ternating current of 22o volts. The generator is of five horse power capa- city, direct current 115 volts, 32 ann peres Storage or secondary batteries take the place of the old style gravity battery. Of the former there are 71S cells. These cells are located in the extreme rear of the office. They com prise two sets, one of which furnishes the current for the working circuit while the other set is being charged.
 In connection with the power system a thoroughly modern charging board is provided. It is fully equipped with ammeters. volt meters, circuit protec- tors. regulators and other appliances.
 The handsome new switchboard is located on the east side of the office having been removed from the west side as heretofore. The board is made of quartered oak and mahogany and serves to ornament the main floor of the of1ce.' Through this board runs S2 wires although 1t has a capacity for 100 wires. The wiring Is of the most modern design and all of 1t Is con- cealed. Each main line circuit is rep resented by an incandescent light which Eliminates whenever the wire is in trouble forming perfect signal to the chief in charge of the board.
 Immediately in front of the switch board there sits a handsome double deck repeater table made of quartered oak and highly polished. On this table there is installed 14 sets and two half sets of repeating instruments, which repeat signals from one circuit to an other, thus providing greater circuit lengths than would otherwise be gained.
 The Montgomery force of the West ern Union company consists of c. A. Fonville, Manager; R. T. Bishop. Chief Operator; J. E. Carney. Night Chief Operator, and w. E. Jones. Traffic Chief; W. c. Hunter. c. c. Prince. J. L. Breedlove, J. w. Mclean. J. L. Will Hams. A. C. Hanley and Cleveland Gouldman. operators; J. c. Young, bookkeeper and cashier, J. J. Barnett, Delivery Clerk; T. J. Simpson, Night Clerk: ]. W. Ray. Receiving Clerk; Henry oland. Day Check Clerk; Ed Hamilton. Night Check Clerk.
 The company employs sixteen mes senRers in Montgomery and Manager Fonville speaks with special pride of the thorough organization and enaciency of this department. The call bell cir emit has been modernized. There are225 call boxes on four separate circuits.