The daily tribune., 1905-01-10

phone company. aaid Improvements
to be commenced within . few weeks
and to be pushed to early complesion.
The contamination Of the Improve
ments means the reconstruction Of the
present system almost in its entirety.
In the first place what 10 known -
the central energy system will Be
brought into use. This means that
only one battery will be peeded and
that will be installed at thu central
office and may be run by the power Of
. big storage battery. or 1t may be
operated by . large gasoline engine.
The power system has not yet been
decided upon. but If tho former 10
used . contract may be closed with
the Colorado Power company Tor fur
nishing electrical power.
With this central energy system NO
batteries will be used in the tele-
phones in the residences and business
houses. Instead Of the ones now used,
smaller ones will take their places;
the newer ones to be Of the very latest
design and are models in simplicity.
With this = new switchboard will
be required-the kind that has the
colored lamp attachments No cranks
will be necessary on any telephone
and the utter absence Of telephone
bells will be noticeable feature.
With the improved service, ins.ead
Of ringing central as per the system
now in use. = lamp is lighted 1t the
central office when . person takes
down the receiver to give IN . call
for another party. The electrical IL.
Elimination of these lamps informs
the operator who wants to give q
call. Central plugs into the uum.
Der that is asked for and that sub.
scriber's lamp is lighted until he
answers. While the conversation is
taking place both lights are auro.
,matically darkened and when finished
the colored lights are again fsshe d.
informing central that the service of
that particular line or lines il no
longer needed.
The new system always informs the
operator when the person called does
not answer. without straining her ear.
the lights proving this. 1t is said
about one-third Of the work and srain
are taken of the girls who are en-
ployed in the office.
At present there are as many Is
eight subscribers on ono line and oft
entimes this 10 very inconvenient for
there are many who listen to all con.
versations held over his respective
wire. It is the intention of the
company to obviate this by having
only one and two-party lines In Flor.
ence. This necessitAtes the construc.
tion Of fully fifty per cent more aerial
lines than now employed. In such
cases where eiRhL subcribers are on
one line, four circuits will be neces-
sary, instead of one a. at this time.
The wires that are strung will re-
main in their present position, but
many more will be required. Prscti-
cally the present system will be re-
built. necessitat,ng the expenditure,
it is said. of between $4,000 and
$40. 600.
The same service has been in vogue
IN Pueblo and Denver Tor more than
. year and is proving very satisfac-
tory. Canon City will be fitted up
in about the same manner as the
Florence system and about the same
time. As far as known at the local
central Office the rates now established
will remain unchanged. for the pres
ept ut least.
Plans are also on foot to run anoth-
er line from Canon City to Silver
Clin. i'll Custer county, via. Querida.
through Ilse. The line now used il
IN old telegraph wire and has been
leased by the Colorado Telephone COM
pany and used for telephonic proposes.
The Improvements to be made here
are mot "oontemplated' but actually
decided mp and the work Is to begin
just - soon - the material. whlch is