Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-19
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In large portion of the State of
Illinois the general results have been
attained as in a majority of the
states already mentioned in previous
issues of this paper. In Chicago the
Illinois Tunnel Company (the Auto
matic) has its tunnels completed 40
feet below the streets, under the
most important business sections of
the city. There are over Is miles of
these tunnels at the present time.
This company has already construct
ed one telephone exchange on the
corner of Fifth Avenue and Monroe
Street, which has 5000 automatic
telephones in service. 1t is expected
this company will have 10000 tel
ephones working in Chicago within
the coming twelvemonths. The plan
has been announced to construct
long distance lines from Chicago to
the connecting lines of the other In
dependent companies.
In the State, outside of Chicago
the independents have over twice as
many telephones in service as have
the Bell companies. Every city of
Importance, except Quincy, has an
Independent exchange.
In Wisconsin the Independents
have over $4,000 telephones, which
number is greater than the Bell tel
ephones in the State, outside of the
city of Milwaukee.
Besides numerous small exchanges
in Minnesota, the cities of st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Duluth have large
exchanges in operation,
with more telephones in service than
have the Bell companies in these
cities. 1t appears that plenty of
capital has been obtained, and
complete exchange and toll line sys-
tenn is being perfected in Mime
sofa and the adjoining states.
Iowa is the home of 200 Indepen-
dant companies. 1t has about 14O,
900 Independent and $4,000 Bell tel
ephones in service. The long dis
lance lines are now receiving more
than usual attention and the people |
of Iowa will soon have adequate ex-
change and toll line facilities.
Missouri is also ours. st, Louis,
with more than $4,000 telephones,
exceeds in number those of the Bell;
Kansas City's new exchange, with
II 900 subscribers, is driving the
Bell to the wall. st. Joseph. JEFF
ferson City, Hannibal, Joplin, Gin
ton, Springfield, in fact all the cities
of the state have Independent ex-
changes, each larger than the Bell
exchange, and it is estimated that
there are twice as many Independent
as there are Bell telephones in Mis-
souri,. Excellent long dintance lines
are being constructed and the future
is assuredly favorable only to the
Independents.
In Kansas the number of Indepen-
dent telephones exceeds SO, 900, while
the number of the Bell is less than
10000. In Oklahoma a condition
very similar to that in Kansas pre-
pals. The long distance systems
connecting Missouri, Kansas, and
Oklahoma are practically completed,
and, as rule, are of better con-
struction than are the Bell lines in
many of these sections.
In Nebraska, the Dakotas and 9TH
er Western States the movement is
we'll established and steadily grow
ng; the Lincoln, Neb, Automatic
Exchange with 5000 telephones be-
ing particular strong and thrifty.
In Utah a comprehensive and mod
ern development has taken place,
with exchanges at Salt Lake City.
Ogden, Provo, Logan, etc. These
exchanges are entirely of cable con-