Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-03-11
IS SOON TO OCCUPY
NEW PLANT IN CITY
New Building Is Com pleted
Nearly
SETTER SERVICE IN AMERlcus
Bell Telephone Co VIII Occupy
Shortly its Modern Exchange Build
ing Here Service VIII Be Eq ,al to
Any City in the South

When the work now in progress here
Telephone Co, Americus will have one
of the finest and most up to da tele-
phone systems in the entire South
The pan1 for the Americas system
were made not only to take care Of
the present business, but with view
to the future rapid progress of this
city and similar growth III the tele-
phone business.
The equipment now In course Il
installation will De more extensive
than that in some cities lerger than
Amerleus. The prosperity of this Sc a
ton and the prospective development
of the city have made it necessary to
prepare for the future.
All the outside wire and cable woF K
has been completed and is in shape to
be connected with the exchange.
The building is rapidly nearing COM
pletion al d if no unlocked for delays
arise to retard the work the system
The construction W ork has been sub
iect to some unavoidable delays by
reason CT the fact that manufacturers
have not been able to furnish supplies
as rapidly as needed. The remarkable
growth of The telea hone SEsiness, par
ticnlarly in the South, has given she
manufacturers m re work than they
could hsndle.
The new exchange is a handson o
two-story brick building and in arch s.
tectural appearance compares favor
ably with other buildinesin Ameaisus.
Il was designed and constructed with
view to the special requirements of
the present and future needs of this
city. The building contains ample
space fer the off ,es of the local officials
of the company and for the two big
switch boards.
The Offices will be located on the
first floor, They will be handsomely
designed and roomy and airy.
Ga the second floor will be located
the switch boards and the operators
quarters. There will be a handsome
and commodious retiring room for the
exclusive use of the young lady opera
tors. Every provision has been made
for their comfort and convenience.
The new local SWITCH boards is the
latest model and represent the highest
art known to the telephone business.
1t combines all the recent improve
ments and latest features developed
during the past year. 1t is the same
style of switch board now in use in
Atlanta, Savannah, Birmingham, and
all the larger cities. but it is of even q
later model.
When the subscribers are connected
with the exchange and desire to secure
number they will simply remove the
receiver from the hook and the atten-
'ion of the operator will be attracted
by signal which flashes on the switch
board IN front of her.
She will ask the subscriber the num-
Der desired and make the connection,
There will be no delay and the opera
tion will require only few seconds.
When the conversation is completed
The subscriber will hang the receiver
on the hook and the same system of
signals will make it known TO the
operator that the conversation has
ended. The dieconnection will then
be made
The entire process will rtquire no ef-
fort on the part of the su bscriber and the
saving of time will be one of the at'rac-
tive features of the new service.
Perhaps few telephone subscribers
here know that Americus is an impor-
tant long distance toll line center and
is rapidly growing in this respect. So
great has the volume of long distance
business become that there will be two
switch boards in the new building,
where there. is only one in the present
exchange, making six positions in the
new exchange.
One of these switch boards will be
used exclusively in handling the long
distance business and special operators
will be required for this work. Like
the local switch board, the long dis
tsnce board is of the latest model. It
has been constructed with view to
caring for the rapidly increasing bnsi-
ness in this section.
The work now in progress in Amer
Gus involves the expenditure of many
thousands of dollars by the Bell Com
pany and substantially all of it is speut
for improved service. The change of
system means not only the installation
OF new switch boards, bat Every sub
scriber in the city will be furnished
with new telephone instrument of the
latest model, nearly 500 in number.
When the exchange ie occupied and
the new system in operation, Americus
can boast a system equal to any In the
United States and feel assured that all
telephone needs that may ba deve'-
oped by her future rapid growth, have
been provided for by the Southern Bell
Go. already.