Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-03

standing still. There have been many
drawbacks TO the general adoption Of
the telephone in years past among
foreign peoples. Europeans particu-
larry are by nature more conservative
than Americans. Then in many con-
t~inental countries the right to admin
lister telephone service has been
lodged with governmental bureaus.
That means usually extreme inertia.
insufficient appropriations and a gem
eral disposition 10 wait until public
demand has become overwhelming be-
fore adequate facilities will be sup
piled. Even where the telephone has
been I'm private hands the growth OF
the business has been hindered In
some cases by governmental inter
ference. as in Great Britain, where
for many years the postoffice depart
ment. which administers the tele-
graphic system. was party to attempts
10 strangle the telephone industry.
In spite Of hindrances. however. the
use Of the telephone is now increasing
rapidly in practically all countries
where IL has been introduced. Bush
ness men have become so convinced
that this is one OF the most indis-
pensable Of modern methods of COM
munication that engineers from vari-
Gus countries are constantly coming
to the United states to examine the
methods by which the Bell companies
transmit more than 5000. 0OO.0 mes
sages a year. Not long ago John Hes
keith, engineer for the Australian tele-
phone system. made a special study Of
the engineering work Of the American
Telephone and Telegraph company
and its allied companies and return
ed 10 the commonwealth of the South
seas there TO put into operation some
Of the lessons he had learned just as
rapidly as the somewhat disturbed pO-
litical conditions OF his home country
permit.
! The japanese. again. have been in
stalling throughout their empire a
telephone system modelled directly
upon that with which engineering skill
has o-verspread practically the entire
United states. The little brown men
seldom make mistakes In their choice
OF Industrial models. Sir William
Preece. engineer in chief and electric
clan Of the British government, which
controls a portion Of the long dis-
lance telephone traffic Of the British
Isles leaving the local traffic 10 the
National Telephone company. has Tor
many years been a keen and enthusl-
astic observer OF the telephone deNel-
opment Of the United states. has kept
fH fnuIn MNLA NNlEHEAAAAAN
telephone engineers and has visited
This country In quest Of the latest in
formation. Foreign scientists Of sir
williams type who witness the re-
markabie extent TO which Americans
employ the telephone In all the affairs
of daily life 20 back % their own
countries and preach q doctrine which
inevitably results IN Improvement OF
conditions even though This improve
ment may be a little slower than
would be tolerated here.
In most European countries stalls
tics are kept 81 the number Of tele-
phone messages handled each year. II
Is observable that In the more pro-
Eressive nations the use Of the tele-'
phone H. doubling about once in six or
seven years. That seems 20 be a pref
~ rapid rate q growth. though 10 Il
undeniabiy slower than In this cOun-
try. where for some years past the
traffic 81 the Bell system has been
doubling at the rate ~ about once In
three and one-haif years.
Germany. which IL the best tele-
phone user amouE nations Of cunti-
mental Europe. increased the total Of
It's messages from 7~ee.226.137 In 1901.
20 f.4~n7.f4e.5s1 IN 1895. At the same
time use Of kilograms In the Faith
eriand Increased only from ~ts.1fs.1s
% 50,83I.5i5. In four years from