The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-24
fine SERVICE:
ON | TELEPHONES
CONSOLIDATED '''-'r BEsTED ITS COM,
PETlToR IN SERVICE FOR
WHEELING BUSINESS :
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The superior services Of the Consol
idated Telephone Company over the
opposition line was clearly delnonstrat
ed yesterday and Wednesday when q
test was made. the occasion being the
Wheeling trade excursion. Genera,
Manager j. Walter Barnes met the mar
ty at clarksburg. where the excursion
lists struck the Consolidated compa
ny's lines. AT Clarksburg by the time
the train was sidetracked the Consol
dated company had made connections
and the excursionists were talking to
Wheeling. q 3
At Buckhannon connections were
made promptly. At Elkins the service
was unusually good. 1t was the only
company that gave satisfactory service
out OF this town. e s.5s
At Bellngton the Consolidated com.
pany was the only company that made
connections. The Bell failed to Join its
lines. At Philippi both lines were CON.
nected and gave excellent service.
8 The Grafton Sentinel. speaking Of
the service OF the company at that city
says: 4. Z ::
This morning the Consolidated Tel.
erhon Company made record break.
err feat on the Wheeling trade excur.
sion special coming down from Elkins
to this city. in connecting the train
service with Wheeling. The employees
OF the home company had their wire
dropped from the bridge and connec-
ton was made to the car. while 1t was
still running and central answered and
Wheeling was on the line by the time
the train stopped. A picture was TAX
en- of the record-breakcr by the train
photographer
At Fairmont "a lighting connection
with the phones on the car" was made
under the direction of Superintendent
Knight while the train was on the main
track four minute conversation was
had while the train was standing and
being switched to the side track. This
was four minutes In advance Of the
connection made by. the opposition
company. A forty-flve second conver.
sation was held to Pittsburg.
. At Underwood the Consolidated lines
were connected to the train. The Bell
company failed to connect ut this place.
Here the baseball scores were taken
and were given to the party, much to
its delight.
Connections were made Mt Manning.
ton in the SAME prompt manner that
the services Mt the 9th
er places where the special train stop.
red. At Ma.lning,nl th.tnr v left the
! he. of the Consolidate compa y. (.
From Clarksburs to Huntington
there were lis conversations hud over
the Consolidated lines. That means
the visitors talked 11s times. The Wis.
itors employed the last ten minutes of
the time given a place to talking over
the phone. During the time the visitors
We're looking over the towns, Mr.. Dal-
zell. representative of the National
Telephone Company. talked for the Wis.
itors. The visitors would instruct Mr..
Dalzell whom he should call and get
their answers. None OF these conver.
sations We're included in the 11S car
ried over tho Consolidated lines.
This was the first test on the new
long distance lines to Wheeling. Pitts.
burg and other points to the public
and the visitors were loud In praise
over the service given.
The home company is to be congrat-
ulated upon the extension OF its lines
reaching to the metropolis of our
State, to Pittsburg, Cleveland and the
principal cities in Pennsylvania. Ohio
and West Virginia.