The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-02-13

alternat ting current from the POWER
Company plant, and this it auto
matically converts into % volt direct
current. This is accomplished by
| means of n number Of coils, switches
and a tube, the mercury in which,
the passing current heats to boiling
| point, and vaporizes, in the gas OF
| which. the alterations are sorted
out, as it were, and led off by an
anode to the storage battery.
The new Exchange is located in a
large well appointed room on the
second floor of the Young building,
adjacent to which is the managers
office, retiring room for operators,
etc. The balance of this floor and
all the third floor are occupied by
the Company general offices, sup
| ply department, etc.
The public is very cordially invited
! to visit the new Exchange amy day
between the hqSrs of 1000 q. IN. and
| 400 p. m, when the operation OF
the new system will be cheerfully
shown and explained. Especially de-
sirOus is the management to have its
subscribers visit the new plant.
This new service is not alone for
Henderson as every subscribers sta
ton is now connected with a metallic
circuit and equipped with Long Dis
lance instruments direct correction
can be made with any toll point,
whether on the Home or the Long
Distance Companies lines.
The new system was designed and
engineered by General Manager F. C..
TOeplelnan, while the direct cOnstruc-
ton work was carried out in charge
of Mr.. W. g. Allen the Company's
foreman.
\ Mr. Fl. B. Elliott is the Exchange
manager, Miss Mamie Lands chief
operator and Miss Myriam Smaw
night chief, and these with an efficient
corps of operators and inspectors
will leave nothing undona to give
Henderson telephone service that
shall be first-class.
\ word as to the development and
prog ress of the Home Telephone &
Telegraph Company may not at this
point be without interest. This Com
pany had it's origin in a very small
beginning as the Henderson Tele-
phone Company, which was organ
lied in November, 1895, to operate a
local exchange in Henderson, start
ing with So subscribers.
Since that time it has built lines
and exchanges throughout Eastern
North Carolina and Virginia, de-
veloping virgin territory until
today it has $500 miles of metallic
toll lines connecting its % exchanges
and 10 toll stations.
From Chase City on the North, its
connecting lines extend South via
Cl,lrksviile, BOydton, and Oxford to
Henderson, from where it's lines
radiate in every direction; one main
artery extending Northeast to War
renton, Littleton, Weldon, jackson
and Enfield; another to Louisburg,
Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, Tar
b0ro, Greenville, Washington, New
B.'rn, Beaufort and Jacksonville;
still another line branches South to
FranklintOn, Wake Forest and Raj
eigh.
From the exchanges on these main
lines innumerable branches ramify
the contiguous territory until the
whole of Eastern Carolina has been
covered by a network of lines, and
the greater part of 81 counties are
afforded the benefit and advantages
of telephone service, which in this
day and time stands second only to
; the transportation lines as a pro-
moter and developer of business.
: From the very modest beginning
!, made here II years ago, this vast
system has been developed and
eptomizes what energy and endeavo
, when well directed can accom- plish.
TO the ability, energy and fore
sight of Mr.. FsE. Toepleman, Genera
Manager of the Company, is due
much of the credit for its remarka ble
success. Mr.. Toepleman is one OF the
brightest and best equipped electrical
men in the country, as applied to the
science and utility by telephony, anc
his genius has been abundantly dis
; played in the marvellous growth anC
development 1.-THE system of which
he is the controlling spirit.
The officers of the Company are
j. p. Taylor, President.
W. T. Gentry, Vice President.
F. c. Toeplemen, General Manager
j. r. league, Secretery and Treas
urer.
Miss Bette Blacknall Genera
Book-keeper.