New-York tribune., 1909-11-28
A BOYS LIFE WORK
THE PHONE BUSINESS
PROMISING FIELD.
Lad HW ReceiUe Technical IN
aracfion and Mag id
rance Rapidly.
By {. VI. Jennings.
CHAPTER VII

CHAPTER VII.
last week ] told how 2 boy, starting IN
Fsa messenger II few dollars week,
with Application and ambition could make
himself power Oh the commercial side OF
ihe telephone industry, now rapidly
spreading 10 every nook and Granny OF
tts country. To-day 7 purpose telling
h0w . b0y who doesn't know the FIRST
;ting about q telephone principle 10 begin
Kth can equip himself for high office and
tauence GA the purely physical, or techni-
cal side ~ the industry.
Technical telephony sounds formidable
eoesnt IT, especially when you recall that
your boy has never displayed, to your GER
iain knoVledEe, any pronounced leanings
70 study anything from the mechanical or
technical sle. But don't worry, notWith-
standing. II your boy makes UP his mind
that be- would like 10 take Up technical
ilephony Provided he is about eighteen.
has a rudinlemtaTy education and is chOck
IN Of ambition and determination 20 get
alead, The telephone company viii see 10
thar BE gets the necessary technical
hn0Eiedpe. that he may be OF value to
then and 10 himself. And II in good time
h reaches a position Of great power IN
lie company he viii not have been the
art youugstcr 70 mount the same ladder
% Sucoess
Your BIS. then-it having been decided
'aai d. is going 20 make a determined ef-
lori T. learn everything possible 70 be
learned about the physical side OF the
teieihcne business-spplies 20 what IL
SHOWN as the plant department, the par
ucu-sr and distinctive branch Of the IN
oasiTy that iuEtaIls the telephones and
Keeps them iu good working order 3s5 days
4 Z year. At once he doubtless VIII De
surprised % learn that he has 20 begin by
gong 10 school. and his second surprise
VII come when he IL told thai, neverthe-
'ssa and uOtWlthstsnding. he viii be an
sn'ploye ~ tie company and viii actually
= paie a weekly wage while he Is being
Instructed m The q, b. c's Of techniesi
telephony
IN THE TELEPHONE SCHOOL
The pay o. a pupil varies from SC 20 $40
week az The start, according 20 the city
~ which d. begins his hfe's work studies
az almost every one OF the big cites
throughout the country the telephone
l"npary operating therein maintains
-7saiar school Of instruction In connection
Ni'h lis plant The school in New hofk
ny. where there are $4,000 telephones IA
-, ls typical u az the Others, and go its
eshoos and the lines Of advancement
eieif0n are here described.
ine schOo. is IN charge OF an instruc-
W. Who ~ course. teaches everything
ee is 20 be learned about putting the
sdainents together assembling IL ~
@''ee' how the wires are connected
Y''pefly. and how 10 install them ana
s instruments In a building ano hh
- ready for Use. After two or ufes
~eeks o. instruction, demonstration Ano
-llng 10 lcctmes. the boy wil knoN
SstA u be sent out as helper u
" The -eguiar instailers.
AZ installer makes connection wath iie
~-s wires or cables al The enuSAS0
building. continuing them penes'N
,uiies and through walls 70 the p@l
.S room Ia which the phone "a -
Installed. Then. when everytiiiiAs :
0A' be connects tic phone user wiz
fesi of the system AND turns IL osel'
pE to- use. 10 the traf'ie depai 'fiieii.-
very Important factor IA ine
spnone industry.
helDer 20 an Installer your 10y
a. feoeise probably IS 10 SO a NeeH-
"osk as 3 helper VIII continue io'