Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-02
TELEPHONE LINES
BEING RAPIDLY
EXTENDED
THIS CITY TO BE GREAT
COMMUNICATION CENTER
Colorado Telephone Company
Making Large Expenditures
in New Construction to I'M
prove Service in New Mexico

That albuquerque is naturally
and geographically the commercial
center and metropolis of New Mexico
ana that it would always, in his opin-
ion. be the enter of telephone COM
munication with territorial and other
outside points, was the interesting
statement made yesterday by T. Nj.
Burgess, president of the Colorado
Telephone company, who was in the
city several hours yesterday, in con
sultation with Manager a. D.. Graham,
of the local Colorado office, and Cap
district. Mr.. Burgess left last evening
for Denver, after having spent some
time in New Mexico. During his stay
in the territory Mr.. Burgess made a
thorough inspection of the extension
work now in progress in eastern and
southeastern New Mexico and ex-
pressed himself as being we'll pleased
with the outlook. albuquerque will
be able to talk to FL Paso, via Ala
m%ogordo, within the next sixty days,
said Mr.. Burgess, and Roswell and
other Pecos valley points will be in
direct communication with this city
before spring. Construction work on
these two enterprises is progressing
very satisfactorily. Gangs are work
ing both ways and the extension is
being rushed as rapidly as possible.
Albuquerque is the center from
which all these ines are %radiating and
albuquerque merchants should not
overlook their opportunity to reach
out and control the business of these
towns and cities which will soon
be in touch with this city by long dis
lance communication
Regarding the actual route being
followed for the Eel Paso line, Mr..
Burgess said that Albuquerque would
have to talk to the Pass City in a
roundabout way for a short time, but
that the company was contemplating
running a direct wire from A%lbuquer-
Que to Ell Paso which would afford
more efficient service.
Gangs are now at work between
Albuquerque and Socorro %stringing
two large heavy copper wires" said
NJ . IDulS tcS. lem POI OF lily lltfSt Nlito
win be connected with the line now
being constructed between Socorro
and Oscura At Oscura, which Will be
a junction point, the wire viii branch
off to Alamogordo and thence connect
up with the Alamo Telephone COM
pany's service to FL Paso. The other
wire will branch from OScura to Car
~rizozo, Lincoln. Roswell Ii other
Pecos valley towns. 1t will only be
a question of time, however, until we
start another outfit from Albuquerque
to Santa Fc with two No. s copper
wires, weighing 466 pounds to the
mile. These wires will connect with
the two heavy wires now being strung
from Albuquerque TO SoCorrO and Will
eventually form a part Of the big
line which is contemplated from
Denver to Eel Paso. Work on the ex-
tension to Santa Fe will he COM
mcnccd within thirty days. The Pecos
wires will be run into Roswell
within the next four months and Al
buquerque should be able to say
Hello to Roswell before spring. lei
Paso n albuquerque should be in
communication within sixty days"
Asked as to the probability of Albu-
llerque talking to Chicago and New
CORK within The near future, Mr.. Bur-
cess declared that it was his opinion
that Kansas City would be as far as
telephone would operate satisfac-
we could connect Albuquerque
with New York right now" said Mr..
I'VE have the wires all
right, but | am afraid the human
voice would fail to carry thai dis
The present development of
art does not afford such long dis |
communication. However. |
would not be surprised at any time to
near of an invention that would carry |
voice over the telephone wire for
.hree thousand miles. Inventors are
II work on these Instruments all the
me and some day some or them viii
'trike the right combination. The |
wire works fairly satisfactorily from
albuquerque to Kansas City and ne |
frequent calls from here for
'enVer. The service between Albu- |
luerque n Denver is very sa|tisfac- |
ory n IS proving quite popular.
Albuquerque is now and is des- |
med to always be the commercial
OF the territory" said Mr.. Bur-
reSs. "lt Is at uv.-,n. 81, ..,t. /