The Brinkley argus., 1909-10-01
WITHOUT RINGING.
Simplicity and Effective ness of The New Central Energy Telephone Sys- tem...lts Work and
 Advantages.

ingenuity and toll and capital has been expended in order to reduce to minimum the labor imposed upon him in securing a connection, nor does he realize what constant supervision is re- quired on the part of the tele- phone company in the endeavor to maintain at a high standard of efficiency both equipment and outside plant, and employees.
 In the beginning, of course, the apparatus devised tc be used in connection with the telephone was crude to a degree, but as the business developed and grew the necessity arose for improved equipment and American inven- tive genius readily met this de- mand until today the electrical and mechanical devices employed in the operation of a large tele- phone exchange are marvels of intricacy and delicacy. In fact, it would be an amazing revela- tion to most people to look be- hind the scenes and note the mass of machinery required to produce results which to them appear easy and single.
 In all exchanges of the first class in the territory of the Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company. as well as in very many less important ones, the central energy or fash light system has been installed, and the patron in such exchanges has but to lift the receiver from off the hook to be placed in al- most instant communication with the central office. Could any, thing be simpler or more con venien.a Itis an operation that a little child in the dark can per- form as effectively as a grown person. Have you ever stopped to think how many things could occur when this same little child might rise to the emergency and be the means of saving life or property? A mother alone in the house, save this child, might be seized with a sudden illness and her direction the little one could summon aid.
 A story is related of a little child left alone with it's nurse. The nurse, mindful alone of her own affairs, locked the little one in and went away. The hours went by full of lonliness and ter TOT for the child until finally ske spied the telephone, and taking the receiver off the hook, as she had seen others do, she said ''l want my Papa" The operator, noting the tone of distress and being kindly disposed, took pains to ascertain who Papa" was and soon the child was pouring out it's tale of woe into sympa- thetic ears and in a jiffy, almost, found itself clasped in Papa's loving arms.
 It is a rule of the Southwest ern Company, which is stronger than law, to connect any caller, from any telephone whatsoever, promptly to the fire or police de. partment, if the operator car merely distinguish the words fire" or police. !" Persons re. porting fires are almost invariably so excited they do not know what they are saying, and ir probably twenty five per cent ol such fire alarms the operator is compelled to guess at what is wanted and make the fire station connection on a chance.
 The cussless" and "girl-Iess' telephone may possess some of the advantages claimed for it, but it is submitted that the sys. tenn in operation by the South western Company in a large ma. jority of its exchanges cannot be surpassed in simplicity anc effectiveness.
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