The Washington herald., 1910-04-29
ANY DAY
GREAT AID IS THE TELEPHONE.
skyscraper Buildings Would BE Inn
practicable Without II

skyscraper Buildings Would Be Inn
practicable without IL.
Were 1t not for the telephone the sky
scraping once building would be imprac-
ucaole. More elevators would be neces-
sary and larger halls. thereby reducing
the income-producing area. says the New
York Tribune. AS developer Of real
estate the telephone has not received
great amount OF thought, perhaps, as
people have become accusomed 10 II after
thirty-ive years OF telephone progress
But viewed from the point OF convenience
which II affords in the City'S vertical con-
structiOn, and the part il pays therein.
It's vast importance stands out most
prominently. The business section Of
Boston is solidly built up: land IS held
az very high figures and future construc-
ton. with the exception. perhaps. Of
banking buildings, will be on vertical
lines more than ever. The cost OF land
In the business section is constantly 20
ing higher. but State street will remain
the Wall street OF Boston no matter how
far 20 the south and west the retail or
whOlesals districts may extend. Washing
ton street and fremont street. Winter
street and Temple place, Summer. Frank
lin and MIX streets will remain important
business centers for the next century,
and land fronting on either OF those
streets VIII increase IN value yearly The
high cost Of land. therefore. makes II
obvious that future construction means
taller buildings
The modern Office building IN Boston.
erected 10 the limit OF eleven stories.
would. as before stated. be impracticable
without the telephone, Without II human
traffic would be so increased that the
extra space made necessary by elevators
10 accommodate the crush would reduce
the revenue Of the buildings beyond any
possible profit The telephone IS a factor
IN real estate development outside the
business centers. In the modern apart
ment house II is now regarded by pro-
gressive builders as a necessary part OF
the equipment OF a suite. whsther II be
an apartment OF two rooms or one OF ten
Its influence in the upbuildlng in the
suburbs is very great Places miles dis
tant by reason OF telephone communica-
ton have been brought. for all practical
purposes. into the very heart OF the city
business. banking. wholesale and retail
centers- In Boston and in Greater Boston
there are to-day upward OF 10000 tele-
phones In use, this city being the second
in the East in its demand for telephones
New York is first, with nearly $4,000. and
Philadelphia third. with about 10000.
Every completely equipped hotel to-day
has a telephone IN each guest chamber.
and in every well-appointed apartment
house Will be found the telephone. No
city in the world uses the telephone 10
the extent that New York does in the
business center In one building IN that
city It is stated that more than 1000 are
in use. Boston's largest Office buildings
have not reached that point. but this
city is gradually getting around 20 the
day when every important department.
every important parsonage in a depart
ment. in fact, every desk will have its in
dividual telephone. thereby saving valu-
able time going TO and from the single
wire booth