Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-02

brings the number of instruments oper-
ated in private branch exchanges Of
that character to a very high figure. In
chicago the number of telephones in
private branch exchanges is now about
$1,000. Every leading hotel is equipped
throughout with Chicago telephones.
some hotels having 1,200 or more instru-
ments connected with their switch
boards Business houses of every de-
scription are doing their telephonine
through private branch exchanges. a
trained operator being employed at the
switchboard to handle calls.
The net growth in the number of tele-
phones during the year exceeds $4,000.
To accomplish this 122.S33 orders nave
been handled by the company for tele-
phones installed, removed, changed In
location or otherwise r~earranged to suit
tho convenience OF subscribers. The
CITY service. covering an area. of nearly
200 square miles, is now offered in
~tWenty-eight exchanges, located in va
rious rarts of the city and connected by
trunk lines. These and the wires reach
ing the telephones of subscribers now
require a plant comprising Gil. 425 miles
Of wire, of which 479, 500 is contained in
cables drawn into underground con-
Quits. During the year one new central
office building was completed, known as
LaWndale. This is located at 360S Og-
den avenue, and is of the standard fire.
proof construction, similar to the new
building hat the New York Telephone
Company is erecting on Washington
street, in Newark. Work has also been
started On a new building at rs Fedora
street. This is to contain the plant and
equipment of the exchange nov as
Wabash and ultimately also the Harri-
/ son exchange.
The greatest number of applications
for service continues to be from the res
idence class on the prepayment plan,
and very generally for the few party
nickel service, for which the guarantee
is five cents a day. This represents the
cheapest telephone service ever deliv-
cred in any exchange approXimating the
size of Chicago. The company has car
ried out in good faith its ordinance OBJ
legation to rende service for this price,
and has completed it's orders just as
rapidly as possible under the circum
stances. Certain unusual expenses were
found to be incurred in handling this
class of service. on account of the fail
IRE of subscribers to pay for the service
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