The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-28
WANTS GOOD NAME
FOR NEW EXCHANGE
Elba and Mulberry Suggested for
Stuart Avenue Telephone
Station.
BEGINS WORK IMMEDIATELY
Company Secures Permit for
Building, Which VIII Be Com
plcted in October.

Building Inspector Butler issued 8.
permit yesterday to tina Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company OF
Virginia. for tho erection of It's new
$4,000 exchange building on Stuart
Avenue, between Mulberry and Robin
son Streets. Work on the structure
VIII begin ut once. and tho contract
calls for It's completion some time In
October
The building Will consist OF two
stories and a basement, and vii! bo OF
brick and steel construction. The
Stuart Avenue front will he hand some
y finished with ornamental columns.
X will be hreproof throughout, and
Will contain dormitory and restaurant
accomrn odations for the girls who viii
be employed there. Mckenzie. Voor-
hecs 6. Gmelin, OF New York City. are
the architects. and w. a. Ches,erman n,
OF this city. Will do the construction
work.
Looking for Name. -.
The telephone company Is or the
lookout for a name for tho now ex-
change. which Will he totally dissimt-
roe. OF the present exchanges. and
winch Will. In q general way. designate
the district which IL will serve
II is desirable TO have namo OF
not more than two eyllables, although
good one Of three syllables Will not
be barred said District Manager 4.
;. Tanner. Of The Chesapeake and poto-
mac Telephone Company OF Virginia
Yesterday. "A large number Of names
havo been uggested-probably "a score
or more-but we have not decided vo,
what we STALL call the exchange. Tho
new building Will take care OF all the
telephones west OF Laurel Street. and
me extensions OF that street from tho
river through the northern suburban
section. II Will include tho telephones
IN Ginter Park. The new exchange win
apout o,voo telephones. and en-
pioy about 100 girls"
Likes EIba and Mulberry
among me names under Considers
uon said Mr.. Tanner, are Hern,ita.:a
i ftuioeI p3so stuart Elba,. Monument,
AZ or them; he thought, were go3i
ones; with the odds In favor of II.jba
~ tI,o M ~, The former has the W.
unctive and easily remembered nnth
are unite the two designations 10,
IN use; ana are not likely to be CON
'u ~, WIN VIZ, them in putting In calls.
! ne CITY has now 1880 telephonc.
by the time the new exchange Is ron,I,;
.o i,, use Mf. Tanner said. the number
VII he Increased 10 10000. The new
exchange will serve 5000 OF this mum
per all located in the West End and
Ginter Park. while tho other Il '0ao
T WI DO cared for by the Madison and
Moiroe. exchanges, which serve sub
sSrioers indiscrimlnately without refer
cnce to location "
1t Is the intention OF tho connanv
20 make tho new exchange building
1T Will be of tho most modern ~
sign enthusiastically. and will be eouip-
PED With ri most advanced type OF
switchbo and telephone apparatus, -
hnH
IN use. Ten years later tho number
mad increased 10 1897. The next ten
years witnessed remarkable growth'
ahn inc end or 1910 found 1884 sub
scribers on the company's books tn
hgures FOR this year will show a t2tnl
OF 1890 subscribers. with the 20. 900
mark not far distant. The Industry
employees about S75 persons in this