The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-04
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
IMPORTANT PHONE CHANGES.
Common Battery System to Go Into
Effect Dec Is.

Few people, not familiar with the bust
ness, appreciate the magnitude OF the
work being carried on here Just now by
the Western Electric company in the tit
ting up Of the sUitchboards Of the New
England Telephone and Telegraph com
pauy III their new location, and the
amount Of machinery and appliances that
20 with them. For a month past 10 mcn
81 the Western Electric company have
been constantly employed here i'll the
rooms that arc to he occupied by the tclc
phone company. and visit 10 them at
the present time with all the wires, IN
strumcnts and appliances uncovered. i
certainly IN cyc-upcncr Not thing j. 10
lie moved INTO the ncw Office from the
rooms that have been occupied for the
past - years by tic old exchange, tn"
i new exchange room, having entirely
complete outfit of It's own, everything
new lhe telephone company has moth
ug whatever 10 do with the installation
of this now mechanism. it beng done I'M
der contract with the Western Electric
company. and the date decided upon FOR
the turning over OF the plant to the tcl,'-
phone company is Saturday, De-. 6. 1t
viii then be thoroughly inspected and
tested la every conceivable way diring
the succeeding week. hui the subscribers
lines will not be connected III any way
until tie succeeding Saturday, the 13lh.
On Saturday Dee. Is, there viii be two
. entirely complete exchanges capable OF
use. The wires leading To the old ca
change rooms come in through the aerial
cables the same a. heretofore. and Will d.
So until the new office is opened
\ force IF telephone lncmcn are al
work drawing the new underground CT
bIcs INTO the couduits that were laid IL
tive early summer on the different streets
When everything Is ready on De- Is thC
connections viii bc made at the quite,
ends of the underground cables and al
the subscribers and toll lines will be .'cu
over. and ut once connected with tn,
new plant in the upper story Of the Ed
ward Arms block between Wcstmiu~te
Y and Church streets The force OF upcT
n atos aud exchange employees IN the opcr
. ating department, now numbering IL
{ win simply at that time have to wall
from the building on Bridge street to TIA
new location and take their places m tn
thoroughly equipped and up-to-datc cN
change rooms The rooms occupy Hcarl
all OF the upper story OF the building, an
besides the large operating room. and la
- battery room. Is ii large and luyurinltsi
4 furnished rest room tor the operators Ga
use during their brief periods Of rcljef an
| relaxation from their dutic-
The number ot subscribers wires an
| toll lines. running into the new buildn
l win he too The local exchange now nun
bers over 700 subscribers. The new ~
/ tenn gives TO att subscribers and patron
/ the advantage OF an exchange with all Il
modern Improvements. The ringing
bells by subscribers to call the central o
flee will be entirely done away with: II
taking OF the receiver from the hook a
tracts the attention OF the operator in Il
central Office by Lighting small elcctr
light in the switchboard, instead OF Il
noise Of the buzzcr as heretofore.
The first telephones were put IN 1t 3,
lows Falls during the summer OF ISIS
| The growth since then has been laarrs
lous, and the advantages OF all kinds
business and social accommodations a
| today uucstmabic