The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-11-10
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GREAT Improvement { !.
MADE IN EQUIPMENT |:
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NEW TELEPHONE HOME oC-
CUPIED
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Exactly at 1925 Q'clacls, Last
Night New Switchboards. Went
Into Service.

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Into Service.
ia lFrom Sundays Daily, So
Just exactly at 1925 o'clock last
night the old switch. boards OF the
Southern Bell Telephone company in
Anderson were discarded and tie
complete new Equipment in the hand
some new building on West Whitner
.Ytreet went into service. Not e sim
gle hitch occurred. not thing turn
ed up to Interfere with the plans Of
the company, and the lines. were IN
operation, after. that; minute as though
no. change had ever. been made. 10
telephone subscriber WAS put to one
minutes Inconvenience. The first
message to go, over the wires after
the change was made to the mayor,
OF the city. when, Manager Waiter S.
Beatty. called mp. o. H. Godfrey anu
advised him OF the change and the
next conversation was that of NIr-.,
Beatty to The Intelligencer of1iee. The
new Office is now working as though
all OF tho equipment hsd seen months
OF service Instead OF 81 few holirs.
The new building and equipment
viii compare well with, that enjoyed
BIZ my 6ther city In the South and
one OF the chief ofifciaIs OK the Gun. !.
pany yesterday told d reporter Z far
The INTEL 1ligenGer that 1T IS consider
ably; better than that In use In any
town In the South OF the Same Popu-
latfon as Anderson. 49, ~
For days Manager. Beatty and the
local telephone officials; have been
getting ready for, the "cIt oyer', or
+ the lines. Yesterday the following Of
--eiels OF, the COMPANY were in the
city to-; see that nothing went wrong
with the plans. c., q, Woodruff, Jr.,
equipment supervisor, i OF Charlotte.
J, D.Bali trafflce supervisor, OF Char
|lotte; 70. S, Davis, district traffic
chief, Of Greenyille; B.. Martin OF JAf.
Ia1ta FOREMAN for the 3 Westerns ~ 49,
trIc corapbny;; r. r. elson OF Char.
iottes division insp peGsOr of aanipmanfg,
J.. HI Weaver add AZ T. Jones of Chfiilrs
lotte. inspect0rs.. p. G. . Marlborough s0t
Charlotte, foreman. 4. y. !.
Because Of the fact that the is An
hersnn tore hss :ss
Inc, new type or i Hwit tcnboard. Il; was.
necessary to bring four expert fenced
operators here! from 9reenyille. The
new operators Will be Z ID Anderson
until the local iceHtraIs have mustered
tho new Mttswitchboard and are thor.
oughiy. familiar With It's workings, q;
;f Speaking resfaE.s q, re tha cinnea
Manager Beatty said eve have. taIon q
ls;0W IL
teleph one Rcience,r to- keep down all
mistakesi and errors ia 3 connection
with iShe moving ns. the plant aud ;,if
IL fs@ possible we do not Intend aaua9
Ing single subscribe Ito ret a. wrong
connection OF To- have any dificulty
IN setting the parties they desire @
as The manager says that sil circuits
and ssWitehBoarfis have been tested
and re-tested BY ifferent inspectors
and that IL there ! fs one tiiilE atiil
put 81, of place they do not know where
#; ts. y All bf tie tpnd derG round circuits
have Also been Checked and sre-cheek+
cd and ttiis morning each ono 50f An
dersoh s75 teIeph nes SHOULD 55be
i gHaaftv said ;iaaf MIS- ihaf
lhe would keep h1s entire SoFsss 81
,lineinsn and other onera taSsi on duty
today and iif one single : detail & goeg
wrong lie VIII ha able sfpi { riSht it;
Hittin a few n1lnlf fes,
..ssst Anfarspn psppls are proud pf PthB
new teIepko u huh d ding and IT'S sr,leii.
did seaui irnsnt and they have every
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