Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-18
Spetial gotites.
New Telephone System for YorkviIle.

The Piedmont Telephone q Teie-
graph Company will 'cut over the h'%
service during the first 10 days o'
July and give its patrons the yer! pes.
service both from an equipment an"
operating standpoint.
In order to do this the Telephone
Company is replacing the present mag
neto system with brand new. np-to-
date full metallic cable Distribution
common battery syestem. which means
new poles were erected. new cable to
take the place of open wires, every
telephone Is to be replaced by COM
mon battery telephone. Every resi-
dence, office and store having teie-
phone has been rewired new. out ami
out. The central office will be equip
ped with a new Kellogg common bat
terry switchboard. which contains all
of the latest improvements known To
| the art of the switchboard companies.
The switchboard has arrived and Is
being installed now by four expert
men. Mr.. Smith from Chicago. Is fore
man. II is second to none OF any
switchboard in any town or city of the
country.
II is the purpose OF the writer TO cN-
plain the operation of the new system
from a practical standpoint.
The operation of the new tclephon"
Is very easy and simple from the sub
Inf In N
| to any person at any telephone. III"
calling PARTY has only to remove the
| receiver from the switch hook and
place II to his ear. this movement clcc-
trically causes a small light to burn
in front of the operator, which give"
her the signal that the calling party
desires TO talk. The operator answers.
Number please" the calling party
gives the number Of the telephone de-
sired. the operator repeats the number
so that the calling party can hear II.
Simply verify the number by saying
"Ycs, please" (This Is for the purpose
of getting the number dcsircd.) When
the calling party has verified tn" num-
ber. the operator makes the desired
| connection. then she presses the l"vcr
which rings the telephone OF the de
sired party. this IN turn sets in mo-
| tion mechanism which rings the
called party's telephone at regular in
tcrvals until the party answers. When
the conversation has been finished, re-
place the receiver on the switch hook.
this gives the operator another sig
nal and indicates that You have finish
rd the conversation. She In turn takes
down the connection.
| Should the calling party desire an
other connection IL IL only necessary Ia
work the receiver hook up and down.
| this gives the operator the signal. AMI
the calling party proceeds In n simi
lar manner rs In the original call. Ii
il Very essential that the calling par
~ call 10y number and speak the num-
her distinctly.
The dismantling Of the old system.
including telephone poles. wires. cables
switchboard and power apparatus will
begin Immediately upon the completion
OF the new system. The removal OF
much OF the outside construction will
greatly bcautify the streets.
| The passing OF the old magnetic tclc-
phone system and the coming of tn"
new common battery system marks :;
progressive step towards modernizing
the thriving town OF Yorkvillc.
The patrons and the public are cor
daily invited to drop by the new cen
1trar oflicc and take look at the new
plant. You will be surprised to know
the multitude OF wires and conncc-
tions each word and conversation
travels over and through.