The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-09-02
NEW TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
EAS FINE. OPENING
Many Citizens Enjoy the Reception
and Pleased to Learn More About
the Manipulation of Wires.

The many friends of President J.
Epps Brown of the Southern Bell
Telephone company regret that he
was disappointed in not being able
to be present at the opening and re-
ception for the new system that has
been installed in Newberry. This is
President Browns home town and
his friends were looking pleasantly
forward to see him once more in
Newberry, and would have given
him a most cordial and hearty well
come. We do not believe he has
been in Newberry since his eleva-
ton to the preside6cy Of this great
corporation.
The opening and reception were
l.e4l cn Thursday afternoon and
evening and was attended by several
hundred of the citizens of Newberry
and many came in from the coun-
try. The rooms were handsomely
decorated and Manager Fant Glider
and Mr.. Cook and Miss Epps of the
Office and Miss Moon and her eff
cie.lt force Of ope7 ,tors all We'd
with one another l.. making the aft
erroon and evening pleasant and
profitable to all who came, explain
ing the switch board and all. the de-
vices and wires which make it posi-
bic for the people Of the town and
country to talk with one another
from their respective home without
the trouble of walking away to visit
their neighbors, and not only so, but
to talk to those in different cities far
away and to recognize the voice just
as if you were face to face. The
next move in the development of
this great invention will be to talk
without the use of a central. They
now talk by wireless.
The company has the finest Offices
that could be built in the Exchange
Bank building and everything is as
neat as the proverbial pin. Every
convenience and accommodation has
been provided for the young ladies
who so promptly and courteously
answer the calls.
Refreshments were served by the
Drayton rutherford chapter and the
Calvin Crozier chapter, consisting OF
sandwiches and punch, and good
cigars were given to those who in
dulge that habit.
/ Among the officials present from
out of town were General Manager
Morgan B. Spier of Charlotte; Thos.
C. Crouch of Columbia, district man.
ager; J. J. Roach, manager at Aiken
and formerly manager of the New
! berry station; W. S. Beatty, mana
ger at Anderson; M. NJ. Simmons of
the traffic department, Columbia; l.
O. Workman of the plant depart
ment, Columbia; Mrs. I. O. Wort
man, chief operator, Columbia; Mrs
Strickland, toll operator, Columbia;
H. L. Gray of the equipment depart
ment, Columbia; Mr.. Weaver Of the
commercial department, Columbia
Mr.. Sparr, superintendent of traffic,
Charlotte.
Frank Shealy and H. H. Arnold OF
the railroad commissioners were also
present, and Sam B. George OF the
local system of Lexington.
Music for the afternoon and even
ing was furnished by Comstock's or
chestra of Columbia, and the punch
and sandwiches were served by the
ladies of the two chapters mentioned
and everything passed off very pleas
antly and many people in Newberry
discovered that the Bell system had
done and was doing great things fo1
Newberry, and many people were
surprised and delighted to see and
to know that the company had such
nice and delightful Offices.
The company now has about 600
stations in Newberry and several
are being added each day. There
are 80 farmers lines out from New
berry with from six to eight phones
on each line.
There are 100 stations at Pros
perity and 80 farmers lines out from
that station with from six to eight
phones on each line.
The new rates allowed by the city
and approved by the railroad COM
nilsson went into effect on the first,
but if you pay in advance by the
10th of the month instead of wait
ing until the goth there is very little
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