The Arvada enterprise., 1920-11-11
ARVADA TELEPHONE
SERVICE IMPROVED

The Arvada telephone exchange
has been move to the Scott builing
on Wadsworth avenue. Wonderful
improvement for the betterment Of
service have been inaugurated and
the entire system for Arvada and
vicinity has been placed on par
with Denver. The company has been
to a great expense in the improves
ment and its patrons duly appreci-
ate the change.
The following letter from Local
Manager Garlick, telling how the
change was made and giving advice
as to how phones should be operated
should be read and headed by pat
rons Of the service.
On Sunday October 81, our ex-
change was moved from the Nolan
building on Wadsworth avenue. At
the same time we switched from the
old magnetic to, tAe new ammon-
battery or central energy system,
The change was made At $50 .. m,
taking only few seconds. Due to
the severe storm the traffic being
handled at that time was far above
normal. yet ONE using the service
could scarcely tail change d such
magnitude was being made. Prs-
partitions have been under Wy for
the above change for some eight Or
nine months and about $4,000 has
been expanded, all to provide ads-
quats telephone service for Arvada
and tie surrounding country which
w servo.
We feel that inasmuch - the new
system is TRANCE to most Of US, a
word or two regarding its operation
may not be amiss. To begin with.
It ID much more sensitive than the
former one but with due care from
as well a. ourselves,
much more satisfaction will be OBJ
tanned in their use. During the
first week Of operation We have been
ssrieusiy handicapped by chiidrsn
and others playing with the instru-
ments. Also raising the receiver
when dustine the telephone calls
central. and leaving the receiver off
Of the hook puts the whole line out
of ordas. 1alss AxNalA due r. tha
causes mentioned above have run I'm
to the thousands and has caused
delay in giving service when such
service, very likely. badly needed.
Leaving the receiver off the hook
on = party line, or listening in. will
result in 4 serious Transmission loss
for those using phones on the line
affected.
Formerly It was necessary for two
operators to handle one call, even
on most of the calls. INV
any one operator can can handle any
call, this due to the fact that yoar
line appears in q number Of pl ices
on the switch board, and is thus
within reach Of any and all op"-.
ators. Each line has only one Mig.
nal which Is in the form Of on aIrmi.
mum shutter which appears ir dark
frame whenever . receiver is tnken
from the hook. This signal remains
until answered. wne- .urcn
h automatically disappears nni re.
.ets itself. Whenever II h des'red
to call the operator tn. sc ,on time
It IL best not to operate the switch
hook too fast as the mechanical oper-
ations of the signal will not follow
too fast an operation Of the hook.
The busy test is made by the oper-
ator before plugging into the line
which is called for. In case the line
desired is in use n sigma, to that ef-
feet Is given to her electrically, and
this will prove to he very accurate
In giving busy reports.
We also desire to say that our
work regarding the complete change
/. not yet finished. many changes OF
cable. wiring and telephones are
still In progress. Indications are
that It will require nboue two months
yet before all Of the work is done.
We have cable ordered to run be
tween Arvada and Lakeside and
when same is erected we will have
more lines to Denver. The twenty
seven present Denver lines nre cnrry-
ing q very great load and relief is
necesaay.
The changes made and under way
viii result in n marked improvement
In service for al. but we can only
do our part. You can help US serve
you by strict attention and quick
answering At your end Of the wire.