The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-25
THRONES VISIT
{, &P.PLANT.
OPEN HOUSE AT BELL TELEPHONE
HONE PROVES XNFE1xB3-
IM0 1VBH1
Large Number Of People Get First view
Of Modern Pfons Plant
Operating

"on.n Hnus." AZ observed last even
ing by the Chesapeake Potomac leit-
phone company. gave scorHS III PeoP'e
their iirst opportunity To view tae III
terror 81 the splendid OihC"s and plan.
~ IN. company on Chaplain street Ihis
hrSl open hOuse was obser'rd If I'm
10 = O'Clock last evening. ana iari&
that time visitors were constantly past
Ing through the plant. C"tttn- glimpse
of the operation of on" OF this most
used public utilities. and on" wnicn re"
people realiZ, ~ so Intricate. =" iiSci-
rating. an institution. The open house
was decided upon primarily I" s." th'
t,.ui,i,., -! thu chesapeake * Potomac
employees an opportunity TO 20 through
tn plant However. surn interest wa
shown that l.",al Manager +. Dun
ming decided /" invite the :enera! pub
lie. and II" Invitation was literally ac-
ccp,ed.
Ar tn .ntrln,r ~ the Chesapeake 4
PotomaC'S nnr building, visitors acre
r,,rly.L 10y officials and employees OF
the rurnm.r":.,l department and tattn To
fsr. thu. Srlrndid nfnc,.S 81 thc officials,
the COMMERCIAL department am: tn
cashiers "tuc'. which O"vup: al! "t thus
floor.
Pa<<in. {" IN" second floor. Visitors
found ami.l. tn interest them for u
quarter of an hour in IA" "cSt d'l.,r'.
meat prov iH.'d FOR tn" small ARMY OF
upcr;,tnrs v hH handle WhecitnSS tetc-
,,hnnr >rry;,.r Her" thc vi -itnrS found
that mod, I'm individual steel locker are
provided tor each operator whcr' she
keeps her wraps AMI personal b"ionS-
inSs. Passing into the rathteriI main
ruiurd for thu benefit Of III" operators,
one found himself in a CHEEKY. well
lighted c,"In restaurant that looks
tempting indeed. Her" the operators
NAV purchase meals At cost. and 10 De
told that Il telephone Operator can APP
pcasc Il normal appetite Tor IN" snan
sum al l. Or II cents set the visitors
thinking. Eut here's "A sample troi.: tn"
menu posted in the cafeteria Tor Tuca.
day-rOaSt beef. cents: mashed n"th-
toe. ) cents: sweet potatoes IsntS;
Strawberries 10 cents: hot rolls.
cents. and other foods. fruits and de'-
Sorts relatively cheap. Two matrons
are constantly in charge o. the cara
terra Meals may be secured at certain
hours. and the operators. AZ am timo
when on relief. can secure hot coffee.
Ice cream and refreshments OF that
kind
On the second floor. with big windows
overlooking Chapline street. the visit
orS found the operators rest room
This is in reality a big home-ltk" hrins
room. \ ViCtrola has been Installed
there. books and magazines proNide Tor
the Opf rItors and every EFFORT maze 10
turn This department into real Rome
for the rumpanv'S operators we make
il as nearly a real home ~ possible.
an Intelligence reporter was told
Last night. IN tho Big operating rom
NHitOrS found inc OPERATORS
buster than usual for the hour. ard trle-
phone company guests were ds\ly Inn
pressed with the system tad harmony
that prevailed in that big d"narsmrnt.
No less than - bright young women
were handling the calls on m. hiS
local board which has T. positions.
Trained TO degree OF skill that LnlaZes
one not accustomed TO the hewild-rtnS
intriCarirS 81 a giant switchboard. these
operators worked away busy as bees.
handling thousands OF calls Wills tha
visitors were being shown through the
room. Miss Matte Miner. d'Stri": chief
operator Miss Loretta Scn'ttl"5. lay
chief operator. and Miss Dorothy Zltt-
man. the latter at IN" i"ng-di>sance
switchboard. devoted tho evening 20 eN.
planning to visitors the operations o.
this department. Local boards. long
distance boards. school for operators.
Information desks and tho chief opera
tors and registrars equipment ware ex.
planned in detail. Here the visitors
LEARNED that something like 5000 10
kalls are handled daily, as we'll as 1:.00o