San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-14
E|TY's GROWTH
fSEEN IN NUMBER
EOF TELEPHONES
Company Expects to Have
$4,000 Installed by De-
cember Of 1923. -
BIG GAIN in TWO YEARS
Plan Expenditure Of Halt
Million to Add to Fa-
cilities.
BIG GAIN in TWO YEARS

W. A total of 26,111 telephones have
been installed in San Antonio since
s 1890. according to data compiled by
Che local office of the Southwestern
Bell Telephone company. The COM
many estimates that by December oil
1923. 10000 telephones viii have Deeh
Installed in San. Antonlo. Inc
crease in telephone usage Is ialr iu
nication of >the development OF oai,
( Antonio's growing Importance any
activity in commercial, ,lnauStriat anu
Social ways. More than Sooo'oeo va
sncnt by the telephone company IN san
ANTONIO during 1872. for improve
ments and the same amount propaols
Z wiU he spent in 1923 in order to keep
I nace with The growth of the city.
81 In the wear 1880 San Antonio had
crown TO a CITY of 10000, population
: yelcnhone service was established in
1881 and although data rs to tele-
nhonic development from 1881 TO 1891
are not available the following report
gives the growth of San Antonio from
Z fS9O to the present time in population
and telephone development:
81 In January /, 1890 the population
of San Antonio was 1868 and the
: numbcr of telephone stations was GOO
switch means 1.G telephones per 100
snopulation. Ing January l, 1900, the
tpopulatfon Twas 1891. telephones
8 1851 orG3.1 Der 100 population. Janu-
ary 1. 1910. Showed 9G,614 population,
: 1902 telephones, or 80 per 100 pOpula-
( ZION. BY January l, 1920 the popula-
Z fion had increased to 161,3I9 with
2O.797 telephones and 12.9 per 100
s population. The company estimates
That in 1922 the population was III
200 with 26.T1T telrthones and 1916
per 100 population. The company esti-
hates that the population of 1923 will
sfetal 10000 with 10000 telephones
and ITO telephones per 100 popula-
sfion. z a.
~ Spent Half Million.
81 According to the above report the
popula ton has increased by 454 per
eeent from 1880 to December 81, 1922.
-lt will also be seen that the number
Of telephones have increased by 1898
ner cent. And it is interesting to note
that the gain in the number of tele-
9phone stations during the period from
January /, 1920 TO December 81,
Z 1022. namely $500, is larger than the
total number of telephones in service
as of January i, 1910. The number
as Of January /, 1910 was the result
of the growth over period of twenty
nine years.
{ q During the last year the telephone
eompany has added 2546 telephones TO
< its San Antonio exchange. the largest
3 Increase since its establishment. In
1923 the company is planning to do
Everything possible to keep up with
Me growth of San Antonio, which will
6jncrease the number Of telephone sta
itions ia. 10000, or an increase of more
than 5000 telephones.
More than 100000 has been spent
4 BY the3telephone company during 1922
ON additions and improvements 10 tele-
phone property in San Antonio. 1t
will be necessary to spend more than
aS5GO,000 more before December 81,
NJD23. in order to keep pace with the
growth Of the city. This is in addi-
ton to the large amount Of work now
eanderway.
- Build New Exchange
A new telephone central office build
ing is under construction at the corner
Ecf Breeder and NIistletoe avenues. which
- being erected on account of the
<Growth in the northern section Of San
Antonio.
The following Is a list of projects
(which have been completed during 1922,
AteGether with those contemplated in
1923: ... p.
Facilities provided for territory In
sSicinity Of Avenue 3 and D, the post
Goffice, South Alamo street and Bur.
nett street.
81 Additional aerial and underground
yeables FOR West Commerce street and
prospect Hill
: Ample facilities have been provided