The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-15
DIAL PHONE IN
EFFECT MARCH 3
New Directory Is Mailed to
$1,000 Subscribers

sealed with instructions no, to
epen d uhtli midnight q March ,,
The new February telephone a.
res,ory is nov being delivered TO ST.
600 Seattle telephone subscribers
In addition 20 this warning quoted
si.ovc the new directory wrapper. or
sest makes the following statements
s-rhis directory contains many
changes IN telephone numbers and
lis use PRIOR 70 midnight saturday,
Nareh 8. viii result In serious incon
vsniencs 20 yourself and others and
interfere with the service ENncrally
.ssicase continue the use of your
present directory fer all calls made
up 70 Is o'clock midnight, saturday,
March 5, and then destroy H.
~It is Imperative tha, the alovc IN
structions be followed to the letter"
Every mhscriter whose number
Win I've altered has already been fully
advised, The ehanses are 20 meet the
reaniremeats OF tin machine switch
inE mechanism. They are mainly
confined 10 Melrose Rainier and
West districts where dials are Ia
stalled
we are taking this method.
SAYS Manager c. o, Myers OF The
Pacific Telephone and telegraph
company. 10 insure uninterrupted
service and TO avoid confusion. Tbs
introduction OF tho dial telephone
IN some sections requires certain 10
arrangomsnts. ON this point full
information has been supplied all
whose numbers are thus revised
subscribers N Melrosv. West
and Rainier districts win operate
their telephones as at present Tisht
up 10 the hour OF change, There
after they will use the dial All
other subscribers viii place their
calls as at present. without 10 any
manner changing tho method.
IAN subscribers win use che Old
November. 1898. directory up 90 the
midnight hour From that time
forward they VIII all use the new
directory on which delivery Is just
started.
IT is obvious that the only way
to avoid endless confusion ia. 20 tol.
low the Instructions literally This
will. we are confident. be done in
the same fine spirit OF cooperation
BY the Seattle public as II has
shown whenever asked TO assist In
maintaining efficient service.
Our purpose IN sealing the book
Is to make the plan clear and to
assist people 10 avoid opening and
using it ahead OF time We expect
10 complete delivery within two
-~weeks and viii make certain that
every telephone user Is supplied
before machine switching operation
begins"
The new Seattle telephone dirac.
tory Is the largest ever issued here,
Ninety.nlns thousand copies are
printed. II contains TN tons Of
paper. or about two carloads. II
consumed ons and oneflith tons Of
Ink. II required 200 pounds Of wire
TO staple the pages. The Job was
turned out BY tho sherman Print.
Ing & Binding company.
II all the directories OF the new
Issue were TO be piled one on top
Of the other they would reach s.29s
feet into the air. or almost exactly
one mile.
II laid end TO end in a straigh,
line. they would extend liz miles,
or half way from Seattle 10 Everett.
II the pages we're spread out q
singie thickness. they would entire.
" cover the surface OF a 4s0.acrs
farm or ranch.
Mr.. Myers says the representa-.
tives OF the company calling upon
Individual Subscribers In Melross.
Rainier and West districts to give
instructions In the use OF the dial
are cordially received everywhere
and are meeting with excellent re.
ponss. These calls viii continue
until the list y completed.