Evening star., 1932-06-19
From an early photograph.

Electrical Review. January r. 1901, comedies
the establishment of the first telephone ex-
change system to New Haven Conn One Of
the earliest telephone wires led to the Capitol
Building, and another to the Office of The Eve
ming Star, in 1877 On that year Congress
assembled in special session October Is and
very soon after, it is recorded. the telephone
agent, after considerable persuasion. induced
an enterprising Star reporter stationed at the
Capitol during sessions of Congress, to try the
plan of sending the latest news to his paper
just before the hour of goirg TO press
BY July /. 1873 Mr. Maynard had installed
more than 119 electric speaking telephones be-
tween various Government departmental offices
and business men in Washington began INSTALL
ing lines between their Offices and warehouses
or stables. Some Of these firms were
Thomas L. Hume, telephone line connecting
his grocery store. 807 Market Space with Tun-
law Farm; G.. w. Adams. connecting the Office
of the New York World. SIS Fourteenth street,
with his residence. 1904 K street: U. H. Painter
connecting the Philadelphia Inquirer Office SIS
Fourteenth street, with his residence. 900 Four
teenth street; Baltimore e. Potomac Railroad
Co, connecting its passenger depot and Offices
at Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue
with its depot at Sixth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue: Washington Gaslight Co.. con-
Meeting its Office at All Tenth street and the
engineers Office, Twenty-siXth and G streets,
and the companys works, Twenty-sixth and H
streets; Alison Nailor, jr.. connecting his livery
stables, 1330-1338 street. with his Office at
the Piggs House: Keyes g. Co.. connecting livery
stables, 4O0-410 Fourteenth street, with Offices
at the Arlington and Willard Hotels; r. Cruit,
jr. connecting livery stables at 1874 G street
with his ONCE at Welckers: A. Saks & Co.,
clothiers, connecting stores at BIG Seventh
street and at 921 Pennsylvania avenue; Wheat
ley Bros. lumber dealers connecting Offices at
Seventh street corner Rhode Island avenue.
Washington, and 81 Water street. Georgetown;
Cropley Bros. grocers. connecting stores at liz
Bridge street and 165 Bridge street George
town; johnson Bros, coal dealers. connecting
Offices at 1902 F. street. Twelfth Street Wharf,
and 221 Pennsylvania avenue southeast F. K.
Ward. Alderney Dairy, connecting offices at 629
E street and 416 Third street; johnson g. Beale
connecting Offices Of attorneys at law, 916 F
street, with the recorder of deeds Office, City
Hall: Joseph H. Fletcher. grocer and coal
dealer, connecting offices at Fourth and I
streets and 1888 Fifth street. John Douglas,
dCrist, connecting store at TIC Fourteenth street
and gardens on Benning road: j. Brad. Adams,
news depot, connecting Offices at 814 street
and SGT Seventh street; Washington Brick Ma
chine Co., connecting office at 1905 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, with brick yards at H and Boun-
dairy streets northeast and the Maryland Agri-
cultural College, connecting the college build
ings with the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad
station.
= OVERNMENT departments which subscribed
for private line telephone service were:
The Executive Mansion. the State Department,
Treasury Department. including the Secretary's
Office second controllers Office, stationery divi-
sion, and the Secretary's residence Interior
Department. including the chief clerks Office,
stationery division, etc: Post Office Depart