Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-11-25
NEW MINNEAPOLIS
PHONE BOOKS ARE
BENG DISTRIBUTED

Northwestern He'll Telephone
Company has started distribut.
ing copies of the December,
1855. issue Of the Minneapolis
telephone directory, However,
the new book shouldn't be used
until Sunday morning, Decem.
her I, because II contains 65,.
600 changed telephone mum.
beers which aren't effective un.
I'll then.
I'VE hope everyone remembers
TO keep on using the old directory.
which has n gray cover, through
Saturday, December . on Sunday.
the new book which has q green
cover. should be used and the old
one destroyed" G. ID. oistsen, tho
phone company'a Minneapolis
division manager. said.
The number changes stem from
tho adoption Of new namea for
eight central offices In tho down.
town area M foliown; Main be-
comes FEDERAL 2. Atlantic, FED
eral 2. bridgeport, FEDERAL D;
Geneva, Federal o; LInooin. Fed
crai 4. Fillmore. FEdcrai v. Glad.
stone. FItanklln %. and Kenwood.
FI,ankiin 7. In most cases the last
four figures OF customers present
numbers will be carried over. For
instarre, the telephone company's
number. Main tii2, will become
FEDERAL 2.4ii2
These changes represent tho
next Ia the last step In the tele-
phone company's program Of a
dop,inR two-lettcr. ftve-figura
numbers In Minneapolis central Of
fees that started five years aRo
with the change ~ South 90 South
/ The program will be completed
In December 1850 Similar changes
are being made elsewhere In this
country and Canada In prepare
ton for eventual direct distance
dining by customers. which In y
faster method 81 completing long
distance calls whereby telephone
users will he able 10 dial numbers
In many distant cities themselves
without going through operators.
For this arrangement 10 work
best, however. uniform numbers
are necessary,
Another change In the new d.
rectory will be the listing Of Lake
Minnstonha customers In alpha
betiral order among Minneapolis
listinga In the past. MlnnetonIta
customers have been listed In u
aeparat. section nj the end 81 the
book. This new arrangement will
coincide with the start. Dec, 4 Of
free. two-way calling between
Lake Hinnetonka and all Mime
apoliH telephones except those In
the south and Sunset offices.
Delivery Of the new directory In
In requiring the services 81 APP
proxima,ely TOO persons. Tho job
In expected Ia be completed by De-
crmber 2.
In all, CictZen said, Northwest
rrn Bell had about half n million
new books printed II all these
directories were In n single pile,
they would make n stack II miles
high. Some 350. 900 directories win
be delivered In Minneapolis. and
~ 900 in 81 Paul Another 5000
viii be distributed In the other
states and Canada. with n few go
ing 10 Sweden. Australia, Brazil.
Germany. the Philippine Islands
and China Tho remainder will be
kept IN reserve for new Gus
toners and for replacement pur-
poses
This years book has 2o3,8oo
Istings. an increase of s.i02 over
the 1864 directory. Publishing the
new directory required 5000
man hours Of compilation work:
- carloads, or almost 1000. 900
pounds Of paper: $4,000 pounds OF
ink. 5000 man hours Of binding
work. and 1900 hours OF printing
on rotary presses.
In the 1855 directory. the "John-
sons" again lead nil other names
with a total Of II pages. Next are
the "Andsrsons' with 10 pages.
nelson's" "olsons" and Peter
Sons tie for third place with al
bout six pages each.