Bell telephone magazine (1922) (14755861842)

Identifier: belltvol20elephonemag00amerrich (find matches)

Title: Bell telephone magazine

Year: 1922 (1920s)

Authors: American Telephone and Telegraph Company American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Information Dept

Subjects: Telephone

Publisher: (New York, American Telephone and Telegraph Co., etc.)

Contributing Library: Prelinger Library

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uld have to be added; byOctober another local and two moretoll positions; and by July of nextyear two more local and two moretoll, or a total of 30 positions as com-pared to the original 14. One trouble was that 19 positionsjammed the operating room. The lastone literally touched the rear wall ofthe building. Not another jack couldbe squeezed in—much less elevenmore positions. So the end of thebuilding was knocked out, and 28more feet added to both stories. Thisallowed room for all the estimatednew positions, with space for more ifthey are needed. Incidentally, theoperating force at Victoria has in-creased from 33 a year ago to 54 atpresent. At Grand Prairie, Tex., the changeswere relatively even greater. Threeyears ago Grand Prairie was cut in asan agency office, with a two-positionswitchboard. Things went alongquietly for two years. Then last sum-mer North American Aviation startedbuilding a huge new airplane plantwhich will employ 10,000 persons by 19^1 Telephones and Defense 187

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Cables for DefenseA Southwestern Bell cable splicing foreman inspects the reels in the storage yard at Camp Robinson the end of this year. A housing proj-ect brought additional activity, whilea Naval Reserve airfield, next door tothe factory, took on new life as a pri-mary training field for the Navy.Local calls and telephone installationsrose in a flood. Long distance callsjumped from 50 a day to 800, with farmore in prospect. The operator hur-riedly moved her residence to anotherhouse; part of the telephone equip-ment was moved to her former bed-room, a wall was torn out so that thekitchen could be added to the operat-ing room, and five new switchboardpositions were put in—just as astarter. Now chief operator, she hastwelve girls working for her, andmore must soon be added. Such force increases have broughtproblems for the Traffic Departmentin their train. You dont expect tofind enough trained operators in asmall town to permit doubling and quadrupling the force in a few weeks.Par

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