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Winter 1939/40
BROOKLYN
NEW YORK CITY TELEPHONE DIRECTORY WINTER 1939-40
OUT-OF-TOWN CALLS FROM BROOKLYN
Statio wo-Station
Night &
Albany, N. Y .$ .75 $ .45
Asheville, N. C. 1.80
Atlanta, Ga. 2.20 1.35
Baltimore, Md. .75
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Boston, Mass.
.80
Buffalo, N. Y.
1.25
.75
Chicago, IlI.
2.20
1.35
Cleveland, Obi 1.40
25
Dallas, Tex. .. 4.00
25
Denver, CoL.
4.50
3.00
Des Moines, Io va.
3.00
Detroit, Mich.
1.55
Hartford, Conn.
SS
35
Kansas City, M .. 3.25
1.95
Los Angeles, CL ..: 6.25
Miami, Fla.
3.25
- 1.95
Montreal, Que., Can.
1.45 .90
Nashville, Tenn
230
1.40
New Orleans, L1 .. ...
3.50
2.10
Philadelphia, P .. LAS
35
Phoenix, Ariz. 5.75
3.75
Pittsburgh, Pa. 1.15
.70
San . Francisco, Zal. 6.5
St. Louis, Mo ... 1 2.60
1.60
Syracuse, N. Y ..
1.05
Washington, D. C. .35 55
For further information see pages 8 to 10.
LIST NUMBERS FREQUENTLY CALLEC
NT OF COMMINIC TO
This symbolic figure stands utop the Administration Building of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company, 195 Broadway, New York.
Time-ME vidian 7-121?
Heather-idE ather 6-1212
An detractive bockius for listing froqu chily called telephone numbers, is your for thị phòng. Jua: chit the Business ! YFice (DIAL 811).
FIRE . POLICE . AMBULANCE DIAL OR CALL THE OPERATOR
NEW YORK TELEPHONE COMPANY
WINTER 1939-40
Helpful Information About Your Telephone Service
TITE FIRST TEN PAGES contain useful information about telephone service-a service we aim to trake both help ul and pleasing.
We realize that difficulties will sometimes bctur ia spite of our best efforts to avoid them. When they do, we are anxious to correct thein promptly and to take steps which will prevent them from happening again, Below are directions for reporting service dif-
fiulties and for obtaining as istance. If any matter is not ha dled to your satisfaction after you have followed dwa directions, please call the Business Office Manager. "You will find his name and telephone number on Page 4
No dage is made for di Als from Brooklyn to any business or administrative office of the Telephone Corn- pany in New York City and suburbs. .
In An Emergency Dial or Call the OPERATOR and Say
"I want a policeman"
"I want an ambulance" "I want to report a fire"
If you cannot remain at the telephone, tell the OPERATOR where help is needed
To Make Out-of Town Calls
Fron DIAL Telephones
ma NON- DIAL Telephone
If you know the number and will talk with anyone who >! answers (Station-to-Station Call)
Dial the OPERATOR
. Call the OPERATOR
If you want us to connect you with a particular person (Person-to-Person Call).
Dial 211
Call:"LA.IG DISTANCE" Call "INFORMATION"
If you want to know an out-of-town number
Dial 411
For typical rates, overseas service and other information
See pages 8 to 10
. See pages 8 to 10
Repair Service, Information, Help in Calling, etc.
Front DIAL Telephone
Dial 611
Dial 411
Dial the OPERATOR Dial the OPERATOR
Moi NON-I LAL Tolopheries Call "FELPAIR SERVICE" 4 . Call "INFORMATION" Call "CHIZY OPERATOR"
САД "СУШЁ ОРКРАтов"
Business Office Service
From DEAL, Telephones Dial 811
From NON-IHAL Telephones Call "Bu INass OFFICE"
'To order new service To discuss bills, make service requests, suggestions or criticisms, etc.
To call your Business Office from a telephone other than s your own .
Dial the Operator and give her the number shown on page 2
Call telephone number of your business office : how'n on page 2
In emergencies outside of regular business hours, to secure establishment| qr, 'restoration of tele- phone service, or any other Telephone Com- pany assistance
Dial EX change 6-5100 and ask for the Manager
Coll El change 6-5100 and ask for the Manager
New York Telephone Company, 101 Willoughby St. Brooklyn, N. Y.Printed in U. A. This Lasue Corrected to January 4 1990
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BROOKLYN- YMCA . TRADE FORMOL +
Reduced
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EXTENSION TELEPHONE,
CALL
In the Bedroom
ME ridian 7-1212
IS WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD
ED DONNER LUMBER
Letes K. S. Weather Forecasts
Delivery win Podle To
WE SERVE ALL MORTA
CALL ST ang 2-5222
For New York Dry and Vicinhy TELEPHONE WEATHER 6 -1212
Who Sediet ? LOOK IN THE CLASSIFIED
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You'll find the name, address
and telephone number of the nearest dealer who belli the product or. sur- wide you want. Ils need to walk here and there trying i find out-just look in the Classified Ilephone Directory.
If your telephone is out of order For numbers not in the directory If your call is not completed satisfactorily If you need help in making a call }
Dial 311. Ask for your representative
Call "Business OFFICE" Ask for your representative
WINTER 1939-40
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Long Distance Rates to most placas Every night niet, 7 and all day every Sunday
Helpful Information about the Service
CHARGES FOR LOCAL SERVICE Telephone service in Brooklyn is charged for in two
w\ys.
Message Rate Service
The monthly rate for this' service pays for all out- going local calls up to a certain number. 'A charge is th in made for each call over that number. No charge is made in case your call is not completed because of a "Line is busy" or "Don't.answer" condition, or for any ot ier reason. If you get a wrong number, call this to th ! attention of the Operator.
NEW YORK CITY ZOME BOUNDARIES
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New York City is so large and its telephone system so complex that it has been necessary to divide the city into zones, Each call to a nearby zone counts as one call. Each call to more distant sones counts as two and in some few cases three calls. The Operator will be glad to tell you whether any call you wish to make is a je-, two- or three-call charge; or a card showing this information may be secured by calling the Business Office.
Jur message rates provide for an overtime charge on alf local calls of more than five minutes. However, we do not make this charge within the one call range unless the tis ve is materially in excess of five minutes. At most pu alic telephones, however, the overtime charge is made.
Flat Rate Service
If preferred, residence service can be bad at a monthly charge which pays for all outgoing calls within Brooklyn. Calis to other points in New York City are charged for at 5c, 10c, or 15c for the initial 5 minute calling period. The Operator will be glad to tell you the charge for any ca 1 at any time; or a card showing this information may be secured by calling the Business Office.,
HOW TO DIAL
If you are not sure of the number, look in the directory If itje number is not in the directory, dial 411.
For callethat you should dal d rect and :hose you shoul .. give to the operator ser the song card that has'bee ; bagnislied you, additional copies of which may b obtained at the Business Office,,
Dial the first two letters of thecentral office name, tt! office nonseral, and each! filare iof Ere line number for example
Let's say the number is FO-xdloft 9-99:'0. 4.
Remove the receiver.
Listou for the dial tone-a steady hamning sound. Place your finger in the opening over the letter "F". Move the dial clockwise uritil hu strile the finger sto Rezobve your finger and aller the dil to turn bec Do not push the dat bac
Dial the letter "O" (in black ) im the same way.
Then dial the figures 9, 9, 9, 1 and 0 (in red) in orde followed by party letter, if any.
Where you brar a, burr-burr birr sound, the called tel: + phone is ringing.
If you bear a Fiuez-lez-buzz four d, the called telephor : is busy. Hang up and begin ag in a I tle later.
„If you bepr @ buss buzs- lim-back sound, you hay : palle an error in dialing. Jiang up for a few seconti and begin again,
BUSINESS OFFICE MANAGERS AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS
If your telephone number begins with
AM bassador 2
AP plegate 6 ... AP plegate 7 ...
BE achview 2 ... BE achview 8
BE nsonhurst 6
BU ckminster 2
MA in 5 ..... MA nsfield 6
.. Buckminster : Official 50 H. H, Taylor
MA yflower' 9 MI chigan 2 . Buckminster Official 50.]. W. Murgh .. Foxcroft 9;Oficial 50 ...... ] .... 3.J. A. Bryfor MI nnesota 9 .Buckminster .Official 50.A. J. Clements
NA varre 8 NE vins 8
.. Buckminster (-Official 50.L W. Murphy 1 .Exchange -5:00 ... .. T. J. Hiches
NI ghtingale 4
.. Buckminster 11-Official 50. ..... 1. Maure'
DE wey 2 ..
PR csident 2
.. Buckminster + .- Official 50. 3. . H. H. Ad
PR esident 3
Buckminster . Official 50. H. J. Murphy
Dl ckens 2
PR csident 4 . Buckminster 4 -Official 50. .. H. H Ad PR ospect 9 Exchange 4-51/10 .. .. J.T. J. Hiches
DI ckens .6
SH cepshead 3 .. Buckminster 2 Oficial 50. . H. H."Taylor
SHore Road 5 SHore Rund 8
. Shore Road 5- Official 50 ... A. L. Squien
SK idmore 4
Buckminster 4 Dfficial 50:C, A. Natter, Jr
SL ccum 6 SO uth 8
Buckminster 4 Oficial 50. ... H. H. Adet Exchange 6-51 00.
*STagg 2
. Foxcroft 9-08: cial 50 ... W o ... W. F. Schlieber
ST erling
Exchange 6-51 :0 ......... . J. F. O'Brier . Exchange 6-51 00. .... W. W. Driver
TR iangle $
Exchange 6-51 /0 ... .. W. W. Driver
Windsor $ . Shore Rond 5-( fficial 50. . R. P. Satterley
WI ndsor @ Windsor &
.Shore Road 5-( fficial 50. . R. P. Satterley
ITA vemeyer 8 ..... Foxcroft 9-Official 50 .... . F. J. Carmody * Indicates Central .(Mfices serving both Brooklyn and Queens.
If your lolachess
The number of the
Manager 4
*HE geman 3 ....... Foxcroft 9-Official 50 ..... F. J. Carmois IN gersoll |2 .. Buckminster 4-Official 50.C. A. Natter, Fr: *JE fferson 3
... Foxcroft 9,Oficial 50 ..... , J. A. Bryet
MA in 2 .. Exchange 6-5 00.
MA in 4 .... Exchange 6-5 |00 .. .... W. W. Drie
.. Exchange 6-5 00.
.... J. F. O'Bra
BU ckminster 4 BU ckminster 7
Cloverdale 7
CL overdale 8 CO ney Island 6 CU mberland 6 DE fender 3
Buckminster 2-Official 50.J. W. Mu phy Exchange 6-5100. ... .... J. F. OlE rien Buckminster 4-Official 50. . H. J. Mu phy Buckminster 2-Official 50 .. H. H. Tarlor Buckminster 2-Official 50 .. H. H. Taylor . Buckminster 2-Official 50 .... G. R. I aab Buckminster 4-Official 50. A. J. Clements Buckminster 4-Official 50.C. A. Natter Jr. Buckminster 2-Official 50.J. W. Min phy Buckminster 2-Official 50 .... G. 'R. Fanb .Buckminster 2-Official 50.
F.S planade 2 F.S planade 5
Shore Road 5.Official 50. . H. E. Rowle
E.S planade 6 ES planade 7
..... I. Ma irer Buckminster 2-Official 50 ..... . 1. Ma per
EV ergreen 2
Foxcroft 9-Official 50 ..... F. J. Carmody
.... J. F. O'Brier
.F.V ergreen 7
EV ergreen 4 Foxcroft 9-Official 50 ... W. F. Schlie ben Foxcroft 9-Official 50 ... W. F. Schlie bra *F.V ergreen & ... .Foxcroft 9-Official 50 ... W. F. Schlit ben. Stillwell 4-Official 50 ...... C. A. Schaltz EV ergreen 9 *FO xcroft 9 - Foxcroft 9-Official 50 ..... F. J. Carmaly
"GL enmore 2 Foxcroft 9-Official 50 ...... J. A. Bryson .GL enmore 5 Foxcroft 9-Official 50. ..... F. J. Carer Dy
... Shore Road 5-(fficial 50 .. R. P. Satterley).
WI udsor 9 . Shore Road 5-Official 50. . H. E. Rowley
To Do Business with the Company
YOUR ACCOUNT is handled by a represent itive who will be glad to arrange for any changes in your service or to furnish information regarding bills, direc- tories, etc. From your own telephone call the Business Office (Dial 811). From a telephone other than rour own, give the operator the number of the Business Ofice, as shown below. In transacting bu iness in person' use the Business Office most convenient to you.
The Business Offices are open week days from 9 to 5, except Saturday, when they close at noon, If, outside these hours, an emergency al ises requiring immediate establishment or restoration of service, 'dial or call EX change 6-5100 and, ask for the Manager.
When any of the procedures suggested on Page '1 have failed to satisfy your needs, your Business Office Manager would appreciate a call from you.
ADDRESSES OF 'BROOKLYN BUSINESS OFFICES
1€ 105 Chester Street, nej Pitkin Avenue 1052 Greene Avenue, near Broadway
1712 Kings Highway, near East 17th Str set
560 Nostrand Avenue, near Herllimer S reet 311 Roebling Street, near Broadway
20 Snyder Avenue, near Flatbush Avenue 95 Willoughby Street, cor. Bridge Street 335 Fourteenth Street, near 7th Avenue
512 Eighty-Sixth Street, near 5th Avenue 6904 Fifth Avenue, near 69th Street
4101 Fourteenth Avenne, dor. 41st Street
The number of the
The name'&' the
Manesse
. Shore Road 5-Official 50 .. H. E. Rowley .Foxcroft 9-Official 50 ...... J. A. Bryson . Foxcroft 9-Official 50 ...... ]. A. Bryson .Shore Road 5-Official 50. . H. E. Roxkey . Shore Road 5-Official 50 ... A. L. Sq riers Shore Road 5-Official 50 .. . A. L. Sq tiers Buckminster 4-Official 50. A. J. Clen ents Buckminster 4-Official 50 .. H. J. Murphy . Buckminster 4-Official 50. . H. J. Mu phy Buckminster 4-Official 50.C. A. Natter, Jr. Buckminster 2-Official 50 .... .. I. Maier
1)E wey 6 .
DE wey 9
The Letter 0 is Mack
The FHOP is Med
If you make a mistake in dialing, hang up for a fe seconds'and begin again.
If you have trouble dialing a number, tuing up for a fer seconds. Then dial the opching wiiere. the wor "Operator" appears, and she will bek you.
If you have a party line or an exte isto: telephone an ! you do not hear the dial tone when you remove th! receiver to make a call, inquire'lif flor line is in use. I Diern is no nopoist, har.g up for a few seconds an begin again. Listen while dialing and if you hes mother party come in on the love, form him that it i in ue and request him to pleme lang up his receive When he does so, hang up your receiver for a few ·seconds and begin again. ..
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Helpful Information about the Service (Continued)
BILLS
Telephone bills are rendered once a month and are due on presentation. When paying in person, please have the bill with you. Any tele- phone bill may be paid at any of the offices listed on the back of the bill. When paying by mail, please enclose the bill stub with your check. If the stub has been mislaid, please write your telephone number on the check.
Telephone bills cover service charges for one month in advance of the date of your bill. They also cover charges for out-of-town calls and additional local calls made during the monthly period preceding the date of your bill.
DISPLAYING TELEPHONE NUMBERS
It will beja convenience to those who may wish to call you, and will help to speed service, if you will print your telephone number on stationery and elsewhere just as you do your street address.
Although we cannot guarantee that any number will be permanent, we make no changes in numbers except when the needs of the telephone system itself mase it essential to do so. When a number is changed, we give as much advance notice as possible.
The Voice Wir și Sundt
your .,
DOLCE
Copies of these three interesting and instructive booklets may be obtained free by calling the Business Office (Dial 811).
DIRECTORY AND INFORMATION SERVICES
It is important to your service that you first know the number and then that you dial it or give it to the Oper- ator accurately.
For this reason every subscriber in Brooklyn is given a directory every six months listing all Brooklyn sub- scribers. A classified directory in which listings and advertisements appear under business headings is also furnished as a convenient shopping and service aid:
Directories are also available for Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens, Staten Island and suburban points. To give these books to all Brooklyn subscribers would be an inconvenience to most subscribers and a needless ex- pense to the Company. In cases where they are required, they are furnished upon request. Otherwise it is better to get numbers from Information (Dial 411), and keep them on a personal list. We also furnish; free of charge, attractive booklets for listing telephone numbers.
For a free copy of this booklet. call the Business Office (Dial 811); It's a hardy place to list the numbers you frequently call,
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When you get a new| directory, please check your own listings, and if incorrect notify the Business Ofice at once so that we may adjust our records for the nict issue and protect your service in the meantime.
Additional listings and advertising may be arranged for by calling the Business Office.
AM telephone directories are the property of the Com- pany. When lost or mutilated, the Business Office vill replace them. To prevent mistakes, we ask that obsolete issues be returned when later ones are delivered.
Helpful Information about the Service (Continued)
FREE ADVISORY SERVICES
Telephone Service Requirements. The telephone rervice requirements of subscribers change from time to ime because of changes in volume of business handled, n methods of operation, in organization plans, etc. We therefore maintain a Customers' Service Bureau for the purpose of determining for our subscribers, upon request, he type and amount of telephone equipment best adapted o their current needs. This service is furnished without harge and may be secured by just calling the Business Office (Dial 811).
Architects' and Builders" Service. When building remodeling, you may arrange for conduits and con- :ealed telephone wiring. A telephone engineer will assist rou, without charge, in planning up-to-date arrange- nents. For information, call the Business Office (Dial 311) and ask for "Architects' and Builders' Service.",
IDENTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES
Every employee of the Telephone Com- pany authorized to install, inspect, repair or remove the Company's apparatus car- ries a metal badge showing the Company's name and his own number. ,Other tele- phone employees also carry suitable identification. We suggest that subscribers refuse access to their premises jo anyone who represents himself as from this Company, but who cannot so identify himself.
VISITS TO COMPANY BUILDINGS
We are glad to welcome telephone users at our central offices. . The operation of our switchboarda, the maze of wiring and cable arrangements, the delicate machinery of our dial offices, and other features of our business, are of great interest to thousands who see them. Ask the Business Office (Dial 811) to arrange for your visit,
ATTACHMENTS TO ȚILEPHONES
The Company does not sanction |tiehme of any devi sn except those hartloked by it. Th + ih in the interest #f good service, since many of the d vite offered for s le which are claimed to improve the service actually int - fere with the service, Where orlipary equipment de> not meet any particular need; the Company is ready to 84775 furmich special equipment at ream nallle rates. .
PRIVACY OF TELEPHONE SERVICE (Extract from Pend Law.)
A person who wrongfully obtains, or jat berppte to obta i, any knowledge of a telegraphic jor telephonic messi ;e loy; connivance with a clerk, og erato", messenger" > other employee of a teleg aph or tekphone compar y, or being such clerk, opera or, masefiger or other € 1- ployee, willfully divulges to anyone bu: the persons ! ) whom it was intended, the contents or the nature then af of a telegraphic or telephonic message of dispatch ( )- trusted to him for, the transmission jo; delivery, or of which contents he may in any mamier become pri- sessed * * * is punishable by a fine cf pot more th in one thousand dollars or by imprisonm mit for not me re than two years, or by both such i ne du ie imprisonme it.
OBSTRUCTING COIN-+ ELEIHIONES " (Penal Law, Section 1432-a.)
It is provided by the Penal Law & ascended March : 4. 1933, that any person who shall preven: or contrive to prevent the return of coins to the t sersk f coin telephon a, or cause such coins to be unlaw ally returned, or w 10 shall by any device or means interfere with the acti m. or operation of such coin elephones, shall be guilty of a mniedemeanor: 1
COURTESY TO THE LISTENER
CLARITY TO THE VOICE
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CLOSE TO MOUTHPIECE BEST RESULTS
ONE INGH AWAY FAIR RESULTS
THREE INCHES AWAY POOR RESULTS
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Principal Telephone Services and What They Cost
These services will meet the needs of telephone users in Brooklyn in nearly all cases, Other special services to meet special needs are available in great variety. If you wish any of these services, or if you want more information , call the Business Office (Dial 811). ,You will be connected with a Representative who is familiar with your account. Rates shown are sı aject to change without notice.
RESIDENCE SERVICE
Telephone service in the home saves work, energy; time and money, promotes social enjoyment and provic es protective in eme gencies.
Montiily charge for individual line service which pays for 66 outgoing local calls .. $4.25 Charge to put in ... $3.50 Additional local calls : 5c for each call between 66 and 300 4' ic for next 300| 4c for next 300 and 3}{c for all others Calls are charged as one, two, or three local calls, depend- ing on nistance febol your own Central Office. For typica' out-of-town charges sce pages 9 and 10.
Party Line and Flat Rate service are also available.
EXTENSION TELEPHONES IN THE HOME
The bedroom, the kitchen, the den, the library, the guest room-none is quitd complete without a telephone. E. c- tensions save time in household work, afford added co 1- venience, and perinit complete privacy.
Monthly charge with message rate service .. -50c
Charge to put in $2.00 -
Flat Rate Service Charges will be-furnished, on request by- the | Business Office.
PORTABLE EXTENSIONS IN THE HOME
Portable telephones can be carried about and plugged n just like electric lamps wherever needed. They not on y save steps, but are in keeping with the up-to-date mode n furnishings of any home. Portable telephones are al o . available to business users at slightly higher rates. .
Monthly charge with message rate service .. : 50c Charge to put in each outlet. .. $4.00 Flat Rate Service Charges will be furnished on rejust by the Business Office.
ADDITIONAL LINES
With an added line the smaller business has an ext a doorway for telephone calls. With enough lines, the business is made as accessible by telephone as it is throughi personal visits. While calls are being made over one line, the other line is available for calls als ). Additional lines in the home are furnished at som :- what lower rates, Charges for additional lines will le furnished jon request by the Business Office.
INTERCEPTING EQUIPMENT
This makes possible the answering at one point of ar y number of telephones while employees are away froin their desks or talking on other lines, thereby reducing customer annoyance and congestion of your telephor e lines. The charge varies with the requirements to be met. 1.
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BUSINESS SERVICE
Telephone service speeds up business transactions, opens the door for telephone prders, aids in selling and buying. The progressive business is known to its customers by the adequacy of its telephone service.
Individual Line Service
Monthly charge which pays for 75 outgoing local calls
$6.00 $5.00
Charge to put in! Additional local calls : Sc for each call between 75 and 300; 49%c for next 300; 4c for next 300 and 3}4c for all others. Calls are charged as one, two, or three local calls, depend- ing on distance from your own Central Office. For typical out-of-town charges see pages 9 and 10.
Private Branch Exchange Service
This consists of a switchboard of suitable size located on the subscriber's premises, extension tel :phones connected to the switchboard, and trunk lines fro.n the switchboard to the central office. i!
Monthly charges for message service:
Switchboard
Depends on sizy
Extension telepliones, each. ...
80
1st trunk, including 75 outgoing local 'Falls .. Additional trunks, each
$6.00
$2.50
Charge to put in
On application
EXTENSION TELEPHONES IN BUSINESS
Conveniently placed telephones connected to your main line save delay in answering and making calls. They save energy, eliminate confusion, an'i assure privacy. Monthly charge with message rate ¿ervice .. 80c Charge to put in ... $2.50
DIRECT LINES
Where frequent communication is required with branches or important customers, private wires afford instant "direct communication without going through our central offices. They frequently cost less than the regular service.
TELETYPEWRITER SERVICE
This service transmits the written word just as the tele- phone transmits the spoken word. You can be con- nected with anyone in the United States having the same service. You can transmit rush orders and information "o factories, branches, warehouses, or to different de- partments of the business. Both the sender and receiver ave typewritten copies of each message and as many is six copies can be made by each teletypewriter. Tele- ypewriterscan be operated by anyone who can operate 1 typewriter. "Charges are made for local and out-of- own messages depending on the distance and the length of period the service is used.
Private line teletypewriter service which is pot con- nected to the general system is also available.
For further information call the Business Office (Dial 811).
WIRING PLANS
Wiring plans are special arrangements that give services not available with the jusual main and extension telephone services. There is no charge to install these services, and monthly charges vary. Wiring plans are easy to operate and have some or all of the following features: Privacy. When you want to use your extension tele- phone without being overheard by someone else on the ine, a cut-off arrangement will insure privacy.
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