HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.P. Herald 11/26/1908~ 1 Will lnstalt .Tetegraphoptione: .
C.P. Herald
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L. R. Fialde, a¢perintendent of the
Southern Pacific, accompanied by his I
;own division. ongineer, William $ollona, E
made.tour of inspection over the road
hibi-' Monday, .stopping for a Yew hours Bur-
ling the' day at Medford. I3uYidg the
'rom , Buy a delegation from Centre) Point,
rrief headed by Mayor Hopkins, caRod on
Mr- Nelda and tallied with him regard-
date ing the urge¢t need of some means` of
men- communication from the local railwpy r
t£ station with division points to the noeth ~ 1
able' and south of here in order that the pa- ;
irons of the road may be informed as t
g of ~ the probable time of the arrival of t
daiayed•_,traina. It was pointed-oat ..j
°'s~ that under the preaont eonditlons if 'a
fiber train is late there fie absolutely no 1
tf maana by which waiting passengers t
I"on- may learn to expect it except by :walk- e
hay ~ inq several blacks and paying twenty- ii
five cents tr, the Pacific States Tele- t
•ick I Phone Company for a message to Med- a
rro- I ford, for information which the railroad v
; company should reasonably be expected d
mt- ~ to furnish at the station without cost, b
its ~ Mr. Fields at once understood the y
discomfort and hardship to which the
public is being subjected and without a a
ve, e,ord of protest, he agreed to have a
3x Itelegraphopnone installed here without g
dolay- When reminded that a similar sr
rns + promise made to Mr, Cooper, then s1
nt, ~ agent here, more than two yearn ago, di
b. i was as yet unfu filled, he explained v;
that at the time that uromise was made a
oi, ~ rt was the intention to install the in-' p;
to t strumant but when anumber-of instru- re
int j manta were ordered it was found im- bl
j possible to have the order filled, the
•ch ~ demand being Chen much greater than bf
;the manufacturers could take care of, s
ch ~ and for that reason the matter was ai- H
st- i luwed to drag. Mow, however, Mr Cr
~ Fields stated, tl2is trouble would not S~
ors ~ arise and he assured the delegation i sh
~c- I that the instrument will be installed i p,
nt ~ within the next two or three weelca.
add The teiegraphophnne is a recording
i tetephone which will record every mes-
s. (sage received during the absence of the
ey t person at the receiving end of the line
a_land reproduce the message at his
.r ,~pleaeure.. It is expected that this in-
~ atrumont will soon take • the place of
_ Yhe tale ra h jpasttrrum8~tt in.allrnitu.o•-
th nflices s~ttspe country.- -.
Mr. Fields is an admirer of the Cen-
9®~ J.ral Point section of Lhe Roque River
valley and belivea the country has a
great future,
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