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NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM 
Manchester Now Has One of Finest 
. Telephone Buildings on 
North Shore. 
In the issue of July 5th the 
Breeze gave a description of the 
new telephone station at Manches- 
ter, telling of the changes made by 
the company toward giving Man- 
chester and Magnolia an up-to-date 
equipment, as well as a new home 
office. Today we present three pic- 
tures showing the new building, the 
operating room and the test room, 
where the wire chief attends to 
many of the troubles which arise 
from time to time. 
Two weeks ago tomorrow night, 
at midnight, the service of over 300 
subscribers with nearly 450 tele- 
phones was almost instantly trans- 
ferred from the exchange on Union 
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Upper Picture: 
The New Telephone Building 
Summer st., Manchester 
Middle Picture: 
The Operating Room 
Lower Picture: 
The Wire Chief at Work in the 
Test Room 
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street to the new building on Sum- 
mer street. ‘Those who are ina 
position to know say that it was one 
of the most successful ‘‘cut-overs’’ 
ever made, which means that the 
large force of men who have been 
at work on the system for the last 
month, did a thorough job and that 
their pork was well-nigh perfect. 
All but six or seven lines were in 
working order almost instantly af- 
ter the change was made. What is 
known as the ‘‘light system’’ is now 
in order here,—which means that 
_ the operator at Central is signalled 
as the telephone receiver is removed 
_ from the hook, instead of having to 
turn a crank, © 
The removal to the new office and 
the consequent changes cost the 
company over $60,000. 
The new office was designed to 
meet the telephone needs of Man- 
chester and Magnolia for several 
years. 
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