Show N NW YORKS TELEPHONE dl DI lectory TORY three tim throes eb a year in marell march june and november the half million telephone directories required by manhattan subscribers are delivered by the telephone tole company tho the last delivery that was mado made over 1000 tons tona of books old and new were handled tho first directory rectory Il of telephone users in new york city was published in 1878 and was printed on a placard there taing some names in the entire list hal kt at the present time the printed list hat of telephone subscribers in now york city malies makes a book of pages avid and each weighs three do pounds u ads and li Is nearly a toot foot square it la Is estimated that these directories are consumed consulted by nearly persons every day A force of some men Is 13 required for the delivery of each issue this force la Is for tho the most part la Is composed of at temporary and includes all alks of life there are fo found in tho the ranks ranka former railroad men genf e engineers abye lawyers rs clerks etc Goodw goodwine Goo dwina fals aci alv |