Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-05-27 | Page 14 | New Order Increases Watch Repair Work

ME NEW ORDER INCREASES WATCH REPAIR WORK URK By Associated Pres Press CHICAGO Ill May 27 Watch Watch re repairing repairing repairing re- re pairing in Chicago has more than doubled as the result of the telephone comp company's nys ny's refusal to give tho the correct time of day to subscribers on and after May 1 I according to jewelry houses and department store heads here The order also has increased considerably the sale of new watches and alarm clocks to persons who hitherto have depended on the telephone company for Cor the time of day According to the manager of one of the largest department stores In the city the watch repairing by his es establishment establishment establishment es- es increased more than 50 per cent almost before the order became became became be be- came effective and the sale of watches especially the kind and alarm clocks leaped forward rapidly Figures compiled by telephone experts experts ex ex- showed that more more than persons in Chicago called the operator dally daily and asked the correct time please Repeal of the time-honored time custom telephone experts declared was due to the imposed upon facilities of the company by the war and several other causes Children some of whom were unable to tell the time It is said were tho the chief offenders offenders offenders offen offen- ders while others wishing to show I that they could use u-ce the telephone al always always al al- I wa ways s 's demonstrated by asking for the correct time I