| Show NUMBER OP OF telephones more alore than seven millions in use in the world with five millions in united states state now that the people of vernal are becoming accustomed to the uso use of tt e telephone it will be interesting to k know now just how many there are in use in the world when the enormous figures stare us in the face we will wonder r how we got along without this ent little talking machine so BO long just think of it in the whole world there are in use telephones and of that number there are OW in the united states from available statistics icis the lell dell companies of the united states gained per cent in the number of their subscribers bers from the year 1903 until 1907 and the independent companies in the middle west their stronghold gained per cent during the same period in europe there are in can ada and all other parts of the world the telephone Is ia increasing in popularity and the service is being extended in a little while people will be talking across the ocean conversation can now be carried on almost from one end of the continent to the other |
