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Show zrgrErizzT 7l8 B? 9? ? ";K v? 2;3 3;4 ,5 6, I Avoiding the Rush Hours I The curve in the right-hand corner of the illustration shows approximately the fl fluctuations of telephone calls at a large central office in a business section of a . M city. The high spots represent the rush hours for which additional operators and fl adequate equipment must always be ready. fl To get easier, hauls, the railroad engineer lowers grades and straightens curves, fl cutting through hills and filling valleys. jH If the telephone traffic curve could be flattened by distributing a percentage fl of calls over less busy periods, it would effect a material saving and assist us M to meet the extraordinary demands for telephone service. M Important business calls cannot be deferred, but there are many calls, social H and less urgent, which might be made at other times without loss to the sub- H scriber. H By avoiding these high spots in telephone traffic, and by making telephone calls H of a social or less urgent nature before or after the rush hours, the telephone H user will be cooperating with us in the patriotic service we are rendering the H Government and help us to meet the constantly increasing demands for telephone . H service. H The Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company I |