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Show THE BELL CONCEPTION More Than a Thousand People Partake H of Telephone Co's Hospitality. The reception given at the Hell Telephone Co.'s handsome now building build-ing on Center street Thursday evening proved a most enjojablo function attended at-tended by more than a thousand of the elite and lowly of Logan city. From 7 until 11 o'clock the building was tilled to overflowing with tho many who desired to sec the workings of a great telephone otllcc and throughout through-out the evening there was a spirit of good cheer that made tho hours delightful de-lightful to both visitor and entertainer. entertain-er. No courtesy possible was left undone, un-done, no question asked that was not answered satisfactorily and Intelligently. Intelligent-ly. Big Fellows Present. The Hell's dignitaries were present from Salt Lako city, General Manger Man-ger I). S. Murray General Supt. II. Summer, Supt. of Construction Leonard Leon-ard and Contracting Agent Hugh L, Thomas, and these, with local Manager Mana-ger W. O. Ilamshuvv and his assistants, assis-tants, were there to make a favorable Impression for the Hell company. That they did so was attested by the many highly complimentary complimen-tary remarks 0 lie red voluntarily by piominent business men and women and the visitors as a whole. Kach andevciy person entering the doorway door-way was grasped by the hand, gieeted cordially, introduced all around, conducted con-ducted to this, that and tho other loom, shown tho mysteries of telephone tele-phone manipulation, finally iutioduc- cd to liquid refreshments in an upstair up-stair room and urged to "feel at home" and partake of Hell hospitality to the limit. Thus it continued throughout the evening. A feature that added further to the many pleasures pleas-ures was music furnished by the opera house orchestra engaged for the occasion. oc-casion. It is doubtful If any public reception in Logan ever gave more genuine pleasure or was more laigcly attended. Justly Proud. The Hell people arc Justly pioud of their magnltlccnt new building and recently installed equipment, and their "blow-out" was Indeed most llttlng. The Hell's new building is unquestionably the most modern 111 the city Built of cement fiom cellar to top Door, It Is llreproof, and built especially foi the telephone business serves its purpose better than other buildings. Tho structure is 2.1x00 feet with a basement the full length, used as a storage room and containing the heating appaialus. This is alt in cement and the floor above is b'ullt of cement. Handsome Offices. The main otllcc Is 2.1x25, contains the manager's department, the pay attendant's odlce, two day booths and a night booth opening to u'tc outside out-side of the building for tho convenience conven-ience of night callcis desiring, cither longdistance 01 local service. Here arc also closets and the stairway up-watds. up-watds. The wood woik of this 100m, as all others is In oil finish, with linoleum lino-leum on the cement floor, all lion glided glid-ed and the windows bearing tho gold-letter gold-letter slgnatuies. These rooms me Indeed very attractive. Power Rooms. To the 1 ear Is a storage room 102.t, wheio is located two "ringing machines," ma-chines," one In use and the other to be used In case of accident, or emergency, emer-gency, and back of this another department de-partment In a 100m 25x2.1 is located, known as the "terminal and power dept." Here Is installed an atTair that to the average observer is a net work of wites, and Is designed as a piotectlon against foreign currents, lightning, etc. This works automatically. auto-matically. Heie Is located the swltchboaid with Instruments to measure the flow ofcunent, etc. A dynamo and motor mo-tor combined lb used for charging tho batteries, this being attached to city power. Tho "wire chief's" desk Is located here, and a tester enables him to readily locate any dlillculty on tho company's lines anywhorp between Hriglmm City and Meadowvllle, Oxford Ox-ford on tho north and Glarkston on the west. All these Hnc3 arc handled fiom tliH Logan otllcc. Operating Room. A On the second floor, to tho rear Is a spacious well-lighted and convenient- ll ly arranged operating room with all IH modem and up-to-uatc accessories, 1 such as waiting, bath and toilet jH rooms, closets, etc. The switchboard H Is a beauty In appearance and Is , JH known as a "No. 0 D," represented r.s Hl the very latest and best used in cities i H of this size The system is a "central ' il cncigy" alfalr Tlie switchboard has jifl six sections, three of these being for ' LH toll service, and one used in "trunk. H Ing" to handle the scivico between H Logan and tho county towns. H Here a bevy of charming young la H dies arc as busy as bees during the H day and night, the force being as fol- B lows: Misses Lavcrne Worley, Ella H Prlday, Dora l'rlday, Prlscllla Cooper, H Irma Rosa, Lillian Cash, Elaine Nel- jH son, Anna Anderson, Julia Lundbcrg jl and Hcsslc Cole. Sl The Bell Service. iWMm llefore tho new installation the Hell service was Just as bad as anything I could be today It Is just as good as ' be, highly satisfactory In every re- ' f spect, a credit to th. management, I and a source of pleasure to the long- m suffering public. The company Is to bo heartily con- m gralulated on thechanges Its hand- ll soma new building, Its ctllcfcnt force fl or employes fiom Manager Kamshaw ' f down, and with the general public, ll Tiik Uki'Uiimuan extends hearty good Hl wishes 7l |