Show IE I E 16 ra n capital to H have ave automatic telephone service W washington washington will have im e tin an automatic telephone liono system within the next 18 months the work of installing Vils system which will involve millions of dollars will begin in tile the business section ot or the capital within a few weeks probably within LET THEM abr the next ten days das it will be la in full ih th operation in the business section before tile the summer Is over oer according to statements made by the telephone MARRY 1 WILL com company prilly nine out of every ten telephone girls now employed will lose their jobs Is the prediction of T 11 sylvan assistant to tho the president of tile the chesapeake and potomac telephone company when tile the new system Is in full operation here bir fr sylvan was asked how long it would take to install the lie system liere here ile he said it depended upon the labor conditions unfortunately continued sir mr sylvan the com banys present buildings fire are ill fill filled to tile the doors with the now heavily worked apparatus and unless the service sen ice being rendered to la to bo be completely suspended it Is of course utterly impossible to install equipment without first providing new buildings on oil account of the weight of such apparatus and the necessity of protecting it from ire fire hazards the buildings giust he be of substantial construction TO ilick expedite the early completion of the automatic Install insinuation atton the company must count on some immediate relief in the form of tilt an order front from the utility commission unless as a war measure the commission asks tile tho people to eliminate unnecessary calling the company will be compelled to continue ex expending lending large sums bums on installation of temporary equipment to care for such calls As president wilson salil billil in ills his letter to tile the secret secretary secretory nry of the treasury it Is essential that those these utilities should be maintained tit at their maximum efel clency and that everything reasonably possible bo be done with that end in view tho tha new system will bo be operated by a dial by turning numbers on flits dial to correspond to the number you desire und and pushing a signal the connection will be made automatically it will save considerable time in making connections said mr ir sylvan shan |