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Show oo TELEPHONE SERVICE IN TRIPOW (From Consul John Q. Wood. Tripoli-There Tripoli-There Is only ono telephono ex-change ex-change in the entire district of Trl-politanla Trl-politanla and this is located in tho clLv of Tripoli, which has a population popula-tion of -fO.000. It is operated by the ' military department and has seven stations, either at the military or civil offices of tho Turkish Government.' The system was Installed about a ;earago by the Spciete Industriblle deB Telephones of Paris and has the" cbhimon battory typo of switchboard. However, the line to the Ottoman post has been discontinued and the libe to the police station will soon" ceasfc operation, thus leaving only flvo In service. There are no plans to put in now oquipment in the neat-future, neat-future, and there would bo no preference prefer-ence for ahy particular manufacture' I except on tho basis of price. This market demarids a chtfap article, nd i matter what the article happens to be. The towns of Benghazi and Mis urata have a population of over 10,-000 10,-000 with no telephone service, because it. would not pay. The telegraph mile age Of the country is 3,150. nn |