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Show BILLIONS OF CALLS OVER THE 'PHONE Boston, Aug. 2G. According to figures fig-ures compiled for the Americun Telegraph Tele-graph and Telephone company, there were 22,000,000,000 telephone calls throughout the world during tho year 1911. Of this total, the United StAtes had something over fourteen billion, or 46 per cent. The vear 1911, 569,000,000 telegrams sent In the world, but the United States used only 17 per cent of tho total. Tho world's investment in telephony tele-phony is now over $1,597,000,000 and the gross yearly earnings are $329,-000,000. $329,-000,000. The average earnings per telephone is $32.78. nf |