Show PHONES REPLACING R. R R. R TELEGRAPH WASHINGTON Oct 5 By By The Associated Press In In a debate the railroads have turned from almost ex exclusive ex- ex exclusive elusive use of the telegraphs in ii trans transmitting train movement orders orders' the to-the t handling by telephone of over GO CO per percent percent cent of the total mileage of the coun coun- country try reports to the telegraph and tele tele- telephone telephone telephone phone section of the American Rail Rail- Railway Railway way association today The telephone directed t railroad lines totaled miles on Janu Janu- January January January ary 1 I 1927 an Increase of over o the previous year car while the use of the telegraph totaled miles compared with In 1926 The reports said the use of the telegraph decreased almost proportionately to the Increase of the telephone service Prior to 1908 the telegraph was used almost exclusively the reports added for the transmission of train orders |