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REIARKABLE DEVELOPMENT IN » CANADIAN MACHINE TELEPHONE (limited from Brantlerd Expositor 0! Dec. 24. 1910.) 'Ihe mkshie development of the bush-u of the Canadian Machine Telephone Company in this city, its extension and connection with the network at telephones controlled by independent companies in the south- ern counties. and its expansion to the several thriving agricultural coomun~ “fee In (his county, certainly afford coIVinci-g evidence that the machine ’phone is heme to stay, that it is an in’vation readily taken up by the public. and that in a telephonic way it is the non pareil of the age. It was just eighteen months ago that the plant of the Canadian Machine Telephone Company commenced op- erat'mg '- Brantlord. At that time there wens some thirty telephones in- stalled without contracts, or placed at the subscriber's service, simply for testing purposes To-day there are between 800 and 850 machine tel- elm in use by local subscribers. This number includes those only in the city. In addition the village of Burford has 210 telephones installed by subscribers of the company and the v‘flhge of St. George has 75. The surrounding neighborhood of each vil- lage would considerably increase the number. This remarkable expansion of an independent telephone company is. it outside the city, they are in the homes of the farmers. this without any extra charge de- manded usually in the form of long distance tolls. He has also communi- cation with those two important vilâ€" lages. Scotland and Oakland, through the indepmdent telephone companies. which operate their lines in these Vinages. In all the Canadian 118.- chine Iclephone Company has erected can safely be said. unparallelled in Canadian telephonic history. The Canadian Mine Telephone Com- 1mm has aime its first day 0i instal- lation in Brandon! continued togo ahead by leaps and bounds. and that in the teeth of very strong competi- tive opposition. The result has been Cup-ml are hnportam from a, busi- ness viewpoint to Buntxord, which is accent-fly the business centre and the converging point of traffic as this county. The ordinary subscriber thus has at. his finger end communi- cation vnth Budard. Mt. Vernon, Can thcart. Fairfield. Falkland. St. in no mall measure the vindication or the Lorimu' invention. and the making of the use of the telephone almost common to every household of ordinary meanS. The telephone has been popularized where formerly. ow- mg to a somewhat prohibitive tarill it was confined only to such subscrib- er- who made the instrument pay for its]! eomercially or who could ai~ ford to use the same as a. conveni- ence, It is a well known fact and one oftm marked upon in Brantford. smal! householder and the tanner. It, the-done. follows from the very 118.. mm of thugs that a telephone with m . popular amend for it. is inâ€" that the machine telephone has filled a great want. in the home of the of hall-g with the public. Out (f the $0 mchme telephones installed in Blunfiord. the great majority are in the homes of the people. Of those RURAL CONNECTIONS The rum connections afforded by the Canadian Machine Telephone dime-sue in a. business way ic mm professional man, or, ix. fact. to any one engaged in any line $1 a. bottleâ€"6 for $5. At all dealers. Ask for free copy ofonr book “A Treatise On The Horse”â€" or write us. best liniment in ‘ the world fox-man and beast. No tell- ing when you will need it. Get it now and you will have the right remedv when the emergency arises. -- It leave no scars or white hairs because it does not blister. Dr. B. J. KENDALL C0. lino-burg Fans, VI. 50 I2 pressed and not before. This rings the bell at the other end. If the butâ€" ton is pressed hefbre, the hell on the other end won’t ring, because the found that it is not always the tele- phone. but line trouble, or some out- side causes. which are to be looked ior in a large and busy system. How- 'l.eV'er. no lightning storm. or no out- side agency of any kind has yet sue ceeded in paralyzing for the space 01 [even half an hour a large block of . l machine phones. The service has been proof positive against any such con- tingency and it ail lies in the inven- _ tion perfected by Messrs. Lorimer (Bros. It is a matter of astonishment .that what appears to be such an in- ,tricate invention very seldom goes ‘wrong. but it is a matter of record that it doesn’t. However, an expert staff is always kept on the trouble line. The minute anything goes wrong it is known and given prompt attention. Subscribers are called up at regular intervals, and asked as to how their telephone is working. ’l‘heir ‘ remarks are taken down and record- ed. It is this attentiOn to the public, this desire to give satisfaction, that has helped a whole lot to popularize the machine phone in Brantiord. INSTRUCTIONS. The absolute secrecy of the machine phone and the fact that the user himself operates his own indicator so as to call the number he wants, and this without any aid or assistance, except that given automatically by the machines at the central office. are facts too well known locally to be commented upon. There is no human agency, except a man's own band, called in when he makes a connec- tiori, and there is no human agency able to "butt in” and disconnect him or interrupt his conversation. The inventor looked after those de- tails in a marvellous way. The re« ceiver of the telephone itself is the only disconnecting agent, the button on the phone is the only call agent. It. sometimes happens that the but- ton is not used properly, and from this a few ill-founded complaints arise. When the telephonelhas com~ pleted the operation of making the connection the button should be I. durirg its brief franchise in. this city, 120 miles of pole lines, which I are exclusive of the permanently con- !structed underground system, estab- Â¥1sshed in the city. No greater evi- i dence of the popularity of the Ma» ‘chine telephone could be instanced " than that of the actual construction :work completed, giving in all possi- bility a telephone service to 1,500 sulscri'bers. city and rural, within ' the short space of less than a year 7 and a, half. * VALUABLE CONNECTIONS. In addition to the company's own service lines. it has established a very valuable connection with three independent telephone companies. This connection is a, link between Brantford and a wide stretch of terâ€" ritory to the south of this city. and . from which trade and busmess are naturally deflected to Brandord. These companies aflord a service with Waterford, Delhi, Hagersville, and many other towns, where the use of the independent telephone is a popu- lar one. The long distance service oi the Canadian Machine Telephone Company. in fact, includes the fol- glowing array of places: Beaconsiield. gliedton Bloomsburg, Bookton, Bos- :ton, Burford, Burgossville, Canfield, ltathcart. Cayuga, Cheapside, (Jur~ rie s. Deoewsxille. Delhi, Fairfleld. I isherv ille. Garnet, Hagersville, Har- ley, Harrisburg, Hartford, Hawtrey. Holbrook, Jarvis, Kelvin, Langton. Lynedoch, Lynn Valley. Lynnville. Nanticoke, Nelles' Corners. Newark. ‘New Durham, Nober. Oakland, Oriel, Otter-ville, Oxford, Centre. Peehlos. l'ort Byerse, Rainham. Rainham Cen- tre, Ranelagh. Benton, Rockford. Round Plains, Salford, Scotland. Sel- Wkirk Silver Hill, Springvale, St. ‘ Georg-e, Sweqburg, 'I‘eeterville. Townâ€" send Centre. TrOy. 'I‘yrrell, Vandecar. Vanessa. Villa, Nova. Vittoria, Walsh Walsingham Centre, Zenda. The company expects in a few :weeks to complete connection with 1 the independent company in Inger- service. fiat is, 95 per cent. of the people who use the telephone never appear in the complaint list. the oth- er five per cent may. Analyze the five per cent. further and it. will be stated that the people of Brantford are pretty well satisfied with the machine phone. It has given what men in the trade call a. 95 per cent. The sen-ice given by any tclcphm.c might be sajdrto be its most imoozt- an! asyect. II a machine doesn‘t work well, it’s a. case of throw cut months. however, it. can be trm} soln with about 800 subscribers in that district. This will give connec- tion with the independent lines fur- ther west. as far as St. Thomas. inâ€" cluding in all whom. 2000 additional subscribers. This will add materially to Bramnord's outside service and m- dicates the progress the independent; “1'8 making in rural districts, what: 11;. telephone service previously enst- THE SERVICE. J! I L“ ' Belleville. Ont. and worn out f ron 1‘ that I concluded v POWER The power for the operation of the ten sections in use is supplied by a 11; horsepower motor, with alter- nating current. A twin motor is also installed. If one,goes wrong the oth- er automatically starts. If both are out of business, the company has a direct motor current from its own jstorage batteries which can be deâ€" ‘pended on temporarily. This contin- genCy against interruption is charac- teristic of the whole of the Canadian Machine Company’s service. Only one man is required on duty to operate and look after the machines. Besides this attendant, and exclusive of the business stall", only one long-distance lady operator is required. HOW BELLS ARE RUNG The motor power of the company is installed in the basement. It con: sists, as has already been pointed there is a 110 volt ‘generator for bility of lightning or any high volt- age current doing any damage is pre- uented by the protective dex ices used 1 Each mm is fastened to the rack luv a soft leaded connection. A high CU!- rent immediately melts the lead. L-reaks the. connection, and prevents the charge from getting furtherintu the machines which operate the sys- tem. Immediately an electric light is lighted by the break in the connec- tion and the attendant at once knows there is trouble and proceeds to remedy the same. SIMPLICITY OF SYSTEM The simplicity of the system is an- other striking feature. Every section or machine inside the operating room has capacity for 100 telephones. If more telephones are required, anoth- er section can be added, and so on without the system being overhauled in the least. Belleville, Ontâ€"“I was so weak and worn out from a. female weakness ! that 1 concluded to try Lydia. E. Pink- 3“ I I pgb them. I ham‘s Vegetable Compound. I took several bottles of it. and I gained strength so rapidly that it seemed to make a new woman of me. I can do as good a day’s work as I ever did. I sincerely bless the day that I made up my mind to take your medicine for female weakness, and I am exceedingly grateful to you for our kind letters. as I certainly profited give you permission to lish this an y“ time you_ wish:â€" THE TERMINAL RA CK. Two wires from every telephone in the system lead direct to the termin- al rack at central. Here the impossi- one or two tiresome waits for dis- connectiOn he is necessarily annoyed. The machine telephone, however, works with machine-like precision. The call is conveyed to the machine at central, and it only requires the revolution of .1 small discâ€"like switch, and connection is made. Dis- connection is instantaneous in every case the moment the receiver is re- placed on the hook. That three calls can be completed in the space of 30 seCODds speaks volumes for the speed. which is so valuable an asset of the invention. connection has not been completed between the calling and the called subscriber. SPEED, SECRECY, AND EFFL (:IENCY. Speei', secrecy and efficiency are the three qualities which distinguish a. machine telephone from all others. While it would involve a recital of a considerable amount of technical matter to show how these ends are attained, a visit to the central office of the company will immediately re- xeal to the visitor an impression of how the telephone works. An Exposi- tor reporter held a watch for Man- ager H. E. Rose on Saturday last. when he made three connections in 30 seconds. It is any enough almost to tell within a fraction of a second the time necessary to make one con- nection, but the disconnecting involv- ing frequently a tiresome wait, is what bothers the user of ordinary telephones. By the time he has made one or two connections and has had THE ForWomen-Lydia E. Pink= ham’s Vegetable Compound Women everywhere shonldremember that there is no other remedy known to medicine that will cure female weak- ness and so successfully carry women through the. Change of Life as L dia E. Pinkham’sVegetable Compoun made from native roots and herbs. Mrs. ALBERT WICKETi‘, Belleville, Ontario, Canada. For 30 years it has been curing women from the Worst forms of female illsâ€"inflammation, ulceration, dis- placements, fibroid tumors. irregulari- ties, periodic pains, backache, and nervous prostration. If you want special advice write forithrsfinkhamL 37an It is free and always helpful. BEST REMEDY .A reliable French regulator; never fails. . These pills are exceedingly owerful in regulating the generative portion of are female system. Refuse all cheap imitations. Dr. do Van’s are sold at '5 a box. or three for $10. Mailed to any address. the Soobell Drug 00., 8t. Catharina, Ont Ottawa Citizm: In the published list of directors of the Ldttle Nip issing Cobalt Company, the name of Col. Sam Hughes appears. COI- Hughes, as a. matter of fact, was only recently appointed a director, and for the sole purpose of purify- ing the company and closing it up. Dr. de Van’s Female Pills COL. HUGHES IN THE DIRECTORATE THE DUAL SYSTEM The merits and demerits of a dual telephone system have formed the subject of a lot of public discussion. . Right here let it be said. and the emphasis cannot be too strong, that the Canadian Machine Telephone (‘ompany has succeeded in giving Brantford a service superior to any- thing it ever had before. It is the company that efl‘ected it, and brought it about promptly. There are times within the memory of every telephone user when the service supplied by the ordinaey telephone was execiable. That that has been improved 100 per cent is due to the fact of the com- petent existence of the Canadian Ma- chine Telephone Company. This fact is undisputed in the Telephone City. The service by the Canadian Machine Telephone Company has in the face of strong opposition been brought almost to the point of perfection. WHAT SUBSCRIBERS SAY The writer personally interviewed a number of subscribers this week as to how they found the service of the machine telephone. In every case laudatory references were received. Ii the machine ’phone has had any drawbacks, it is because of the new- ness. of the idea..Habbits of people don't change quickly. The number of machine telephones now in use in lrantfond, however, is the best evi-, dence that the new telephone is worki, ing with a high degree of satisfac- 1 tion. Subscribers of the company in} various callings praised different fea- tures of the telephone. Some thought "the line was a perfect one, as to articulation. no yelling, just an ordinary conversation. Others f. und great value in the rural con- nections oi“ the Company, the field being tributary to this city, and the natural one for trade outlet. Others found it essential because the tele- phone being within reach of any one of ordinary means, it had become installed in hundreds of homes. As a business getter it was producing the. desired results. The working of the telephone itself was enthusiastically spoken of, no trouble having been experienced, and the service being- very satisfactory. A local bank manager expressed the opinion that the telephone was one which would reach perfection. The writer has found the subscribers satisfied in every way. Without doubt the remarkable progress al- ready made by the Canadian Ma« chine Telephone Company, will con- tinue with still more remarkable strides, and itvcill not be long be- fore the province is become a net- I work of machine telephones, as typi- i fied by the wonderful invention of ’ “â€"- Lorimer Bros. It is an invention that needs but little introduction to gain wide favor. It is a public utility that will last thronghout the ages. Sold at Higinbotham’s store. supplying the ringing with duplicate (am-rent attached in case of trouble. There 15 also attached to this ring- ing generator a ”busy back" which furnishes the busy signal when a tele- r’honeis in use. Protected by seven So~ lid cement walls are the seven cables Containing 1500 pairs of wires, which lead into the building from the un~ derS’l‘ound system. These cables re- flect to the ordinary observer the wonderful scientific advancement ac- hieved in telephone work, as the ca- bles appear no larger than rope, con- taming. nevertheless, their mass of t‘330Dlionic connections. About the worst Now the service could receive Would lie for these cables to become broken. Hence the reason for their encasement in “solid cement room.” THE BUILDING . The entire office building of the company is permanence itself, c- Uecting not a little on the permanâ€" ence of the idea which it embodies. It is of fire proof construction, and one of the most solidly built build- ings in Brantford. The stail' are proâ€" Vided for in the upper story, and have a, steel circular stairway to do sccnd into the workroom. Eighteen months ago there was very little do- ing around the building; at present calls are incessantly coming in on the long distance lines, and every section of the Automatic switch- board shows its quota of phones be- ing almost in constant use. The 850 telephones are not only installed in the city. but they are in use, and the Machine telephone has given the peo- ple the telephone habit, similar to other great things of public utility, when they have been placed within popular reach. THE LINDs‘a v I’OS'I Toronto, Feb. 13.â€"The authorities believe Dr. Beattie Nesbitt to be very near the border in the United States, but no extraditable charge can be laid against him. BEATTIE NESBHT 3038 UP AGAIN Tfie sympathy of the entire munityfi goes out to Mr. and Whitelaw and family in their of deep affliction. Rev. A. F. Barr conducted the funeral service. The pail bearers were from the Odd Fellow and Workman Lodges. Membrs of both these lodges at- tended in a bddy. Interment was made in Union bearers. H‘is fellow employees on the rail way, as well as numerous friends in town and elsewhere. sent most beautiful wreaths of flowers show ing their sympathy. OPS RESIDENTS {The Victoria GIVEN SEND OFF; and Last evening a. jolly gathering of from seventy-five to eighty people gathered at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. McLean, in West Ops, a short distance from town, to en:oy social evening and also to say fare- well to them on the eve of their de- parture for Toronto. The remains of the dead young man were brought to Whitby on 'Monday evening and the funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon. During the evening Mr. and Mrs. McLean were the recipients of an address and presentation. An address embodying the regret of their numer- ous friends on their removaLtc the Queen City, as well as the test wish- es for the future happiness was read by Mr. R. Hopkins and Mr. Walter Arksey made the presentation of a handsome set of dish-es. Their little daughter was also remembered, be- ing the recipient of arocking chair. Mr. McLean, in a neat speegh thank- ed the gathering for their expressions of esteem and good W111 and assurred them that both he and Mrs. McLean would always look back with p1eas~ The remainder of the evening was spent in tripping the light fantastic, excellent music being provided by Messrs. J. Trainer, SteVe Callaghan and Waltes Curtis. An excellent supper was served during the evening by Mrs. McLean Mr. McLean goes to Toronto to-day and Mrs. McLean leave to-morrow. an automobile from Whitby to Highland Creek, where he connect- ed with the Railway. ure to their associations withefriends in Lindsay and Ops. Whitby Chroniclezâ€"John Whitelaw, its the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Whitelaw. or this town. The young man, who was in his thirty JOHN WHITELAW LAID T0 REST third year, had spent nearly all his boyhood days here, and since he went on the railroad, was a frequent visitor at his parents’ home. To make his death more 1a. montable, he had been married only a few months, He was a. member of the 1.0.0.11, AF. A.M.. and A.O.U.W. orders. Mr. George White law. elder brother of the dead The above xuustration shows the rural connections of the dition will be added shortly to the a. hove network. the large 1 company, which covers a, wide field t owards St. Thomas. The 1 made by the machine phone. man, left on Sunday morning: for the scene of the accident. taking com- time Joseph Got Out _ Millbrook Reporter: Mr. Joseph : Thorndyke, whom we reported gone ! ‘to daliburton last week, to super; intend at a Wood Alcohol Manufac i turing plant returned after a. look. over the ground. The factory and plant were satisfactory but the genâ€" ’l eral outlook for lodgings bad. There I were no scratching posts like thei Duke of Argyle had on his estate for the tenantry. the trees no doubt taking their place. That Christian i 821,361,789 gDranches of the Bank in every Province of the DominfuL !A general banking business transacted. iSavings Department at every Branch. I capital Paid-Up, $275,000.00. Reserve Fund, .35? 00909 ' The question of security is being considered by savings (363063; ors as, perhaps never before. It g1» es us pleasure to mum » public that in this respect we excel to a marked degree. Money to loan on first n-ortgage on real estate. JAM ES LOW, BANK OF MONTREAL Cheques and drafts on all countries of the world, drawn in steriing. francs, marks, lire, kronen, florins, roubles or any other foreign currency, can be negotiated at The Canadian Bank of Commerce at reasonable rates. With its large number of branches, agents and correspondents, The Canadian Bank of Commerce is able to effect collections [firoughogt the world promptly and at reasonable rates. Rates will be quoted on application. FOREIGN BUSINESS re Petyvorlcf the 1389 list of telep Inches N 7 controlied bv I UlPi‘rg’xso Lindsay Branch: Don‘t-0rd BranChz } F. F. Loonmore. Manager, Little Britain Branch : C. S. Thompson, Acting Mg: Brnncheo also at Cannington. Woodvillo. Beavefloc, Pnfl’orlgw. Bmhin. Sundorhnd and thkstock. THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE THE STANDARD BANK CAPITAL - $10,000,000 REST,- 57 000,000 OfliceZHom-s : 10 to 3 o’clock Saturdays 10 to 1 o‘clock Transfér. For sums up to $50 our Bank Money Orders are convenient and inexpensive. For larger amounts we issue Drafts or Bills of Exchange. Money sent at once to any linking point in the world by Telegraphic or Cable Mikhed 1873 . HOLMES, Manager Lindsay Br SIR EDMUND WALKER, C.V.O., LLD., D.C.L., PREszosnr ALEXANDER LAIRD, GENERAL MANAGER Savings Bank Department at Every Branch. COLLECTION BUS!NESS Ma na gen um OF CANADA . TRANSMITTING MONEY The cut is indicative of the remarkaiale dcx'eiof’mg‘; and Savings Company ESTABLISHED 1817. INCORPORATED 1395 0...: you .0 . ~00..- "to. 01...... .., a. ¢ no. ~...o a... o. 00.0.. Machine Telephone Companf ed he shook the dusk, or rather. from his feet and to Millbrook. gracewhich is said to be next '4 EOdh'ness was sadly lacking how ever in and around the bowling house, and as Mr. T. preferssuu comforts as he has always 8130! LINDSAY. FRIDAY. NEWTON SMALE H. B. BLACK Manager Lindsay Branch 881.789 $S|$t3K return