August 1, 1907 Showing Relation between Bell Telephones and Population in Exchanges of 300 or more Stations; also Per cent of Growth since January 1, 1907 Los Angeles 220,000 Oakland .130,000 Portland .140,000 San Francisco..325,000 Seattle .......175,000 30,185 6.24 Albany 20,374 20,948 14.96 Total or average.990,000 105,142 119,521 2.82 Ashland 30.13 Chehalis 17.84 Colton 32,068 14.58 13.68 12.08 Dayton (Wash.) Ellensburg Group 2. Population (25,000 to 100,000) Hollywood. Marysville. 8.38 Modesto 22.62 Monterey 1.45 Mt. Vernon 9.44 Oroville 10.53 Red Bluff 10.21 Redding 5.91 Richmond 4.02 Ritzville. 3,000 8.01 Roseburg 3,500 San Luis Obispo. 12.72 7.75 Santa Clara Astoria . 11,500 801 854 7.43 6.62 The Dalles 4,500 3.23 Ukiah 3,000 .44 Ventura 3,500 Long Beach Pasadena 20,000 904- 894 4,532 4.47 -1.11 Woodland. 19.70 1.09 Total or average.111,182 Group 6. (Population less than 3000) 3,500 San Bernardino. 12,000 1,004 1,073 8.94 6.87 2.43 Alhambra 19.19 Arcata. 9.26 17.36 Auburn 4.78 Colfax 8.11 5.05 Cottage Grove Walla Walla... 21,000 2,185 2,272 10.82 3.98 Ferndale Fullerton Mrs. Kathryn (Huttmann) Watson The wedding of Miss Kathryn Agnes Huttmann and Mr. Henry Edwin Watson took place Wednesday noon, August 14, at the home of the bride in Martinez. Intimate friends and relatives of the couple attended the ceremony, which was unusually pretty. Mrs. Watson was, prior to her marriage, for seven years a resident of San Francisco, having come to this city from Martinez to accept the position of long distance operator for the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company. She at once attracted the notice of her superiors by her consistent good service, while humane and kindly instincts won her a host of friends. From her first position she was advanced to recording operator and then to supervising chief. Mrs. Watson was the recipient of many beautiful gifts, among which were a cut glass berry bowl and spoon, presented by her many friends in the long distance department, whose best wishes are extended for a happy married life. Mr. and Mrs. Watson are at home to their friends at 1262 O'Farrell Street. San Francisco. STOCKTON OPERATOR WEDS. Ross Cooper and Miss Mabel R. Brown of this city were married yesterday at St. Mary's Church by Rev. Father Rann, in the presence of a few relatives. Miss Brown has been one of the most popular "hello girls" in this city and this week secured a vacation. Mr. Cooper, who is in the produce business, decided it would be a good time to have her extend her vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Bolger, the latter of whom is a sister of Miss Brown, accompanied her to the city and witnessed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper will return about September 1 and take up their residence at the corner of Sutter and Lindsay Streets.-Stockton (Cal.) Independent (August 20). Get Together Meetings Weekly conferences between operating department employees of the telephone company in San Francisco have been held for several weeks, on Monday evenings, and have been result.ul of much good. The conference idea, adopted first on the coast in Los Angeles, has proved so advantageous that it is likely to become universal throughout the territory of The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company. The conference held on July 29 was attended by supervising chicf operators, chief operators and assistants of the San Francisco exchange, and by Mr. John Kearns, Oakland division superintendent, his division wire chief, Mr. Cornell, and by several chief operators of the Oakland division. From the General Superintendent's office and the Traffic Department came Mr. Robinson, general superintendent; Mr. Cole, superintendent of traffic, and Messrs. Downs, Newell, Patton, Swan, Harrison, Greenleaf and Stoddard. The evening was devoted to consideration of order circuit work and related subjects. The meeting the following week was likewise well attended, the time being devoted to a general profitable discussion, particular attention being given to trunking, with a view to bettering the service. On August 12 discussion was had as to the reason for false busy reports, and it was decided to take observation with a view to correcting this difficulty. Handling private branch exchange calls and calls for long distance service sent in by telephones classed as "tem porary disconnects" also came up for discus sion. NOVEL USE FOR TELEPHONE. A novel use for the telephone, which has much to commend itself and is applicable in almost any district has been devised by farmers living in the foothills of the Brown Valley (Cal.) irrigation district. They have agreed that on party lines ten bells constitute a fire alarm. A few days ago a grass fire started at one of the rancher's. The good man went to the telephone, gave the alarm, and in twenty minutes neighbors began to come to his aid from all directions, so that the fire was soon put out. Without the telephone alarm, the blaze would have spread over thousands of acres, as has been the case in the past. The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company--Operating Costs Table showing operating cost-rank of exchanges of 300 subscribers or over, compiled from latest statistics, in most cases for July, 1907: The Sunset Telephone Company has moved its central from the postoffice to the store of F. W. Anderson where very neat quarters have been arranged. The office is now under the care of Miss Ethel Boswell who now very graciously responds to all queries for central.-Wheatland (Cal.) Four Corners. The Sunset Telephone Company is planning something of an innovation in their offices in the securing of a matron, who will prepare a midday meal for the girls who are working in the office during the noon hour. -Bakersfield (Cal.) Californian. * * * "A dual telephone system does not mean competition. It means extortion,' says the Sacramento (Cal.) Union. The Union ought to know. Sacramento had two telephones for twelve years and great was the rejoicing when the Capital company quit. Manager L. T. Parker of the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company, has leased from Jos. Fletcher the building adjoining the telephone exchange on the On September 1, T. N. Rogers, local manager of the Pacific Telephone Company, will go to Redding, to remain until January 1. He will relieve the manager at Redding while the latter goes on a vacation in the East. Mr. Rogers's place here will be filled during his absence by L. M. Brown, who has been assistant manager at Reno for the past two years. Since coming to Auburn Mr. Rogers has built up the telephone service and made it one of the best in the State. The percentage of telephones to population is high and the service is unsurpassed anywhere. |