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CONTENTS

• I THE BIRTH OF THE TELEPHONE . . . . . . 11
• II THE BUILDING OF THE BUSINESS. . . . . .42
• III THE HOLDING OF THE BUSINESS . . . . . 77
• IV THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ART . . . . . .108
• V THE EXPANSION OF THE BUSINESS . . . . . 170
• VI NOTABLE USERS OF THE TELEPHONE . . . . .199
• VII THE TELEPHONE AND NATIONAL EFFICIENCY . 220
• VIII THE TELEPHONE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. . .245
• IX THE FUTURE OF THE TELEPHONE. . . . . . 278
• INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301