The Telephone in Peru

March 10, 1926--Bell Telephone celebrates its 50th anniversary. Peru's first telephone exchange came to the city in 1881-only five short years after the first public knowledge of Dr. Bell's invention. Several days before the opening of the exchange, a number of demonstrations were given, in the hope, probably, of convincing the doubtful and gaining a few subscribers. On one occasion a line was strung from a room about the Blue Drug Store to the Baptist church.
A few of the numbers: #1 Indiana Manufacturing Co.,#4 McCaffrey&Co.. #16 Bearss Hotel,
#28 First National Bank office, #47 J.O. Cole Brewery. Today if we are calling out of our area code we have to dial 10 numbers. If we are calling on a calling card we have to dial thirty-three numbers. Aahh! Modern Technology. No more turning cranks, no more party lines, no rotary dialing. Today we can carry a phone wherever we go--ain't life grand!