1876 1878 1880 1882 1864 1886 1688 1890 )892 I 94 1896 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 JANUARY 1st OF EACHYEAR.
6,700.000
6,600,000
6,600,000
6,400.000
6,300,000
6,200,000
6,100,000
6,000,000
5.900.000
6,800,000
5,700,000
6,600,000
6,600,000
6,400,000
6,300,000
6,200,000
5,100,000
6,000,000
4,900,000
4,800,000
4,700.000
4,600,000
4,600.000
4.400.000
4,300,000
4,200.000
4,100,000(0
4,000.000§
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2.600.000g
2.500.000 m
2,400.000 §
2,300.000z
2,200.000
2,100.000
2,000.000
1,900,000
1,800.000
1,700,000
1,600.000
1,600.000
1,400,000
1,300,000
1,200,000
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1,000,000
900.000
800,000
700,000
600,000
600,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
Americo.n Telephone dc Telegraph Co.
Fig. 249. The Number of Subscribers' Stations Connected to the System of the Bell
Telephone Companies
This illustration was shown on the back cover of the 1911 annual report to stockholders of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company. For the average stockholder the vertical bars would probably be understood more readily than the curve shown in Fig. 250. Compare with Fig. 250 and Fig. 251
6,700,000 6,600,000 6,600,000 6,400,000 6,300,000 6,200,000 6,100,000 6,000,000 6,900,000 6,800,000 6,700,000 6,600,000 6,600,000 6,400,000 6,300,000 6,200,000 6,100,000 6,000,000 4,900,000 4,800,000 4,700,000 4,600,000 4,500,000 4,400,000 4,300,000 4,200,000 4,100,000 4,000,000 3,900,000 3,800,000 3,700,000 3,600,000 3,600,000 3,400,000 3,300,000 3,200,000 3,100,000 3,000,000 2,900,000 J!, 800,000 2,700,000 2,600,000 2,600,000 2,400,000 2,300,000 2,200,000 2,100,000 2,000,000 1,900,000 1,800,000 1,700,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,400,000 1,300,000 1,200,000 1,100,000 1,000,000 900,000 800,000 700,000 600,000 600,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000
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