| description: | Ben Thomson Seen Inside The Cp Railway Office Listening To Early Edison Phonograph Using Cylindrical Records And Ear Phones. Articles In Photo Include Racing Bicycle, Camera On Tripod, Ticket Dater, Desk Calendar, Telegraph Relays And Souders. Telephone Was One Of The Earliest With Carbon Granular Transmitter. Thomson Installed A Telephone Line Though Douglas, Mb. Making The Town One Of The First In The West To Have A Telephone Service. He Owned And Operated Phones Costing Subscribers Ten Dollars Per Year. |