From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Increased telephone call charges, recommending telegrams or special postal services to save costs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 33\1\ Scan052 | |
| Date | 9th February 1921 | |
| COPY. To Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Hm.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Copies to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} LHS.{Lord Herbert Scott} C. He. R.{Sir Henry Royce} Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} PN.{Mr Northey} A.{Mr Adams} Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Br.{T. E. Bellringer - Repair Manager} D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Hl. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} HO. Sp.{Mr Spinney} X.1775 BJ15/H1.2.21. Telephones. I understand that the future charge for calls between Derby and London of three minutes duration will be 3/6d. or for six minutes 7/-. Every endeavour should be used to entirely discontinue the use of the telephone between London and the Works. There are two ways of avoiding this great expense: 1. In case of great urgency a telegram could be sent for considerably less money, if the matter can be dealt with briefly. 2. A memorandum can be sent by our special postal service between London and Derby. Please instruct all those in your Department very carefully to consider whether a telephone call is absolutely essential before ringing up between London and Derby or asking for any other trunk calls, as all trunk calls have risen considerably in price. Telegrams. Please also give instructions to all those in your Department that careful consideration should be given before any telegram is sent as to whether it is absolutely essential, or whether a letter could not be sent instead. Possibly it has become a routine to send telegrams between Derby and London or elsewhere on certain subjects, whereas our special mail service or the postal service between London and Derby could be used with a very small amount of extra delay. Those in your Department who consider it desirable to have a trunk call or to send a telegram should first receive your authority. In your absence please depute a representative to act for you in this respect. At the end of two months, when all have got into the habit of saving, this may become unnecessary. B.J. | ||