The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-19 00:00:00

TELEPHONING.

A despatch from Bloomington, 111., of April 15,
says :—A remarkable feat in long distance telephoning
was accomplished to-day. The train despatcher's
office of the Chicago and Alton in this city was con-
nected telephonically with Kansas City, the Western
Union wire No. 40 being used. This is a copper wire
weighing 2101 b. to the mile, and ordinarily is used for
the Wheatstone automatic between Chicago and
Kansas City. The new long-distance transmitter of
the Bell Telephone Company was used here with six
ordinary cells of a Callaud Battery, Kansas City using
a similar transmitter with four ordinary cells of a
Lecla.nche battery. The conversation between Bloom-
ington and Kansas City was carried on as readily and
as perfectly as on a quarter-mile circuit with the
ordinary Blake transmitter. Kansas City next ex-
tended the circuit to Topeka, Kan., and St. Joseph,
Mo., and conversation was carried on as readily as
before. The distance is 370 miles to Kansas City,
making the longest circuit utilised something over
400 intles. The atmospheric conditions were perfect.

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