National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-25
A STANDARD OF TIME,
WASHINGTON TlMEALLOvER THEuNION

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Tho Trfbus OF yesterday contains the follow
ing; The application OF the resources Of the
National Observatory at Washington To the dis
tributon OF accurate standard and uniform pub
lie time has been At last undertaken nv the
Western Union Telegraph Company, which
promises to furnish TO all the principal cities Of
the United States. as frequently during the day
as may be required, the exact time as computed
by the Central Observatory. THIS subject has
been talked Of for years, but the lack Of facilities
for disseminating the time, and the chance Of
any great necessity which called for lts dstribu.
tion, failed TO call forth the requisite Inventive
genius to accomplish the purpose. Bat what
was looked upon twenty years ago as desirable
has come to he regarded as indlspensably ueces-
sary. The Joining Of New York and the East,
by continuous line OF railway, with Chicago, 81.
Louis, Omaha and San Francisco, the Intimate
relations OF transit existing between the Canada
border and the cities Of the South, and the In.
crease OF the arteriai lines OF intercommunica-
ton between distant parts OF the country, re-
qune tna. : UNIFORM time should regulate the
running OF trains, and govern, In a manner, the
banking and mercantile Institutions of the ma
tlop. The orst praetloai movems m, IN ,h,s ,,,a.
ton was undertaken about six months ago by
Gen. Ackert OF the Western Union Telegraph
Company, IL being evident that to insure unfAll-
ing distribution OF the time the wires Of this
company must be u,ed. AZ the commnnIcs,ion q,
tue oen'tA time oouiu not depend Tor transmits
sion upon the wire alone, which Ia liable TO be
broken or disturbed by storms or other inru.
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oeno'a, noNei' anu Mr. brown hnAuy agreed
upon tneir plan OF action, and arranged with the
send their time At mer,dIsn of e.ch dsv 10 On.
nae a,,.s - ~. 49,. rs ny W me
m. n onIVe y, 'ns western Union Teiesfaph
eoriinsly made between the Observatory clock
ct Washington and large chrouometer in the
,a,.,,r. ~ s,rs. :, 81. -. IN wv
'eiesrapn ounce o. tns CITY. twas made In THIS
manner: Beneath tho pendulum Of the observa-
tory CLOCK Is located glass cup, In which Is
pisced glope OF mercury sunicientiy elevated
ABOVE tue edge 10 touch the bottom OF the pc n
auiuin Us u ViorMes 70 anu fro. from the bot
TON oi tue cup wire extends 70 battery In the
ooreNA'ory. rrom tue top OF the pendulum Q
Nne reaenes 70 tue 'eiegfAph once In THIS city,
where u Is connected with M electric bell. THIS
bell Is placed INN dlateiy In front Of the chro-
nometer, and every tim, the haitian M ina nan
,n,n,, =, a.. 49, sas . VI 'ne ppu
u.'uni VI 'ne oosefvAtoiy e'ook touches the Dali
OF mercury, winch Is, OF course, every second,
the electric bell In this city gives the informa-
ton. by comparing the strokes of the bell with
the movement N ths nsn,,,ln,, a, ,hs ,n,a, W."
.,s.rs,,..,. " W, pen'u'ual " 'ne enlonoin-
eter behind u, IL Is always manifest whether the
timo-keeper In Broadway Is CALLING or losing, or
Ia running in unIfornItv win washino, ,,ma
p,, "a .a.n ,.a 81; A., ,,.,, 49,
wauii nnnono,i,s o ,h Sen ~ vsnunuM , operion
twesa m. swo c,,s. ,,ase,n,s ", .n,,, vic pc
ssnsa, ~ r.o, .vs, ,neleiore .ne company Ar
was begnn an Jans '' ~ aux ny neg Ini ms
snov1 mai tne daily vs,,as,nn. ~,
sno lima m,,, 'n me-, aa Naa . from M.shlng
Sifisrsncs IN Tina Hn, onv ~, one seconu. Tug
n,s.ss. al \, s a oo."een Tue t"o c'ues u III
'''nuses Anu :. seeonus.
nnvh Atsurks bEFoRK NOON At WASHINGTON
all business Is suspended on one OF the wires Of
| the company extendiny i,etween ths two citia.
mi a, ,.o ,nIna,a. 49,. 80 49,. ~. s,ees,
Anu ~ WV 'ushu'es oe'oro Noclock tue wire
| Wnlcn COnneIta Win the battery Ia lOlQe1 the