, 1879-01-09
EDISON.
A Talk with His Telephone Be.
tween Chicago and lndi.
annapolis.
4 Test which Convinced All Who
Took Part in It.

lndianapoif4 journal. Jan. T.
A Journal reporter Yesterday Witnessed tho
operation Of Tho Carbon or Edison Telephone
over wire Of The Western Union Telegraph
Company t,rtwsen t1is city and Chicago, Sun-
day being chosen for tho rcason that on TINT
day wires ran bc spared for experiments. The
wire ,tatd rttns alung tho l., t. Il t. Railroad 10
i.afaycttc; thence along tho t., N. a.. u G.
!;ailruat to Wanatnf, thsnee along Tug T.. M r.;
ln!tes In length.
Wncn tbs reporter entered the supefintcid~
cnt's rounls the experiment had already begun,
and almost the first tllin9 heard was the opera
Ing: " Hero comes Ioar',at man. Walt I'LL
give him receiver, IN he can hear you."
GETTING ACQUAINTED.
Another receiving telephone wns attached and
Now, Mr. Wilson, ut Cl,Ica9o, want to Intro
duce ut. Blank, Of t'le iahp Jo"r.1: At 1ndtn,1-
apolts. Speak 10 him. He Is listening. Be
rureful how you talk. he Is liable to print it."
Instantly camo back, clear and distlnct, as 1t
spnksn through tnhe frutn an adjoining rouln,
s'taood morning, Mr.. nlank. nope SOU are
vers we'll. Arc you ah!e to understand mel
"Perfcctly," was the reply; and can hard
ly believe got nrt 10 far nway.n
'"If you were acoualnsctt With my voice. 10 Al
to reca1nze It, Your beltef would be strength
ens4;" ,,,..,. ,.,,..,,,..
quatnted with your volcc, could easily reeog-
fize 1t. Haye yuu ever talked this far bcfuref"
TALKtN0 IN WHISPERS.
"Oh, yea. We l'atl q chat rltf, our Indtanap+
oils frtends two or tlres Sslndays aQo. wnlch
whispers that day. l.ets Try 1t now. Listen
etNsey.h
A Whispering sound wns heard, but the
listeners ai this elli coul mt make out enough
TO understand tic sc,,tenve. When notified
that ten would b. counted 1t WAS easily reeDx-
air. Smith. of The ". U. T. Company, then
stcpped to the Instrument and spoke to Mr.
Wilson at ChItngo:
"uood morning. Charlfe.h
"uuoa morning, Mr.. smith,"
"You know inc. do YOUR
"Why ot course TO. Pretty cold morning,
"Prctty cool hero; was arc getting used TO It
though. Thls wire works uEcely, don't lta''
'.Ycs, indeed, couldn't nak anything better"
..%yyii,'a ."S%eyi Charley"
Hayo you rfre over TO the Telephone Ex-
!" Yes. air."
- See II you can Hud Flrman At his oilce 0.
hEs house, aud connect that wire to this.''
:" All right. Guess can tad Him In few
minutes"
"Just saY that some one wants to speak with
him. bus dnn't say who or wtcFe."
"AIt right; we'll have senlo iun with tho old
man II ean hnt hlul. III call 5ou; look out
lor 1,e.''
"4All right" .-...
-, ATTACHING ANOTHER wtHE.
btt. F1r1nan IL the federal Manager Of the
Telephone Exchanges and American District
telegraph Company Ia Chicago. After waiting
peraaps three minutes. Mr. Wilson'S volrs was
heard:
"Sir. FIrman's at homo. I'm going to connect
Son. st'eak to him., Nou"
llel!u, Firnnn!" ~
"Iicilo Yourself! Whit DO you want1"
We'll, WantGd to say good morning, but
"Wtlf, tako 1t nil hack. Tin glad to SEQ
r,,, you: u ilow 's a1. }ou' 4oyhow4 Wien did you
".Gucss you don't know who you arc talking
n!, "m tsk!ns 70 Wiley smlsh or m very
~. "Yoa it!, ~ r'ghts Thoushs1 would beat you
"On, no! nv .e,ephouc experlcnca has cna-
blcl me to rccat! faniiliar votes Without many
tnistnkcs NOW. Wheru arc yuu stoppIpgf"
- What ln you maani"
"WhY, where are you stopping1-what llo-
q tlon't need to stop at u hotel. hare q
home, wife, and chlldre''-Hhy should I 20 10
."Wul!. now, where are yo..i"
"Fni In Mr. Naj!IrlS's onxu.n
"At lndfanap0llsah
"Inuudsr you arc!"
Yes; was talking with Charlie Wilson,
and got hitn to couuert you without poatInR
,,', "That's good enough; Why, 1ge. you splcu.
Mr.: Flrman and Mr. Smith then talked quits
awl.l!e about Instruments, batteries, mud such
things which tlle Jo4raa' man did nut apprccl-
ute. Ono statement made by Air. Firn,au was
notcf, that the Telephone Exchange III Chicago
had over 700, as'd would have 7O0, subscribers,
cacl. With suparatc wtro to h!s place of busi-
ncsa Or resldsncr, cquippc! with tho Edison
Telephones. They h4Yu iurt tly. llnr,uet, In