Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-22
THE MARVELLOUS MACHINE.
rhe Rerister,s Telephone Lime.

Several wears ago gentleman OF con-
siderable learning, but OF rather eccen-
trio habits of thought, said in eonversa-
ton with journalist OF this vicinity: II
tell YOU; the day will come when men
will stand in San Francisco and talk as
though to face with meh IN New YORK
city," His remark created some amuse-
ment, his hearers regarding him as Wild
in his speculations. The old gentleman
Is vet alive, and his prediction, if not
actually realized, may be said TO be so to
all intents and purposes. 1t seemed at
that time the assertion OF a diseased
mind: to-day its fultillment may be wit
messed in every section of the land.
The invention called the telephone Is
truly a marvel, and the longer we con-
template its workings the more wonder
Gus does it appear. When Prof. Morse
perfected his instrument for expert
menting with his magnetic telegraph,
the first dispatch that flew along his
wire was, "What a wonder hath God
wrought But ii the mere repetition
Of certain mechanical movements MADE
al a distance be wonderful achieve
ment, how much more so the transmits
sion of sound, in all its perfection, with
its slightest peculiarities OF quality and
tone.
The publishers of the REGISTER have
contemplated connecting the main
office by telephone with the branch
office at Bellaire for some time, and this
week their plans were put into success
ful execution. The instruments used
are the latest perfected telephones oil
the National Bell Telephone Company,
with the Blake patent transmitter. The
two instruments at the end OF the
line are six miles distant from
each other by careful measurement
of the wire, and vet conversation can be
carried on between persons in the count
ing room in this city and the branch Of
/ flee in Bellaire with as little effort and
| "a much satisfaction as between persons
/ i'm the same room. 1t requires no skill
whatever to converse by means OF the
| instrument. IL only requires that the
sound be directed toward the transmit
/ ter's orifice, the speaker being from a
| half-foot 10 two or more feet from the
opening A description OF the lnstru-
ment will not be attempted at this time,
as the machine and its workings are
/ familiar 10 some extent to many OF our
readers.
II bids fair Ia be quite convenience
| In the patrons of the REGISTER at Bel
| laire. Citizens of that city have always
felt the inconvenience of distance from
a lob printing Office having facilities Tor
| doing work of all kinds on brief notice.
/ II has also heretofore been impossible
to receive news in Wheeling OF occur
rences i'm Bellaire later than SIX o'clock
! or 80. except on rare occasions or at
| such an expense as to be practically
| prnhibitive. That these inconvenience
have ceased 10 exist has already been
proven hy the practical use OF the IN
| vention. We Yesterday gave our read
/ ers accounts of transactions at Bellalre
up TO eleven O'Clock the night before;
| and a considerable amount OF business
| has already been transmitted 10 the OIL
/ flee from our Bellaire representative by
/ means of the wire.
Numerous citizens Of Bcllaire ayailed
themselves of the opportunity to inspect
the workings OF the triumph OF human
ingenuity, yesterday, and friendly greet
ings from office 10 office were numerous
and frequent
The line was erected and the instru-
ments located and adjusted 10y Mr..
Robert Hazlett, an accomplished prac-
| teal electrician, under the supervision
Of Manager Tracy, OF the A. and L. Iele-
graph office in this city.