New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-09
THE NEW TELEGRApHIC DISCOVERY.

PROFESSOR HoUsToN's EXPLANATION OF THE
sYNcuRoNoUs MULrPLEx SYSTEM.
Professor f. J. Houston, OF the Franklin In
sttue Of Philadelphia, while In NewYork last week eI-
pressed tho ERNEST belief In the practcabty OF the
synchronou. Multipex Telegraph system. Professor
Houston IA one Of the first among the practical electri
clans OF the country hts approval OF this invention
"a accepted by the inventor guarantee OF ia success
ct believe" said he u TRIBUNE reporter, we are on
the eve OF revolution IN elegraphy, az marvellous
possibe a. that which introduced the teegaphic sys
tenn Mr. Delany the inventor OF the synchronous sys-
tenn is the first practically to obtain synchoni'm 50
nb-oute bet ren distant rotating cylinders 10 secure
their rotation for weeks at time without variation bo-
tween the two 1000 Of second To those familiar
with telegraphy this means al almost unlimited posi-
bnity ono the evident applications OF the prn'
cpis IN the dyision Of ordinary telegraph wire into
number OF electric circuits each OF which Is entirely In
dependent Of the Others"
allow does Il differ from the QuodrupleX and similar
systemsT
The ouadruple1 based balancing OF rcsstances
or a diferental method, whereby instruments at the
sandng end Of the line not affected by messages
transmitted and consequently fire. To receive mes
sage. from the further end of the line Tho synchronous
Multipe1 system Il absolutely new departure The
division into circuits based the simultaneous rota-
ton O, two cylinders, or discs, they may be termed,
copstntDe the main line IA thus connected simulta-
neously both ends, with corresponding operating III
afr IL
realize that the line been disconnected from one in
strment 10 another since each operator has always he
line AZ his disposal ut the highest rate OF mapua
ton 49,, -, .,.t.h ,ht, r.s,I, q, ATTAINED are on.
trey automatic and extremely simple ~ means OF IN
genous electric devices, connected with he rOtathB IN
struent electric impulses the line connect
Ing the rotating instruments at such times only as
tho speed Of one instrument gains on that OIL tne Oel
so thoroughly Is the operation Ofthe-e correcting devices
that II synchroni-m OF the two be purpoSey dsrOeG
they will OF themselves come Into perfect syiicmtohs
"A, ,l.t., fetth aat
w, limit would he difficult now to assert
Abot year ago circuits adapted to the Morse sys
tenn were perfected Oyor single wire later Twelve or
o rste lronl,. have been operated the line.
That f. one wire leading from central once IN new
Yn,t 10 one I'm Philaiephla may have seyenty-two
nche connected with ~ many subscribers In this city
aaordng each subscriber an absolutely private comnnh
cation with OF the seyentytw branch Oucee III Fha
delphia 1; that is, a total Of "A In ALL"
"Wlll there be- absolute privacy OF each message ,,
Beyond doubt There lies the advantage OF ms
prnci1e Each instrument ia entirely independent OF its
}ellow By late device Mr. Deany has succeeded In so
Completely fresh And 10 tapping the wire the result
would bo to the who should attempt u some Sucn @
Ineligible combination az you would expect nom mass
OF type dropped to tho pavement from ono OF lHb
T6ese circuits are adopted TO the Morse system, you
Yes. or the automatic method with the stock
cIrcts requires no tolegraphio skill tho messages may
as the letters are indicated by pointer
:" What II the history OF this systcmf
IL has been developed oy fnrGS %, I5h Ssccnh
Iic was telegraph operator Ike Edison. The principle
i. one has long been sought after Dane Pau Ia
Cour took the first step here In New-lOr In 1878 lie
secured patent which lie showed TO the Western mon
Company but not thought by the company 10 DC
~ value Mr Delany has carried ont the Idea where La
Conr dropped It, aud has been engaged on the work Tor
three wears confess the principle opens to me sug-
sestion OF almost infinite possibilities II renders the
near practcabiity teegaphng sound almost certain,
and see why the transfer OF OBJECTS pnol0-
ronbicay by telegraph may not be realized through
fhis system Tho patents all under the control OF the
a.-. I'D Manufacturing
proadst n il the purpose 20 establish subordinate Of
ices through the oIties OF the country for ntercom
mnnication on plan similar 90 that OF tho telephone
sYchauges The synchronous system makes private
wires sibe business firms, with advantages that
the telephone cannot provide" - .
the meeting OF the NewYOrk Electrical Society In It's
rooms at Greenwich and Libertysts., on Friday, T. h.
Deany the inventor OF the synchronOus mutipox eys
tenn OK biography gave illustration OF the system and
IT'S methods