New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
FUTURE OF THE TELEPHONE
ATALK WITH PROFESSOR BELL.
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,-.s..,,, Alexander Graham Bell. the inventor
...,,,.,hone spent several days in New-fork last
- On saturday he talked freely 70 TRIBUNE
nor,er Of the telephone and of its increasing use
.sioss and OF other nyentlonsiwh.ch are beng de-
yeloYel . r, M
. The time is not distant" said Professor Bel,
a,he, MI of the larger centres OF population IN
.his country will be connected by telephone wires
yhen they will he in easy aud satisfactory tele-
la,,e com tnnncatloa There will be a grand CEN
,s,e probably &C New-YorK. and all of the
-, ..oirai Offices IN the country which IT is de-
-. ~ reach will be connected with il. When
~ system of connecting central offices has been
saciso.d il will be easy for subscriber in New
yor, 70 call up friead in san Francisco and TO en-
.-o HIM in conversation as II would he to call an
.ber subscriber to the telephone in the CITY OF New
vi All movements IN telephone circles tend 20
,bis system of united central Offices can very
olai,iy that it must become national IN its scope
Marv centres OF population in the several States
90 cnpneetcd by telephone wires. 1t requires no
.~iol off of prophecy to that all of these small
svst.ns Of central Offices can and Will be blended
and united into one vast, complete system, which
shall be limited only b. the boundaries OF the coHn-
Try o. the continent. New-fOrk and Boston are
alrealv connected bv telephone wire or rather 10y
two wires The circuit is made complete by the use
of a double copper wire. BY means of the double
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induction is reduced TO minimum. he telephone
seryice between New fork and Boston is very salts
factory and there is no reason why the wires can
not be made to work over much longer distance"
"Decs the company expect to extend the wires
and bring the great cities of the South and west
into telephone communication with the cities OF the
Las, T.
@We,l" said the Professor, laughing merrily "
do not know that | can answer that question LOT
you with satisfactory precision The TACT Is make
il point TO know as little possible about the
business details of the company need all OF my
time for work in the laboratory and am really quite
ignorant of the working plans of the company; but
II is nv impression that all of the great cities, AMI
indeed all of the centres of population of any in-
rortance will be placed in telephone communities
ton. Just how soon this end can be reached am
unable say. but things seem to be working in that
direction. and it will not be long before you can
converse with your friends in the great cities of the
West After the wires have been extended to all OF
the great cities IN the United states the union Of
The central Offices of which | have spoken will be
speedily effected"
PLACING WIRES rSpFRGRoUNp
uVonll not the telephone service be improved II |
tie wires we're al placed undergroundF
n would be Of vast benefit to the service |
fverv telephone wire ought 20 bs buried Every !
,tt ersh ~ ce,npi the telephone companies rs Inv
neref s ~ fear until ther ave required bt law Us
d. ss u wenli 80 tetr expensive bni " unsht hr
ali mAaas " 10 isnb y WHril fpnNvp 'he Wise |
t,a "a ihe d,stNfbNs nHasnpss ~ which thtt 49, |
s.IU- whea stretched eh TsiHs aHi y wNuli 20 |
iieFp iha ssFpefs ini hHliiass ~ iha eitf lfah |
slaaiiif aai fapliif Multiplying apiHWh ~ Wifns |
whi1h sapaor eF later wall peeame ,Faat espme n |
n0t dangerous 10 waad lac considerable and ia |
Tet boneht 90 the public To- have all telephone wires
"a uruuui lTgssei |
Wuuid become impOssbilttY and the service
would he improved IN variety of ways buIYng |
the wires would probably not increase the cost OF
the telephone to subscribers, but 1t would increase
It's usefulness wonderfully | have small doubts
that public sentiment will recognize these facts be-
fore great while and thnt the telephone companies
in Ga, great cities aud elsewhere, too hope, will
be re uired to bury their wires The efficiency of
The telephone cannot be fairly judged and tested in
large city where the wires supported on poles
and buildings"
"Are YOU still working and studying over the tee-
phone ~
@Yes bat ms yet IL has not been improved. I he |
same telephones which were manufactured several !
years are still In use in many places. There |
have been many additions TO the telephone, but no
real improvement to The instrument itself has been
made. 1t is these additional coniriyances which |
make the cost OF the telephone 20 the suIs TIhrr
great For example, the call bell which YOU see on
There are dozens OF men IN his aud other countries
tailoring 20 increase the usefulness of tine telephone"
"NAat additions or improvements are llkey 70 be
made soon 7"
may say in a general way that the telephone
vi be- made much more automate There VIII
ohancal friction and compleXlty.'
INTENsIFYING TIE SOUND.
Is il possible 20 Intensity the sound so that the
issuing from the receiver may be heard Ill the
remote corners OF a large room p
"Yes, that result can be reached and probably
viii De. We find this difficulty. however: when the
sound intensified it at the expense of distinct
ness and Of perfect articulation. This FAINT can
probably be corrected IL measure, that u per
SON desire 10 they Will De able to SIT some stance
from the telephone and hear all that comes through
The receiver. The tTansmitter can also DE made %
convey sounds brought 10 II from distance II the
improvements are made II Is not certain that there
VII be very general demand for telephones which
would bring the voice through the receiver T. all
pare of the room. Many persons would regard II /
a. convenience. and many other persons would ,
consider 10 10 be very objectionable Improvement
because conversation of private nature could not
b. carried on." ,
"Wil the relay system be brought into use when
II Is desired u transmit telephone messages long
- method for repeating message, NAV have s
70 s-vised, but II now seems 70 me- that IL will
BARELY necessary To resort TO notifications of any
o. the principles used bv the telegraph companies
% Dot what there 10 be gained by strengthe
NJ the current at various points along the line.
IAe current does not make the sound; IL Is caused
d. huctuations communicated by the voice 4 Z
powerful current Will not lend additional power 10 D
these huctnatOns. Ii may be that repeater or q
relays Will he used, IN some way, but az present !
Cannot So the necessity for any su IN TEN. II
Tie wires be- properly made and placed a. 10 be a.
Tree n possible from tie disturbing influences 60
which they are now subject / can sec no reason why
message cannot be easily aud distinctly c0mmuni-
Gated hy telephone to distant office thout being 4
iepfa'eu OF assisted on the way, at intermediate
am DOW Wofklng upon. and am not prepared To /.
fI,,h l ,'','s An precisely IN regard 20 IT, Ii