The Helena independent., 1889-07-18
IMPROVING ON EDlSO.
INVENTION BY A FARM7
TeIegraphing sand TelePhOning q
the Same Wire, the TAlSer ar
Ticker in No Way interfering

Buffalo y. Y specia': William b.
ley, & farmer liyiug EeAr northeast
Pennsylvania, was recently warded lett
patent on 3 combined telephone and 4
graph Instrument, the exact nature
which was something Of mystery "a
to-day Mr.. Burnley called Ia the eNl
electricians, J. r. Mckinstry, gene
superintendent of the Cleveland relepht
company and several 0ther western e.
panies, and J. w. stern, superintendent
the New York, Pennsylvania and
Telephone companies, with several q
professional men 10 inspect the invent
The electricians found the telephoD,
be fine talking machine. lt was run
means OF 8 dry battery. which he had
vented. The device was cylinder Al
three and a half by siN inches, with
regulation carbon ana zinc, but the
with paTaftine,
The test demonstrated that the dry
terry was a valuable invention, pEeclud
such Annoyances a. the free Llng and e1
Grafton OF the liquids, md enapiin
movies % renew batteries without expo
70 his company.
tions, however, Is the combined telegr
and telephone device. This was O.
upon a circuit one mile in leugth. 10
ables two persons 20 use one y ire Tor
double service Of telephOniug and
graphing at the same time. This has I'd
been accomplished before, aud As 10 is
known n has hitherto been Uur OF The a
ton 10 string telephone wires on TO
graph poles on account Of the Interfere
from induction.
AT tue test Mr. McKinstry took the 9
phone receiver, and alter ringing up
Burnley, who WAS nt the other end OF
line, began taking 10 him, and ~ the 81
time Mr.. Stern carried On cOnYers8
with another person by means Uf the
graph instrument, using the same
Mr.. Mckinstry found no interference
all from the make ami break VI the
graph instrument MI. Burnley has {
the gradual increase of the line OF r.
ance through the agency Of a small Gu
nuid IN the line circuit This mI
ture tank IL filled with non COnduC
tiuid. Into this huid dips n depend
needle, which 10 attached % lever, ais
the circuit. In the lower end Of the ne
is inserted nOu-cOnducting tip "
sinks into the liquid as The lever Is
pressed by the operators hand as he NT
When the needle comes into contact
the huid circuit equivalent o. a met
circuit, is formed. As the bar Is RAISED
the 0ltcIhN0I : manu- . AllAu nAlA VI A4E
adheTes TO the tip through which the
tric current passes, admitting Of the US
the wire for telephOnlng, but not OF
cient amount % close the telegraph cird
The amount Of the current Is SO sligh
not 10 operate the srmatnres the same Z
the Morse system The cuTrenti Is unbru
and undulating, and, being constant
injurious effects IN the way Of lnduc
could be experienced on contiguous llne
The inventor claims that a wire . IA
and miles In length may be indtscT
nately and prOmiscuOusly tapped by
phone and telegraph and practically
Tor both purposes as effectuAlly as v
used for either one under the old syste
The most important advantage prese
by the Burnley system Is that mess
cOnnot be taken from the lines BY ind
ton, as is very often the case with bro
and others having private wires.
NJ Burnley Is getting ready 60 max
test OF the combined system on
stretch of wire.