The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-07
4 GREAT INVENTION.

The world is occasionally startled by
the perfection and Importance Of some
new invention destined to bring great
benefits to mankind. New inventions
do not come by chance; inventive
geniuses are raised up with those in
herent endowments which enable
them to bring under control the forces
Of nature in new appliances or machin-
cry to be operated for the benefit of the
human race. These are some of the
thoughts which arose when q few days
ago in this city we first saw in opera
ton the Essick Type Printing Tcle-
graph.
Prof. Henry was the first to dis
cover the telegraph, inventing the first
II achne moved by electricity, and
Prof. Morse applied the principles iii
| his construction of the first telegraph
line. But it remained fo- Mr.. Samuel
| V. Essick to invent a machine COM
bining the principles of the telegraph
and the more recently invented ordi-
nary typewriter, and which he has
brought to perfection after years Of
close experimental study and put into
practical operation. One must see this
instrument before he can fully realise
that the recital Of its marvellous work
ings is not the story OF mere magic or
legerdemain.
The operator at this end of the wire
signalled to the operator at the New
York city end, and instantly, without
any one at this end touching the keys
or any part of the instrument, the fol-
lowing was addressed to your CORES
pondent, being rapidly printed on or
dinary paper in Roman type, in full
view, at the rate Of about fifty words
per minute, viz:
"NEw YORK, June 18th, 1890.
ave are pleased to show you the
work of the new and improved Essick
Page Printer for long and short tele-
graph lines.
| "Iours,
I'D. J. LUDWIG, q. ;.
Ny reply was dictated, and the very
skilful lady operator, by quick finger
movements on the keys, sent the
message over the wire, while at the
instant it was printed by the instru-
ment on ordinary paper in response TO
the same touch or pressure of the keys
that caused its transmission to New
York City. In that city it was printed
at the same instant it was here, the
operator there simply watching the
| instrument as each word Of the mes
sage could have been simultaneously
printed on receiving instruments To-
Gated at every station between the two
cities, the operator here doing all the
work, no attention being required at
the receiving stations.
The Essick system of telegraphy,
transmission by printed characters Of
the alphabet instead of by dots and
dashes, has been operated on single
wire G2O miles in length, and it can as
easily be operated over wires Of much
greater length. The system is bound
to supersede in great measure the
telephone while it is more correct and
satisfactory in practical business op-
erations, and especially for its pages Of
actually printed news for the press,
than telegrapby by the Morse system.
1t will do the work as rapidly and at
the same time cheaper.
The Essick Printing Telegraph Com
pany has been organized with head
quarters at III Broadway New York,
whittier Mr.. Essick removed in 1886
from his home in Alliance, Ohio. The
company is organizing sub-companics
in other cities. Mr.. Essick, the inven-
tor, and Mr.. Abner Mckinley, Treas
urer and General Manager, brother Of
Representative Mckinley ofthe House,
were here eXhiting their systems to the
House Committee on tie Postal Tele-
graph, a majority of whom were pres
ent in the office of the company, Mr..
Wannamaker, Postmaster General,
and many other officials and citizens,
all of whom were delighted with the
successful operations Of the Essick
system. The company is receiving
great encouragement from all parts of
the country, and will return i'll the fall
to organize a sub-company in this city.
There a great demand for the Essck
instrument, far in excess Of the present
speed of manufacture.
To BE a. Good Teacher.