Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-04

one-fourth the resistance of common iron
| wire, and, electrically speaking, is
only one-fourth as long. The work on
the copper wire was excellent, but
| it remains to be seen if it
would be as we'll on the common telegraph
| wire The first few moments were spent In
a conversation between the operators firing
little pleasantrIes at each other at good
safe distance The messages are instantan-
eous.
The First News Telegram.
Charles T. Murray, THE DISPATCH
special correspondent, was at the New York
end and sent the first news telegram. 1t was
as follows, sample of the writing of the
message also being reproduced in this col
umn:
The DISPATCH, Pittsburg:
In conversation, a New York politician who
has lust returned from Albany, says that Gov
ernor Hill will undoubtedly be a candidate for
reelection to the Governorship This movement
is considered necessary by the friends of Hill
in order to keep him in the line of promotion
to the Presidency. The Governor begins to
realize that he has made mistake in accept
ing the Senatorship; and that unless be can
make a successful race for the Governorship he
will be out of the Presidential field entirely.
This comedies with the previously expressed
opinion that HIPS strength lies in the posses
sion of the Executive chair of New York. His
friends have no doubt of his carrying New
York in another Gubernatorial contest against
anybody. CHARLES I. MURRAY.
NEW YORK, May g.
How the Machines Work.
The writing telegraph machines have
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scores to various places. here and in other
cities, and by many it is thought that these
scores have come direct from the cities in
which the games were being played. That
is a mistake. The scores are received via
the Postal Telegraph, and an operator in
each city sent the results around the circuit
on the writing telegraph machines, 13 of
which have been in use in Pittsburg and
Allegheny. Chief Operator Hughes, of the
Postal Telegraph Company here. was asked
what effect the writing telegraph would
nave in general telegraph business, to which
he replied:
sit will have no effect except some
slight difference in a commercial way.
Business houses can be connected with
branches or other business houses with
which they have considerable business. It
has its advantages in that a record can be
kept of everything, and two men can hold
conversation which will be accurate. Of
course, for regular business I don't think it
will have any effect. Communication can
be established in smaller towns than now
reached by the telegraph companies because
of the slight expense. 1t works very we'll
on copper wire, but it has never been
tried on the iron wires"
Obstacles in the Way of Success.
There are numerous obstacles in the way
OF the success of the writing telegraph. The
machine must be stationed on a good solid |
foundation, and the least jar bothers its
workings. On windy day there would be |
even more trouble than in ordinary tele- |
graphy. The company hopes to get its ma
chine into even better working condition |
than at present.
It requires about one hours practice to !
become an operator of the writing telegraph |
machine. 1t is ordinary long hand writing, |
but each letter must be made in exactly the |
same place. The narrow paper tape on |
which the message is recorded moves along |
for each letter. The pen is not lifted from |
the paper, but betweenfhe words is a hair
line.