The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-17
SHORTHAND OVER WIRES.
IT HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE WITH
TIE AID OF THE TYPEWRITER.
ny an Ingenious ode OF Authorizations. Ar
ranged by nm Operator. the Capacity OF
q sinGle Wire Has Been Nearly Doubled.


ny an Ingenious ode OF Authorizations. Ar
ranged by an Operator. the Capacity OF
. sineie Wire Has Been Nearly Doubled.
About twelve years ago a Chicago news
paper leased wire to Washington over which
its special correspondent sent all the news OF
the nations capital The telegraph operator
who worked the Washington end OF tho wire
was Walter Phillips. now Manager OF the
United Press. one Of tho most expert in
his profession. and with reputation that ex-
tended wherever telegraph wire ran. The
stories Of the way he made the wires hum with
hfs chubby little right hand were many
There are any number OF old operators to be
found here who have received practical DEM
onstrations OF his terrific speed. and a very
small proportion VI them were ever able to
copy" him. He thought nothing of sending
forty eight or fifty words minute. and only
very rapid penman can write at that speed.
There were those. OF course. who had no Diff
Guilty in keeping up with the rapid operator.
One was the operator in Chicago who received
the special dispatches that were transmitted
every night.
When Congress was In session the wire was
kept red hot from early in the evening until
the last minute that the paper could take news
before going to press. 1t cost lot OF money
to lease the wire from the telegraph company.
and the paper wanted to derive as much bene.
At from 1t as possible. Every inducement was
offered to the operators to get them to do good
work. When the limitations OF the best re-
ceiver In the country were reached. Phillips
began to think OF how the service could be i'm
proved and the speed increased There was
one way he knew OF Mt the start whereby the
speed OF transmitting could be greatly in
creased. but at first he thought that it was not
,.,,,h a..s.. W." 80 ~ ~. ..' 81" ~
-, ny o'" ,. o,e' ''o
to,, oor,h;no,;o,, - ,e..,.s ~, -. Wv. Vs..
a. ,,<, o,o.ot,.. .S 49, .....
jo,r.,, ;.,,.. -, ~
an shos Tha .a,,,s;..t;. ,..,,I ""'
rra.s,o,, -. =. ,a.t ~. t, AN ...,' ,,,,sn
for nv ,nd tho I;to ' "'' ~, ""'e''
THO n,oro ph;m;,a .,,,. =, a.. ..
bowa,.r ,h. 80 a,n.,s q. ~ ne.
that th;s .rstnr, ,.a, AZ III. .me. ~ nun
wh,roh,. ~ ond, 1T, -, '"o
ra.nhaa u. 80, =. s."..
,,ur,nr, III. Io;s,,.. =. ~. ~, ~,
he;oro bn h,d .,o,,aat;on,, ,,.'....n . .h.
,rora ,,,a.a,. =. eoni .",', ,1. 'ia'
o,ar th.t -. ,,ia ..; .u I'm, NV
=. ~ "ou n., siea' u'i'.cu'.y
!" p" t'. !. ~ ops."..,. lne' al wanted 10
"as ", ., -. s ."e "iai a. .ie o',.er
80. -, w.. W.. ~ 'tinnaee " pu, MS
49,. 80 ..1" no uoHn vi pape, III iohs
TO-. :. ~" ~ nu.,. w ~ u.'et eA's'-
t hs u... .'n, r.IAps. wouoeleu over
'hat great DEAL 100. flnaiiS lie figured the
ment He rirrad IN n set 81 old racnrdar.
which were used before he operators ever at.
tenn nted to read hv sounJ. and ratt,ed ofr
iot ~ i,,a,ina+;,o n.ms l., ~, t.,....
n,e ". .u "..," Tvs IA ms .ei.sraphic
traced on the strip OF narrow paper. and it was
e.sv enough n translate thom and tra nso,;,o
them in long hand.
n%t the
the Chicago newspaper wire. 1t required an
extra telegrapher in the home office. but that
was great deal cheaper than the rental OF
second wire. Owing to their previous peculiar
training it d h not take the telesraphers long
tons. The system gave perfect satisfaction.
a gu :. - ~ i's inventor re-
signed ms position at tne wire: ana ne is now
this city. The Chicago newsn,ner wira ,ros
for many years. practically the only one where
In the past few Years the nowsnaners boro
;noroaab AZ. .ho ip I.n., s no"spape,s nave
cnuntrv NOT nn,. rocoivo tho,sanSs 50 .o ' tno
OF special dispatches by telegraph daily. but
maintain special wires OF their own 70 tbo
Ioroor ,avs oon+ros T,,.. IT,, g.,
,taSca IL telanra nh un'; ne SoN. ior 10.
% dnyon o1 ma 1880 So He ID 80 EIeat that
hnSv IN Tho nfti:a frpr oi,Ji.atots are KEN
aftoy . ,cInct nvsrr mr ehS eT"ninf until
9rnn, Sn aWto * Nv n morL 10y nnnuie
nirht Thc preat oh;snt ia ~ W nv ntwS AIer
IL s;bln ro a. thnt as W snt u IN as early
as .nn ~ tinn ND i" IN I tis econonl-
anannr,;za tn,, "n + o piS rIssipie wayto
d; .,t rh wire is Tor the
semumi ~ tho ~ aoorTrsate ms words IN
hr En- t ;rtrndnn . aa' mas neen made
h u, ~" iI NJ p,; ~ typewriterS In
telcHlhtn oHlres anu VT. ii!lllpss code. ! he
M GasarihoS IL, ~ Tur IN tc!esraphy
tna,, Lgenh.;cJ,, 49, "H Mai ON III an aftlcie
iT r. T. hout ~ raors ,o,- s; ...
~ !, - at nA years low since typcwrters
co t ~ ~ Tio nrst Hihg press de-
Sra'cm"e "" ~ rnoir ,si .el.Iraph nperntor to
W. "n ;th ~, 1910 NV m,aet, from tne lnstru-
atr n tSe Wost. rnT y" ,r't,sned MAS an
nleraut.,r IN me MesIern mon once at Elmira.
In lHoo ne copsu on machine ~" pony
press reH Th ruinishpu 20 Hew York state
BapentS. -. AZ" ieI"!t G",,sisteu oi only 2OOo or
oO VILE t; = uaI Mtu Vas sent IN tull ana at
cum ntaaa,t't III I.oW speeu. nut me Elmirn
onsianor "orA WAS considered great
acnies snI .n. ,,.o. a., ,,.,
senet III SeaaS .at"r Tue onlted iress intro
duceH tne Spe"rrteIE az SUBSTITUTE Tor he
pen IN w NeM iofk once. Mr. Phillips. in:
veni p OF the ingenious code ana organizer OF
typewriter