Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-10-22
Conversation Carried on With
Ease Between New York
and Chicago.
Formal Opening of the Longest
Telephone Line in the
World.
Milwaukee Talks With New
Jersey Some Interesting
Details.

New York, Oct. 1S.-This afternoon
in the presence Of a distinguished com
pany, the telephone service with Chi
cago was formally inaugurated. Pres
ident Hudson explained to the assem-
blage before the test began that the new
connection between New York and
Chicago was the longest telephone line
in the world.
A cOTnet solo, the Star Spangled Ban
ner was then played and the same
familiar tune repeated from Chicago
The notes came clear and distinct
America was sent and received in Dne
same way and then Mayor Grant spoke
to Mayor Washburne of Chicago.
THE city of Chicago greets the city of
New York said Mayor WashbuIne.
THE city of New York returns com
pliments and wishes you all success in
the great celebration you have this
week, was Mayor Grants reply.
THE city Of Chicago extends greet
ing and conglatulates the nation" said
Mayor Washbune impressively ION the
American invention which shall supple
ment the telegraph and enable the pco-
pie Of the continent to communicate
orally where they now resort to post
and telegraph"
Mayor Grant, in conclusion, made 4
graceful personal expression Of regret
at his inability to attend the dedication
exercises this week.
In Chicago.
Chicago, H.. Oct 1S.-An event that
ought to furnish Jules Verne with fresh
material for scientific fiction occurred
in Chicago this afternoon Telephone
communication between Chicago and
New York was established, and a com
pany Of people assembled in a room on
Quincy street had the pleasure of con
versing across the tolerably large eX-
panse of country that separates the At
lantic Ocean from Lake Michigan.
The Chicago terminus of the line is in
the Rand McNally Building, and the
New York terminus is at Is Cortland
street Between these two points lies
about as diversified a bit Of territory as
can be found and many obstacles be
sides the distance of 1000 miles were
opposed to the success Of this under
taking The line is, Of course, a me-
tallic circuit; that is, the circuit is com
pIeted by the use Of two copper wires.
instead of using n single wire, and
grounding it at each end, as is com
monty done with the telephone and
telegraph lines. The wire used is hard
drawn copper and it's size is No. 10,
standard guage. A special point has
been made of using perfectly sound and
solid poles, and they are, for the most
part, of hard wood Where the ground
is soft they are set in a mixture of Port
land cement and sand Securing the
rightof-way for such a long distance
was quite an undertaking, and, in addi-
ton, the company has bought the right
of trimming trees wherever their
branches are likely to interfere with the
lines, and between New York and Chi
cago not a leaf touches the wires.
Other lines of this character have
been operated in the east for about five
years, The first ones We're built be-
tween New York and Philadelphia
and New York ana Boston. The svs-
TEN from New York, through the states
Of Connecticut and Rhode Island to
Boston, terminates at Portland. The
state of Connecticut is gltdhuned with
a system OF metallic circuit fines in
connection with the long distance lines,
and is substantially, by these facilities,
made one large exchange, with perfect
local and foreign communications. An
other system runs from New York 10
Buffalo, entirely in New York state,
ana line south from Syracuse in con
ncction with this line, bisccts New York
and Pennsylvania to Philadelphia.
There is still another independent svs-
ten, to Detroit vim Philadelphia. Har-
ris5urg, PittsburE and Cleveland. ana
comprehensive system Of lateral lines
in all these directions,
The route Of the new direct lines lust
opened between New York and Chicago
is via South Bend, Toledo, Youngstown.
PittSburg. Altoona, Harrisburg. Read
ing, Allentown, EaSton, ANA Morristun.
y. j., 20 New York, q distance of about
1000 miles. There is, Of course.
comprehensive system " lateral lines
I'D connection with these through
rut S. and al these eastern connections
win be available for conversation from
fhg territory ~ the Wisconsin company.
nc gl points where metallic rfrrusfs
have heaE extended as Appleton 81
the north. NpnmSaa on the aodth. Wan.