Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-10
PRINTING TELEGRAPH.
\ Machine Designed 10 Supersede the
Telephone

Chicago, Aug. 1-Papers have been
filed in Springfield for the incoIpOra-
ten of the Western Telegraph Print
ing company, with capital of $1,000
OOO. The names of the directors are
Frank Il, Walton, James W. Chisholm
and Cleveland +. Dmderdale. The
Western Printing company will acL
under powers granted to it by phila-
deiphia company, which controls
patents for the manufacture and use
of a Geographic printing instrument
recently perfected. The new machin,
threatens not only to supersede the
telephone as at present employed, but
TO feYoiutioniZ2 tele9raphy in general
1t Is the result Of the joint efforts of
several eastern inventors, who have
thus produced what they consider a
masterpiece of ingenious mechanism.
In appearance the instrument re-
sembles an ordinary typewriter sur
mounted by q glass case containing
electric machinery. 1t is operated by
simply pressing the keys Every III
strument is both a tramsmitter and a
receiver Each key when depressed
sets small rachel wheel in revolution.
and each tooth of the wheel makes an
electrical contact, causing the trans
mission of a current through the circuit.
The current used alternate, and each
wheel eXcites a definite number At
the receiving instrument a similar
wheel to that operated on responds to
the number of currents so excited, and
to no other number thus insuring ac-
cllracy of signaling. The message
struck off upon the keys of the trans
mltter is printed upon a sheet Of paper
by the receiver, and this is done with
out necessitating the presence of an
operator at the receiving end. The
receiving instrument may in fact be iii
locked box, if privacy be desired. No
tapping of the wires between two such
instruments is possible, it is said, as
the electric vibra tons caused by the
depreSSiCns Of the keys do not CORE
Spond to any code of signaling in use,
and their rapidity Is too great to per-
init Of counting. is not intended that
any instrument shall be sold except
to telegraph companies or railroads.
CleN Gland Z. Dunderdale one of the
/; inc0lpCrat0rs Of the Western Printing
! company, in describing the use Of the
instrument said last night:
when our system gets into use it
will reyer be necessary to use the
voice. The pressure of Il button will
call UP central, rs in the telephone
system, but it will do more. as it will
rC giSter the number of the subscriber
who calls. When the clerk at the
central station is ready to connect an
, inquiry will be sent to the caller, who
Will in reply print the number of the
subscriber he wishes to communicate
with. The clerk will then make the
connection and the message cali be
transmitted and registered whether
the recipient be present at the moment
! or not. There will be no need to shout
ones self hOarsc trying to make cell
trail understand What is wanted nor
to take half the population of a
twelve story office building into your
confidence as TO the private matter
you wish to discuss with yonr CORE
spondert. The telegraphic printer in
sures rot only strict accuracy but
secrecy as well.
ION railways the use Of this instru.
melt will facilitate both particular and
general messages. Every instrument
on q line can register q communication
intended to be general, or, if only one
station is TO hear it, a signal to that
effect can cause all the rest to dis
connect. Similarly in the transmission
of news items it will be possible for Il
central SgenGy by a single operation to
send out a perfect copy of each item
to every newspaper Office in direct
connection with it, irrespective of mum
Der and distance, AS to the speed
of transmission it will be simply
question of the speed of the typewriter
WHO sends out the message. AS fast
as the keys Of the transmitter can
move those of the receivers, no matter
how few or how many, will respond.
INElNIINTNI7 OIJNT TNTTvcNct