The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-03-01

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SARGE PLUNKETT.
The Crowning Achievements of the
Telephone.
Two exhibitions of recent achievement
in the line of telephony have taken place
recently in this city. The first one sig
nalized the opening of the telephone line
from New York to Chicago. The next
one was public exhibition of the capac-
ity of that line given by the transmission
of music over the thousand miles inter
vening between here and the City Of the
Lakes. The music was 30 perfectly re-
produced as to be heard by members Of
large audience. To day New York is in
telephone communication with Chicago,
and the oral transmission of intelligence
has become an every day affair. When
the telephone WAS first introduced, it was
believed that it would never have very
extensive application. 1t seemed impos
sible that all the leading business Offices
in such city as New York should be
put in communication with each other in
any way by the almost impracticable in
vention of seventeen years ago. After
the development of the telephone with
microphonic transmitters for short dis
tance work had become an acknowledged
fact, the troubles offered by induction and
the static capacity of long lines caused
many to believe that the telephone could
never be long range instrument. As in
the case of many other things in this
world, il was found that the best applian
ces secured the desired results. Theco
struction of an absolutely irst-class cop.
per line of large caliber wire and of the
most perfect details of mounting has re-
moved the thousand miles intervening
between here and Chicago efectually,
and now conversation can be held with
Chicago even better than ordinarily with
New York City connections. The success
of long distance telephoning in the pres
ent case is merely one of the additional
triumphs of the best.
On February of the present year;
still greater achievement was commemo-
rated. On that day was witnessed the
opening of the telephone line from Bos-
ton to Chicago. Telephoning is success.
fully carried on over l 1,250 miles of wire,
ewing to somewhat circuitous route fol.
lowed by the line. Al! distances hitherto
covered are Insignificant compared to this.
The possibilities 1t holds for the future
cannot we'll be everestimated. A step
beyond Chicago and the banks of the
Missouri will be reached, and we may yet
see Omaha and San Francisco connected
by line which will form the final link
in chaiu bringing San Francisco and
New York within speaking range of each
other. When conversation is carried on
perfectly as it now is over 1850 miles of
wire, the extension of distance becomes a
matter of detail.
A few days after this reaches our rea-
ders, the original Bell telephone patent,
to which the Courts have awarded an un.
precedentedly wide scope, will have ex.
pired. The expiration of the patent and
opening Of the field of telephony to the
nation is, under the circumstances, a
signal epoch in the history of invention.
Seventeen years ago the patent was
granted. Under. energetic business man
agement the industry based on this pat
ent attained an enormous development,
and it is interesting that these monumen.
tai achievements have only been accom-
plished during the last days of the life of
the patent. The invention has not lived
ont short life of usefulness to be relega
ted to obssurity. 1t has increased con-
tinually in Importance, and it is only at
the end of its monopoly that its greatest
developments have taken place. The
connection of the two metropolises is q
fitting work for the year of the Columbi-
an Exposition. The American invention
of the telephone will have in these COM
mercial lines erected for everyday use its
most impressive exhibition-an exhibit
which will far surpass anything that can
be shown in the electrical building of
Chicago. 1t is an exhibit requiring the
area of six or more States for its display.
The value of this invention in money
making eeuse has been enormous. The
price paid by the inventor of the tele-
phone for his protection, technically
speaking, becomes payable in few days.
The price paid for patent is its surren.
der in statutory time to the public. The
patent fee is merely designed to cover the
expense of the Office, and is no part of
the consideration given by the inventor
But if ne take an enlightened view of
the matter, we will see that during it's
existence the Bell patent, by the conve-
nience it has afforded the public in the
transaction of business, has awarded the
public a rich return for the monopoly
granted. The convenience alone is in
valuable, and the money return to busi-
ness men in the transaction of important
matters cannot be over estimated.
The completion of these great long
distance lines marks the beginning of an
epoch when telephony will acquire a new
Importance. Were the patent awarded q
further existence every year would wit
ness for it an increase in value. The re.