Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-31
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WILL WORK WONDERS.
Prof. Oray's Latest Observation-Disclosures
Revolution to He Worked.
Prof. Elisha Gray, the Geographic
inventor, has once more distinguished
himself in his perfection of the telau-
tograph, which is destined, apparent
~, to work one more revolution in
the business world. A view Of the
instrument and it's perfect workings
has been given to the press. The
performance of the machine was all
that could be expected, and once
more the business world is booked for
a surprise. The "telautograph" con-
sists of a transmitter and a receiver
associated for use at one station. The
structure of these instruments is re-
markably simple, or devoid of COM
plication, and the mode of operation
is in all respects direct and positive.
The methods for transmitting the
electric impulses to the line and then
converting them i'm the receiver into
the corresponding movements of the
automatic pen are all alike distin-
guished by simplicity and directness
They are all of a positive character
and are therefore not dependent upon
or influenced by accidental changes
in conditions. An ordinary lead PEN
Gil is used, near the point of which
two silk cords are fastened at right
angles to each other. These cords
connect with the instrument, and,
following the motions of the pencil,
regulate the current impulses which
control the receiving pen at the dis
tant station. The writing is done on
ordinary paper-tive inches wide
conveniently arranged on a roll at
tached to the machine. A lever at
the left is SO moved by the hand as to
shift the paper forward mechanical
ly at the transmittcr, and electrically
at the receiver. The receiving pen is
a capillary glass tube placed at the
junction Of two aluminium arms.
This glass pen is supplied with ink
which flows from a reservoir through
a small rubber tube placed in one of
these arms. The electrical impulses
coming over the wire move the pen
of the receiver simultaneously with
the movements of the pencil in the
hands OF the sender. AS the pen
passes over the paper an ink tracing
is left, which is always a fac simile
OF the sender's motions, whether in
formation of letters, words, figures,
signs or sketches. Any person who
can write can use the telaurograph.
Whatever is written or marked at
one end of the circuit is reproduced
in fac simile at the other. Piclurcs,
ciphers, shorthand, tabulated state
ments are transmitted, and the
sender and receiver each have a rec
ord of the matter sent. Prof. Gray
has devoted his life to the perfection
of systems OF communication by elec.
tricity. His first work pertained to
improvements in the Morse telegraph,
which, fol many years, was the only
means OF transmitting intelligence
electrically. These Improvements
were followed by his printing tele-
graph, which transmitted Roman
characters, and was especially adapted
to private line work. A number of
these Gray printers are still in use.
His next invention was the musical
telephone, which enabled the opera
tor to play upon an organ in Chicago
to New York audience. But his
crowning effort is the most wonder
full Of all electrical inventions-the
telautograph, or long-distance writ
ing machine.