Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-05-19
,NTNTRICATE DEVICE
,srem OF SECRET TELEGRAPH
CALL FOR RAILROADS.

A. Invention That i"So
~ unt of Secrecy Along the Line of
,d where There Are Many Sta
with operators at Each
baltimore and Ohio Railroad COM
lne los adopted an ingenious coptrlv-
pahy f for use in the telegraph depart
In.V ,+ and workmen under the direction
piec cTnnerintendent Charles Seldom have
OF ?"P = little plant in the basement of
pu' u a., station. where the men employed
5n,,arters can become familiar with
a1he"a There are along the various
Us "' of tbe great Baltimore and Ohio
nleo scores of offices where the agent
Ss $50 the telegraph operator. His du-
Is s. .Ao &c agent frequently call him SO far
Hes from his instrument that 1t is i'm
ava? ?rlo under the present system to
pos5lh; him hear this call when it is de-
il. aI 20 communicate with him.
Sn Tho new device is 50 arranged that in
IL Offices where these circumstances ex-
- hell will be placed, and the operator
- criminal OF division headquarters can
1' ", Tho operator wanted without in
tdA +I,,,. ofico on the line no
forming any ovli ,,,. l'eiooe there NAV he
matter no" mo- hoiis j., +bor AS toll
which nave 'iiooo .,,,ano+od of nraeant If
egraph hi,eS az PaI+i,,ore offica desires
~ ~ colI tbe Wheeling Office, nearly 400
Was " away. the call passes through every
i.tormediate Office but under the new
niYt aa,,, the turning of switch will cut
system tle tl'l li,-,7 7.1a,,t +1o ono wanted
of all Iile oiii'> III d1so bo ornliod to
Inc System w. 49, o,,,o,,n+ Of b,,ei-
those olii0e9 , WI" NOT sufficient To ms
ness aoii0 Nv so,,,,,+ oF q ,,ie,bt onarotor
tify the employ - o-,ara+e,. rosidas IN
and "llei4 ,iII;,,r, +bara hainp instances
the depo' p 9-!,,aIIo fro,,, yariore consos
When II 10 '.o'-t +Lo o,,oro+o,. of+er
to comm ti' ,,aa,,1a, b,,sinoss hours
the close VI 'hU - IL - ,,r-o,. On
Inc Inv e go, and tbe comb1-
years Vi eA 49, -t Han oG ,atants
naIloh VI nv - az NJ, Vorl, o1oc.
Inc coiI.i " '',-'o ~ ,, s Tho +rons.
the secIeV 'o4 ~ .,o;,4 :, LIMIT ~
mI'eL "' NV - 1-o,- TI,io +.onS-
an ORDINARY - I'D INV oo,,,hino+ion ~
mtter can Soii't osS Guy EtaaaI, s+a+io,,
aolS' uaSiie' ,'i.,s so a,,o,,,,ad tba+
mere are lii''i ~ 49,. ,,o,+io,,1o,,
they WIN io'PC c .l,;al, ~ oro or-
combination ioA
rangeu' .. A., ,a,,4,,,1 o4,
"len 'ii0 opol,I'ol ~ t,, ,,ioro. 10
toh ueSlleS " t'll ~ I,''s,, LII o1,o
nhe' no pi'oe' sl.o t11a+ onto ont
tne necessary I'm D.Il'.I 10 r,o,,+s
al oVlei s'"'i1ilI 70, ~ -,
Inns CAUSES Dtii a. 'l,o +i aoro+as
10 ring am! az ''io Sum lie
HaSne' "iHOI O,'''''o'' 90 - n
Id ~ SUM ~ 'ilo III I1 ~ ,5;l,1, ~
tIiS Ano"' I'i''. no S''-4 ~
to S'aIIpn ne oI'it.o ~ Ill
sIn nc Doli ~ 4 Ill,' $50 os,1ors
uiaV 70 ing viii !.io '' 40 III iii
anu II :, ~ 'ii'"e1 10 ii'''''o INV '--
iIS al va III, ,,,
ino y '.Iii' iii''y W -eiAGll
~; ~" " .-io - So .a ~ ~, 400.
1l ll-,,:,' 49, - -, ,,ooog--
na.-4o :. .oii4l'.ll''.l,,.l lo 9i,oatior,
say ~ 'tli! NJ oii'o a. IN Va ,3
omo potS IL inc e eppoSi.o ot 80 $50 t'
I Inu poiii' ~ Iio -. 80 If
Dolts must taIl III certain posltlons. II
'"i ' Do me- "! '',,G'-l'- 49, III
ha 9 IL - CIV 0oi-i 'i'i''V''''' ''i''
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" i'o'i 9. 't'l4! -
n".lon ID mae ay 'Lie oeiiIl't o..!ioi sIt'.,
"lIl ',iJ OTiii ilI'''-
tana fs 'rp'lo't ''iQii9 'I9 llI? WV 49, !;
cioaoa a ''u Iil4 tl4?U,io ~ 49,, CIV =,
tr -o1Vu pe'"eu 1iitG station an! 1iio ~ ti
9.tlG' i!lo vIo o9Vi ~ 'II ~ w Sl-1
sto9iiis VI tlle circuit "luh all Clie o'iiel
-, 40 '-Al - =.