The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-03-15
HELLO!
America May "Ring Up" Eurot
Over the Phone.
New Wire That Nay Hsvoiatsonfxs tho
Present System al Long -Distxnee Talk
ing-Conmu aic~t;on an BE NAdsss
the Ratio Of 1870 y orts Aisuto.


| Present System al one-Distxne" Yak
| INSTRUMENTATION al BE Nadest
| the Ratio Of 1870 y orcs q @isute.
NYw YORK. March Pit teg;ns TO
| look now Us though America would be
nble pretty soon TO ring up" Europe
over the 'phouc The question ef ocean
teller phone is being earnestly studied,
and fora month past experiments tend
| ing toward that end have been carried
on. The results that have been OBJ
| tanned arc the talk Of tho scientific
world.
Keen attention to the subject has
been caused Ly the invention Of lew
electric wire, aad, according TO Some
eminent authorities. il may revolution
! ize the present system Of long-distancc
talking.
Inc problem of how to bring both
| sides Of the ocean within speaking dis
| lance Of each other has bseu rendered
| difficult because OF The breaking up OF
! the sound waves. The leaking OF the in
sulation end several othor tschli'cn OBJ
stacles of a like nature. hut j: 'aoks
at present rs though I'LL tncnc might TIC
overcome. for tho new wire carries the
sound perfectly and does rot need any
| insulation.
It is composed OF stsel wire coated
over with copper, and. simple as tic
combination is, it apparently so!~es the
problem of longdistance eon,,nunica-
ton. Another point Ia it's favor is that
it mey be used with any sty,e of t-snS-
naitter, SO that there will be no utter
ference OF valuable patents to increase
the cost. Also, III communication can
be made by it at the rate OF $50 words
per minute, the advantage over the
present cable methods which will only
allow Of 80, isappareaI
The voic. could be easily heard be-
tween Now York and Chicago, ami
Cleveland. the ordinary BELL magneto-
receiver used as a TRANSMITTED was
sufficient to carry on conversation.
But these good results were attributed
to the large amount o2 copper in thc
wire, aud it WAS not thought that .ie
steel he'd anything TO do with tn. IN
creased transmitting property OF lie
wire.
TO the general public these facts Will
be absolutely new, for it is generally
supposed that the recent trials OF the
telephone between Boston, New York
and Chicago were the final results OF
long series Of experiments. Among
those who witnessed the experiments
on the wire stretched from New York
to Chicago was VIM II. Ecilert general
manager Of the Metropolitan 12!ofra:'h
and Telephone CO. and brother ri
Gen. Eckert, president OF the Western
Union Telegraph Co. Mr.. Eckert e.
tributed the great success OF the wire
to It's being composed OF 10th stool and
copper, hut his theory was lauGhci at
and the affair was dropped. During
the last month he made d series OF cN-
periments with a similarly constructed
wire, and tho wonderful success OBJ
te,acd is what Is now the talk OF Tire
scientific and especially OF the clec-
trical, world.
The experiments were carried OH
near plainfeld, n. J. fine wire Cola
posed OF steel and copper was iaid
without any insulation on it for mic
and half through the water, mud and
slush of a country road, Then that
length had been stretched out
comlnaA ordinary telephone receiver
was placed at each end OF the line anal
whispers were distinctly acsrd by the
men at each end,
A heavy tuck loaded with stone ran
across the wire, but it was merely
pushed deeper into the mud, and tho
talking still went on.
A relnarke BILE fact about this line is
that only one wire is used. The earth
takes the place of the other wira The
fact that part OF the s:nc ran through
broe;S seemed to make no difference
In it's working; hence the inference OF
it's working scross the ocean
Mr.. Eckert. who helpea to carry on
the experiment, says regarding it:
From its performance I have doubt II
would work perfectly we'll across the ocean OK
course, this Is point to DO arrived ~ but tho
little experiments that have been tried oucat
to demonstrate its practical utility. ms
present when the experiments were made re-
tween New York and Chicago. TIE distance *,
] believe. but 1000 miles, and the line worked
perfectly. Had 1t been stretched TO San Fraa-
cisco 1t would have done just rs well Ia fnct,
arrange as It ney seem, cistaEce seems 10 In
crease rather than ressrd its Worhtng The
distance between New York and San Francisco
and New York and tbs nearest point on the
other side Is about the sarnc: therefore,. the
scheme is feasible.
The large and important point in favor Of the
fs toat mn WIT Tar tpda -
tachments to work it Any ordinary telephone
receiver will answer. md tho conversation gees
on just the sane Gcen tho difference IL The
rate that words may be resolved Is the largest
poiSt In its favor. Conversation could bo trans
United from London to New York Es !as! O.
one could talk. while under tho present syEtcnl
twenty words per minute is tho most rapid
rate that can be achieved
may be little enthusiastic concerning It's
great qualities, but ahould like 10 hear 81
electrical O. oiner scientific maa tell me whJ tho
reguiie can not be accomplished 10 review It's
good qualities We can BAY that It does away
with one wire, 70 tranSmitter is needed, any
person con use It, the expense Is greatly !ts-
scncd and the whole system is plnccd within
the reach of eyeryb body. jest think CT being
able, for instance, TO take up telephone re-
ceiver in Men York anu asking 10 re placed
IN connection with London. and all ~ easiiC as
thought IT were merely the Aarler, bs.neh
Denauw won.
IEDsAgAPoIIs, Ind, March 12-ln the
state intercollegiate oratoricnl contest
held here. the representative fro,p De
Dew, D{n,,,,i1 won