Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-05-03

advanced and given q practical trial
for telegraphing shaded pictures,
diagrams, outline drawings and
specimens OF handwriting. Wires
have been leased to demonstrate to
newspaper people. merchants and
others that could possibly be inter-
ested In such an enterprise, what
could be done, but it appears that
the invention has not boon recog-
nized as one OF great practical ad-
vantage, calling as it did. for great
outlay OF money.
There seems to be no demand for
that sort Of thing In the United
States, and the companies formed,
which leased wires for the purpose
OF educating the world up to an un-
derstanding of the inherent value,
got. to use the vernacular Of the
street, beautifully left
Now the authorities OF the Euro
pean continent have taken up the
matter for the purpose OF trans nit
ting pictures OF military evolutions,
portraits of fugitives from justice,
and in Germany,it is understood. the
kaiser uses the system for transmit
ting his imperial signature to the
seat OF government, whenever occa
sion calls for 1t.
The process in use is described as
follows: The picture to be sent is
divided into four squares, each
square being mum bered to correspond
with paper similarly prepared and
to be used ut a distant point to draw
upon, according to directions sent
to the transmitting station by the
number communicating. every line
being necessarily straight one
There is a transmitter and receiver,
associated for use. In transmitting
tho picture is traced with a netal
stylus upon cylinder. which revolves
simultaneously with corresponding
cylinder in the receiving station. AS
the plate or cylinder is touched on
one end OF the line, the result is re-
produced on the other end by opening
or closing the circuit which governs
a very fine engraving chiseL The
elevations and depressions OF the
picture cause the diaphragm to
vibrate, and q greater or less cur
rent passes throu, III the primary
circuit to the induction coil. varying,
of course. with tho amplitude OF vi
bratiOn OF the diaphragm.
Only one wire is necessary for this
system OF telegraphiug pictures, etc.
N. $. Armstutz is the reputed in
ventor, and it is claimed OF his in
strument that it is of remarkable
simplicity, and that its mode of
operation is in all respects direct
and positive. A similar invention
by the American. Professor Elisha
Gray, called tho teiautograph,
is worked by three wires and the
cost of operating it must necessarily
be very much in excess OF the Ger
man system above described.
The telautograph consists OF a
transmitter and receiver, and the
methods for transmitting the cleo
trio impulses to the line and then
converting them, in the receiver,
into the corresponding movements
of the automatic pen are all of a
positive character and not subject to 4
accidental changes and conditions,
which is u great advantage in ITSELF
An ordinary lead-pencil is used in
the transmitter near tho point OF
which two silk cords are fastened;
) Ae latter, connecting with the in
strument and being subject to the
motions OF the pencil, regulate the
current impulses and control the re-
cciving pen at the distant station.
The receiving pen Cat the receiving
station) is glass tube placed at the
junction OF two aluminium arms and
supplied with ink from a reservoir.
like an ordinary fountain pen. Tho
electrical impulses from the wirc
move the pen of the receiver stimuli
tancously with the movement of the
pencil in the hands of the sender,
and an ink tracing is left, which is
always fac simile OF the sender's
motions.
While the German system can be
operated only by an expert. the tel
may be used by any per-
son without further instruction.
the instrument works
and is so simple as to be
easily kept in order. Induction or
leakage does not interfere with its
operations.
or late Professor Fl. c. Johnson
ha. suggested an Improvement to
tho telautograph to the cgsc: OF en-