The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-30
PUT INTO COLD TYPE
TELEGRAPH MESSAGES THAT WILL
BE REPRODUCED IN LINOTYPE
LINES.
A NOTWITHSTANDING INVENTION.
TOUCH KEYS IN WASHINGTON AND
PRINT MESSAGES IN SIT.
PAUL.
RELIEF FOR NIGHT EDITORS.
A NOTWITHSTANDING INVENTION.
RELIEF FOR NIGHT EDITORS
The Realization of q Long-Antici-
pated Development I'm Tel
eGraphy.

One would think it were quite enough
glory for a city of uncertain dimen-
s1ons and population to be the home
of two such national characters as
Hon. H. Clay Evans and Col. Escol
Sellers. But the man who coined
that immortal phrase there's millions
In 1t" which has passed current among
Americans of speculative turn for
the past two generations. has not been
permitted to see the end of his days
in peace. For rival from his own
town, not yet so dear to fame as the
gentle visionary, but dearer to the
practical minds Of an unsentimental
age, has stolen his thunder with an in
vention whereby millions can be saved
to the daily press Of the country
|ns The invention is no single device or
Improvement In a system already op-
erative, but contemplates radical
changes almost tantamount to a new
system, and to James Peyronnet Penn
berton belongs the honor Of having
first achieved that which the tele-
graphic and electrical world have long
conceded to be possible of attainment.
It's adoption will effect in day a
complete revolution in the transmission
Of news by wire and place the fullest
Associated Press reports within the
reach of the publisher Of the humblest
folio printed. The minimum Of cost
will be on the side OF the Associated
Press and a Geographic service as OPP
posed to the day-late reports many Of
the smaller dailies have been wont to
receive by express from the different
StereOtyped plate concerns
Heretofore the heaviest cost to the
subscribers of any flrst-class press teie-
graphic service has been the extra
force Of high-salaried men required to
receive, edit and put into cold lead the
news sent over the wires from the
Associated Press office. Mr.. Pemberton
is a retired Associated Press operator,
who handled the keys for twelve years
taking on an average from 5000 to
10000 words Of press matter day upon
Western Union manifold. He has made
q. careful study of the details Of teieg-
raphy and incidentally OF electricity,
and for many years has been engaged
in experiments, the nature of which he
has studiously kept from the public
The writer called upon the inventor
at his home in order If possible to Sc
cure something about his work more
satisfactory than vague rumor. Mr..
Penberton was found at work In his
laboratory. II am not yet prepared to
make public the inner workings of my
plans" he said, as he greeted the news
paper man, for my ideas have not been
embodied and harmonized in q per-
fected system properly protected las it
soon will be- by letters patent against
all infrin gements or Entertainments
But will tell you the principle upon
which 1t works and what I believe its
Introduction means to newspaperdon.
In the first place I propose to do away
with the old-time telegraph instru-
ments In use, the relay, sounder and
key, and in their stead to substitute
linotype composing machines. Each
office receiving the press dispatches
| must be provided with one or more Of
these machines, which must conform
in every particular with single stand
ard. Connecting with each key of the
key board on the machine stationed In
| the central Office Is a fine copper wire
The number Of these wires will cor
respond to the number Of letters In the
alphabet increased by the primary
numerals, the marks Of punctuation
and other necessary characters plus
two wires whose utility will be ex-
planned presently. These wires, which
are of exceeding hneness, are collected
/ into cable underneath the machine
The striking Of key I'm the central
Office by the Associated Press operator
causes the corresponding key to drop
l In the different newspaper Offices com
| posing the circuit It may puzzle the
mind of q person unacQuainted with the
| principles employed IN telegraphy to
| discern how the striking of a simple
key at the central office can bring down
| the corresponding key IN every Office
| on that circuit. The inventor has wise
| 1y utilized old principles. Underneath
| each typebar he has fixed tiny magnet
| of the well-known cylindrical shape
/ in general use in telegraph Offices, but
smaller.
| AS the current is sent pulsating along
| the wire connecting with any partic-
| ular letter the fluid acts upon the
magnet with nervous energy to which
| 1t readily responds by drawing down the
| type-bars each in succession as the
keys are struck in Washington or Chi
| cago.
| The net saving to the universe that
| would follow the successful introduction
of this system is almost inconceivable,
1 for the astoundingly big outlay now
made for telegraph services would be-
4 come G. thing Of the past. Under the
1 present system four men are required
| to send. receive and put a message into
! type. Under the proposed reform Of