Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-03-17
LONG plsrARcs TALKING.
coSss s1o tO Think Five ASiaa1ss n tAs
 Receiver Is at Your Bar.

From Chiosgs it is possible to tel ephone farther than the 1, 200 niles of which New York is 60 proud, for . man in Chicago can talk with an other in Boston or in Newport. The distance Is considerably over that from New York to Nashville.
 1t is not an inspiring thing to talk over long distance phone. Busi ness men may stand it all right for thsir minds are full of other matters, but to one who goes into the thing simply for the experience and that he may say that he has done it the effect is crushing. It leaves one awed and disturbed by the thought of his own insignihoance and the great ness of things"
 But the telephone girls seem to be troubled by DO such thoughts. AT, parently they experience no awe whatever. Each one is busy answer ing those who shriek wildly for con. nectious with some faraway part of the country and keeping a watohtul eye on the second hand of the clock before her. That second hand means considerable to her. The well worn statement that ''talk is cheap ap- plies in no way te talk over the long distance phone.
 Fire minutes conversation with a friend in Boston, even an intimate friend and using short words, is worth in the estimation of the tele- phone company S10. The same with a friend in New York, if it ia possi- Sss for s Chicago man to find friend in New York, comes to t9. If the friend happens to be in Washing ton, the talke= gets of with a pay. ment of only t7.6o. It has been sug- gested that this scale of prices is dictated by the fact that Boston talk woars out the phone quicker than any other, but the company states upon it honor that it is simply be- cause Boston is fazthest away.
 Connection with Boston was called for, not because there was any ne cessity of talking with Boston, but simply to see what 1t is like to talk to some one some 1,So0 miles away.
 Hello, BostonI'
 The speaker did not raise his voice He was strongly tempted to, but had been told to speak in natural tones
 Hello, Chiosgop' came the an- Gwez clearly and distinctly. The man at the phone started. The voice sounded as though the speaker were close at his side. It seemed as though there ought to be some difa- oulty in hearing at that distance, but there was none. The words were even more distinct than when heard over the short distance phone.
 Did you say 'Hello?' '" asked the Chicago man.
 "Yss"
 Then you outraged all precedent You should have said-oh, don't know whstl--some long word"
 The Boston central laughed The "oentral" was 8 girl, and her laugh sounded remarkably interest ing. The Chicago man wondered what she looked like.
 Do you always wear diamond stud with a colored shirt, and say 'waal, and talk about pork packing. and get three divorces Q yearf" in quired the Boston end of the oonver. sation.
 No" said Chicago promptly. "I'm not married. Never have been"
 "WellY"
 The Chicago man stopped to think, He should not have done it. It costs just as much to think with the re- ceiver at ones ear as to say words like "reprehensibility." The five minutes were up, and he was out oh The occurrence was unfortunate. It might have been @ romance.
 To expenses, $10.-Chioago Trib uns.