The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-11-19
LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE.
The People of the Capital City Can
Now Talk at Long Range.


telephone line connecting Boise
with all the cities of the coast as
we'll as those Of eastern Washing
ton and British Columbia occurred
yesterday afternoon in the presence
of q large company of prominent
citizens. The instrument was set
up in the club room at the Overland
under the direction of President
George Y. Wallace of the Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone company
and D. S. Murray, general superin-
tendent. Promptly at 3 o'clock Mr.:
Murray helloed at Baker City and
directed connection to be made with
Olympia Gov. Rogers was called
to the phone at the other end and
Gov. Steunenberg of this state was
invite d to talk with the neighboring
executive. The talk fan along
something in this manner, as heard
by the assembled company:
"Hello. Is this Governor Rogers?
Hello; yes"-"Yes. Quite hand
somely"-"I thank you. Am sorry |
cannot return the congratulations"
This is quite a magnificent en-
terprise"-"Yes, all elected, thank
heaven" (Aside-"He wants to
talk politics"
After some further talk connec-
ton was made with Salem and an
attempt made to talk with Governor
Lord, but that official proved to be
too deaf to undertake it. There was
some difficulty in getting the Salem
connection, others insisting on get
ting on the line. Mr.. Murray kept
saying, "Helle, hello. l don't want
Walla Walla. Keep Spokane off of
there. Hello, Baker. want Salem.
Keep off the line" etc., etc.
Finally connection was made with
the governors Office and Governor
Steunenberg took the trumpet.
Hello" he said, lis this Governor
Lords office? Oh, is that you,
Dunniway? Glad to hesr Of you
again-Yes, thank you-Is Gov
Lord there?-Hello, hello, | wish
yon would give him my regards"
A connection was then made with
, Spokane, Mr.. Murray having diff
Guilty in keeping people in Payette
and Weiser from listening, as they
thus interfered with the converse
: ton. At one time he said: II am
aware that Payette and Weiser are
both listening. Get out, you peo
ple." After that they quit.
The governor afterward talked
with A. B. Campbell of Spokane, who
informed him that Ed Boyce hao
been defeated in Shoshone county
: for auditor and that Young, popu
list, had been elected.
Afterward Mayor Alexander talked
with General Manager Hopkins o
!, the Inland Telephone company .
Spokane. He congratulated Mr.
Hopkins on the opening of the line
: Vic Bierbower, George Ainslie, AL
fred Eof, George Stewart and other
: conversed with Mr.. Hopkins. Th'
:. latter congratulated Stewart on hi
> reelection. He also said that tn
wind would not any longer blo7
!. through ]. Hamilton Lewis whisk
!, ers, that gentleman having been de
feated by 1000. Mr.. Hopkins strucl
|, Mr.. Eoff for loan, but the banke
), replied the rates OF interest hat
gone up since the democrats carried
idaho. Mr.. Hopkins repeated tn
' application to H. B. Eastman, bu
the latter said he had lost all hi
money on the election and woul'
have to refer the matter to Mr.. Eof
The line is a perfect success, tn
= voices coming over the wire as dis
, tinctly as on the short circuit. MI
Murray, in talking to Salem an
Spokane conducted the converse
;; ton in so low tone that thos
d sitting ten feet away could not ur
derstand what be was saying.
{. The Rocky Mountain Bell Tele
>, phone company has built the lin
h as far as Huntington, where it cor
meets with the Inland Telephon
/. company and others, reaching a
5. points west and northwest. Tn
.. wire is copper, 436 pounds to th
mile. This makes q total of 81
;. pounds of wire to each mile, as tn
line is a metallic circuit. 1t is th
intention of the company to bull
from Boise to Pocatello, which Wi
}. give a connection with Utah, Nor
= ,o,o ond oil oonthoa stern Idaho.