The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-29
'PHONED 300 MILES
e. G. Cohn in Milwaukee
Talks TO the Eagle Office
OVER MO. AND KAN. LINES
Electrical Pageant Was Grand
Success in Every Respect.

| Governor Stanley and C. G. Cohn, presi-
dent Of the Carnival association. last
night at Milwaukee, a distance Of So
miles, telephoned 10 the Eagle Office and
reported on the electrical street pageant
that was held in that city last night The
report was favorable and the gentlemen
claimed that it was the grandest thing
they ever saw and that preliminary ar
rangements were being made TO reproduce
the parade here during the street fair II
| October.
Communicat ton between Milwaukee and
| Wichita was afforded through the cour-
| tesy OF the Missouri and Kansas Long
Distance Telephone company. While the
| lines have not been formally connected
and opened for business. arrangements
were made last week for Governor Stan
ley and Mr.. Cohn TO report on the elec-
trical pageant last night and temporary
connection was made to the Eagle office
by Manager Meredith for this especial
occasion. The lines will be connected and
in good working order by next week,
when the formal opening will be held.
Promptly az 1890. as per arrangement,
Messrs. Stanley and Cohn entered the
booth at Milwaukee and told central they
wanted the Eagle office at Wichita,
Kansas" Connections were at once made
at Chicago Omaha, st. Joseph, Kansas
City and Emporia. Two receivers were
attached to the phone in the Eagle office
and at the end of one Of them was Mayor
Ross.
Hello, Eagler' spoke Mr.. Cohn dis
hnctly.
Hello, Milwaukee" answered Mayor
Ross. rs this Chas. Cohn?"
The answer came back:
&C. G. Cohn, president Of the Wichita
Commercial club and the Carnival and
Fall Festival association, in conjunction
with w. Z. Stanley, governor of the great
state of Kansas, sends his regards to the
mayor Of Wichita
Mayor Ross replied:
1.-The mayor of Wichita sends his greet
ings to the Hon. w. z. Stanley, the Hon
c. G. Cohn, the mayor of Milwaukee and
to the Milwaukee Carnival association. -
phoned the following report;
Governor Stanley and myself have
witnessed the electrical street pageant
put on here tonight and we both pro-
nounce it a grand success-nothing like It
ever seen before. Thousands of people
also witnessed il and the unanimous YER
dict is that nothing like it was ever I'M
dertaken before. BY all means the peo-
pie should produce it in Wichita during
carnival week in October. The governor
and I are now making preliminary ar
rangements with Mr. p. J. Toomey, the
manager OF the parade, to reproduce it at
Wichita"
Secretary Harry Lockwood. John
Powell, Councilman Luling and numerous
other gentlemen talked to the two gen.
tlemen in Milwaukee. Mr. COINS voice
could be heard plain and distinct, but
the governors was little faint, but not
withstanding the meager connections into
Wichita the sound was carried extremely
well.
Through the courtesy Of Manager Mere
dith of the local office. who went TO con-
siderable trouble in getting the line in
readiness for this occasion, he kept the
line open and communication was carried
on with Kansas City. st. Joseph, Topeka
and several other connecting stations. A
pleasant chat was had with the city edi-
tors Of the ST. Joseph News and Herald
Everybody in the Office took a word at it
and the reporters and night editors on the
Kansas City Times and Journal were told
"all about it" The Topeka Capital was
informed Of the communication with Gov
ernor Stanley and were anxious for the
interview, Other stations along the line
were called up within radius OF geo
miles.
With the aid of the Missouri and Kan
sas long distance telephone the Eagle
Office was enabled to communicate with
all cities in the north and east, even 10
and New York.
Manager Meredith says the finishing
will be put on the long distance
lines this next week and the formal
opening on all lines will be given the lat
ter part Of next week in the pariors OF
the Carey hotel Invitations viii be used.
4 telephone concert vii be given and ali
present can communicate with any point
IN the east and north. Manager Mere
dith Is making elaborate arrangements
for the evsnt and il promises TO be sue
cessful in every respect. The music for
the concert viii be PLAYED in Kansas City
and Omaha and win be listened 10 here
by means OF the funnel receiver.
Governor Stanley and Mr. Cohn viii be
home in a few days 70 make complete
report on the parade. and as 1t has proven
such a grand success in Milwaukee there
IS but one thing for the executive CON-
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