The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-11
HEAP OF LONG TALK
Wichita Converses With All
Her Sister Cities.
1T WAS A GREAT EVENT
Splendid Telephone Reception
at Carey Hotel.

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hotel. This event was the much antici-
pated affair in which the long distance
line which connects Wichita with ali of
the eastern cities was formally opened
10 the use Of the public. The reception
was in charge of the local management
and at all times during the afternooW
and evening the parlors Of the Carey
were filed with people. who were loud in
their praises Of the magnifcent-m
in which the telephone company were en-
PERTAINING their guests.
Several stands were placed about the
rooms, on which were placed the receiv-
ers for the use of those who desired to
hear the different conversations and the
music Tom out of town places. In one
corner Of the main room was the long
distance phone for the accommodation Of
those who desired TO talk with out of
town friends, and this was one of the
busiest places during the entire time. On
the east side Of the room was a long dis
lance phone under the charge of Sup
erintendent Mcdaniel Of Kansas City,
who made the different connections for
those who desired to converse with
friends in other cities.
During the afternoon the rooms were
crowded and many were privileged to
talk over the long distance phone. Music
played in Kansas City, St. Louis, Topeka
and other cities could be distinctly heard
by the guests and the receivers on the
different stands were much in demand.
It. seemed to be really surprising to the
NyicbF+o vaoo9n zg-fC vr-pra familiar
with the long distance phones to realize
that people in Chicago, Milwaukee, Dav-
export or Omaha could be heard so dis
tinctly. Under ordinary circumstances
there is only one receiver attached when
people are talking over such long dis
tances, but yesterday, instead of one re-
ceiver. there were nearly fifty and every
body could hear very distinctly.
The crowd in the evening was a sur
prise to the telephone management and
at times the rooms. were so crowded that
il was almost imDessible TO move around.
The receivers We're very much in demand
by thoss who were anxious to try the
long distance telephone.
It IS not generally known that there are
SIX wires runfing into Wichita from
Kansas City and these six wires make
three metallic circuits. For the reception
Superintendent Mcdaniel arranged to
have the other Offices between here and
Kansas City cut out and the connections
were made direct with Kansas City. The
lines did not even run through the cen
trail Office here, and by reason Of having
no connections with other places, IT was
possible to give suca excellent service
with so many receivers attached 10 the
lines.
It was interesting to hear some Of the
conversations with out Of town people /
Usually the conversations were heard by /
those who cared to listen at one of the |
on the stands. The usual con- /
versation went something like this to the |
listener who stood at this end of the line /
and only heard a part OF the conversa-
ton:
Hello"
Hello! hellor' I
"Heuol hello there"'
rs this Chicago?"
"Helor"
rs this Mrs. Brown"
81 am glad to hear that
why is that so?"
''Yes'
Yes I think So
Did You really % that?"
You did"
when do you expect to leave for Colo
rado?"
so soon?"
We'll I hope that you VIII have nice
time"
YES. am trying the new long dis
lance telephone"
ON. Il works all right"
"Weu goodbye
People were called up in st, Louis, No. |
Joplin. No. Kansas City, No, lola, Kan. |
Omaha, Lawrence, ST. Joseph. Chicago
Lincoln. Neb. Springfield. Topeka, Mil
waukea. Detroit, Toledo. Cleveland Dav-
export and many othe1. places during the
afternoon and evening. The conversation !
with all IF the Persons at the different |
places was very distinct and easily heard !
Among the Wichita people who talked
with people out of town We're: Mrs
Eaton. Tom Voss. H NJ Grafton II. c. /
Hodges, 5. D. Porter. Mrs Anderson !
Mrs. j. A. Rummel. Claud Funk, Chas |
q. Cohn, Tony NNeinschoDk, c. ~ Steel |
r. L. Crawford, Walter Hess. Gerald !
Nolk.- II. Z. Lockwood. Walter lines, H !
W. Friend d Heinan ". ~ Reed. A
number of other people called up friends /
ana We're privileged to talk with relatives /
whom they had pever seen.
The music furnished Tor the occasion !
was very fine and many comments were
made on it during The evening. Band
music was principally given. as it is pos1
sibie IN hear this kind OF music more
clearly than other music over the phones. /
A number Of the telephone people from
other places We're attending the reception
last night. Among the number were
Superintendent Mcdaniel Of Kansas City.
Roy Cochran of Hutchinson, Pliny Simp-
son of Arkansas City, VIII Wilson Of
Oklahoma City>Uly Ronig Of Wellington. /
MISS Maggie BarndoBar Of Wellington
HeTschel Funk Of Belle PLANE, and {. A
Stssle OF AUlvane
one of the attractions at the reception
was the switchboard. which was worked
by Superintendent Mcdaniel. BY this he
was able to cut of the different stands !
a viii, and people who were listening at
one time TO someone talking would be
hearing some band playing before they
cauld hardly realize that a change had
been made. The instrupent and little
switchboard IS Il very fine one and IS
Dav city. Eeb.. April !. 1850
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