The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-02
.IO Talk WITH EUROPE
Thomas A. Edison, IT., Thinks
Under-Sea Telephony
is ENTIRELY FEASIBLE
Experiments Soon to be Made
Will Determine.

New York. Fer. The World SAYS:
Thomas A Edison. Jr.. expects soon to
demonstrate that by means Of special in
ventions Of his own telephone communi-
cation between Europe and America IS
commercially feasible
The experiments thus far conducted
said Mr. Edison. have been 50 salts
factory that we are negotiating FOR tho
Use Of submarine cable to make tests
under the actual conditions we must
/ meet. What cable we have in mind
/ am not at liberty TO state: but as soon
as We reach q satisfactory agreement
with the owners there will be no further
reason for secrecy.
! 'Of course 20 lay a cahie simply Or
/ experimental purposes would BE too ex-
/ pens.ve. There is no doubt that our PRES
ent efforts wiz result In placing at ov.k,
: disposal a cable adapted 10 our requifL
nlents
''fhe special transnitters and receives
for submarine telephoning VIII be COM
pleted In six weeks. BY the Use OF these
transmitters and receivers. and OF other
devices, We feel eonfdant that We can
overcome tho many obstacles THAI have
hitherto un2ds international commuls k l.
ton by telephone seem inpracticab'e
My father, you VIII remember. ST. q
that by erecting stations every hume. Z
miles, the thing could be done. but a. e
explained this system would De so X
Pensive that IL was ont ~ the question.
BY cur system. however. probably no
more than one station would DC ncces-
q Fr j..
sthe wire FAR UP the American coast. tbs
station could - built on land.
III necessary to have the station az ssa
t would be simply a great ealsson sung
beep in the water. At the station the
sound could be transferred and augment
ed by mechanical device.
The general principle OF the transmit
ters and receivers can, ] think. Be under
stood readily though / shall not attemp,
to explain their mechanism. Cne OF ,he
chief obstacles to De overcome IS what IS
known a. stats induction. Il Is so o.
speak. a sort Of pull exerted by the m
netic pole. and it impedes and interf
With the current on the cable
In telcphoning. its effect Is 20 procu.s
ar eionEaton % syilabIes and A. ID,
where the distance - great. the sound
Of conversation s. something ike a nro-
lonGed groan the words are blended aud
iHdistinguishabie
The old machines fan 70 perform ne
required york quick enough THIS dln.
Guilty We overcome by adding 10 ths
trausmitter device which multlplies the
vibrations Suppose for example n.
word and should be repeated into me
transmitter ut the rate Of one HUNDRED
and sixty times a minute The device
would Increase the number OF ande "a
two hundred Q minute. ard IN auits OF IN.
static induction the word ana would
still be repeated too many times a MN
ute hy the receiver across the sea
Therefore. IN order 20 make the sound
intelaciole. the number Of Vibrations ~
corded by the receiver must be redssced
and this Is done hy mechanical device
attached 20 the receiver, which dirnin-
ishes the vibrations 20 the propar num-
Der. The result IS that the word comas
~ the ear clrar and sharp. The eionss-
ton IS entirely overcome
we are also ahle 20 oppos. the static
induction by device THROUGH which n
a counter balanced o. the ernploymeut -
an opposing force
tests as severe az posspfe n order t,a,
ne may be 91irs Of our ground. A. coon
az ARA nsements are made we shaiI ex-
hfbit the workings - nc system
Mr. Edison explained that the length
o. cable NEEDED between America and Fq,.
rope could be greatly shortened nv ar
ehoring - 10, the commits Of The r,sz..
q tins ocean bottom iasfoad Of Ie.ffrsr \,
fall into the deep deoressious.
'Perhaps. "a I an an inventor" NJ
Edison continued. Il may SEEN - 81.
9Ferenfhu7lastic. but I sincerely beftev.
taat submarine teiephpuing Is bound q,
axe the place u The submarine tele-
eraDh IN a measure. because Il vfa "a
cHeaDer and more satisfactory. u :. SUI.
70 revoletionize ne present rates %
trans-ocearfc communicable.
1T e oB'te within the realm ~ ga,
POSSIBLE that person IN New yo-k ,.r,
% able some day - talk WITH ~ frse.4
n Manila
? The way" afr. E8eon said. a. n,
close ~ tle interview. "a elri9s. shl,z
happened iu connection vith MS .ebe,os
= telepaoriuz 20 Esrops. A e-s~f4 -,
nine who ~ enthusiarffc over ~ mater
wrote % tha Managers 81 he parss -.
position. asking - arranregaents oes,,f
not he u.zfa. providing 4s1spee.e lo.,,-
m cation was ezta5Ihhed s,afweo- ~,
srk and Paris o. have Pra=f3sa, ~.
kiniey open ne HT fal-. The r,a,ss..
Hfnt wrote back taas the rrer-b CO.
ee4d open SIS own ar.,-f,,s-
"ltaopt tas asa of ar McKfnssy Or any
ore else"