Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-02
A GREAT INVENTION
Barclay. Telegraph Typewriter in Use
for Week Proves a Great Success
What It Mean. to the Western I'm
ion TELEGRAPH Company.

Chicago. Jan. 2.-The end sought by
hundreds Of inventors has been at
tanned. The typewriter telegraph at
last is a reality-a proven success
Nothing more important has been
known to the telegraph world since Ed
ison introduced the quadruplex than
is this apparatus, which is the product
of the brain Of John C. Barclay, assis-
tant general manager and electrical en- :
pineer of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, and for many years
ono of the Western Union officials in
Chicago.
For two weeks the instrument has
been in use on the New York-Bunaio
circuit. Within the next month or so
1t will be working on the Chicago-New
York circuits. Before 1905 is six months
old every big trunk line Of the tele-
graph system of the Western Union
will be equipped with the new device.
All sorts of improvements may be
made in the Barclay machine, but as II
stands today it carries out every claim
of the inventor. Any person who can
manipulate keyboard can operate II
can. by simply touching the Keys
print a message at the other end OF the
wire. knowledge Of telegraphy is not
essential. Accuracy Of TRANSMISSION IS
denendent only on accuracy In touch
ing the keys.
80 Hundred Words a Minute Easy.
The inventor says the speed Of the
tvnewriter telegraph is limited only
to the speed at which a person can
manipulate the keys Of typewriter.
One hundred words minute IS easy.
A few days ago. without maKins any
M rticnlar attempt to speed up,
man at typewriter in Buffalo' sent
324 messages to New York IN FOUR
hours. There was not an error IN any
one of these 324 kilograms Capltaiiza-
tion. punctuation, and every detall ol
smelling was followed absolutely.
The Barclay apparatus IS extremely
simple in its operation. The senolhs
onerator manipulates a typewrtlns
machine which is sin the circuit. ms
10 not a synchronious system, but the
sending of the signals preserves the
nroner relation of the sending and the
receiving apparatus. At the receiving
end the messages are printed IN page
form on ordinary telegraph blanks, the
blanks being fed to the receiver as they
are needed. A detailed description OF
the devise is withheld, until patent
rights abroad, for which application
have been made by Mr.. Barclay, are
granted.
Effect on Morse Operators.
Mr.. Barclay believes that his inven-
tioa will go long way toward elimi-
mating the Morse operators. Other men
Who are high up in the telegraph BUSH
ness do not think as he does. The new
machine unquestionably will bring
about one Of the greatest economies
the Western Union Company has had
in a score of years, for with it one man
| can do what four now are doing, and
these four the most expert in the bust
ness.
| In times when there are no weather
| disturbances on the circuit the service
will be practically automatic. There
will be no necessity for receiving OPP
orators other than a general supervisor
to see that everything is going all right.
That the use Of the system will be re-
stricted to trunk lines is almost GER
tain. There would be little economy IN
introducing it on local wires.
Company Owns the Invention.
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