The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20
A rELEaRApHINa TYPEWRITER.
New Invention Being Shown at the
Brooks House.

Brooks House.
George w. Chase, the treasurer OF
the Yetman Typewriter Transmitter
company of North Adams, Mass, is at
the Brooks House this week showing
an ingenious instrument which prom
iscs to revolutionize telegraphic com,
munication. The apparatus consists OF
a visible typewriter, under the platen
of which is motor which runs by
springs and operates small wheels
which give the required number OF
motions to n telegraph key to make
the dots and dashes for each letter
according to the Morse alphabet The
Typewriter may be used as type
writer for receiving messages only, as
transmitter for sending messages
only, or as combined typewriter and
transmitter for sending messages ana
recording what is sent at one opera
ton. Mr.. Chase will be glad to show
il TO anyone. The manufacturing
company is capitalized for $l,5O0,00O
of which 100000 has been issued;
$4,000 of this, which was held as
treasury stock, is for sale. Mr.. Chase 8
object in showing the machine here IS
to interest local investors.
What some of the users of the Ietman
| ypewriter-Tansmitter say about 1t:
| William H. Baker, vice-president, and
general manager of the Postal Telegraph
and Gable company: These machines have
been widely approved and accepted by the
telegraph fraternity in this country and
Canada and rapidly adopted by most oil
the railroads and many business houses
\ number of them are in constant use on
our wires and we ind them all that II
claimed for them.
Swift & Co.. central office 1924 Tenth
| Ave, New York: The three machines IN
this office have been in constant use Tor
/ the past four years and are today giving
as good satisfaction as when first installed
We have always found them valuable to
use in the transmission OF our business
under all conditions and have no hesltancy
/ in recommending them. ~,
| American Can Co., 4i7 West lith st.,
New York: We are favorably disposed
! towards the Yetman machine. both as
/ transmitter and typewriter. Have used
the machine in this office for three years
and believe it has a good future.
! The general superintendent OF the Lake
Shore 4 Michigan Southern Railway com
pany, to the superintendents OF the
| several divisions OF the system, writes:
This will be handed you by Mr., j. I.
Craig a demonstrator of the letman
| Transmitting Typewriter, who. Will teach
dispatchers how to use 1t. GIVE nm all
! the HELM YOU can. These machines have
been adopted by this road as l have writ
/ ten YOU.
| The National Packing company says;
Have been using the "Getman machine
both as a tIansmitter and typewriter Tor
three years and they are doing excellent
work. The transmitter is great labor
saver.
The Wall Street Journal: The Yetman
/ transmtter has been in use IN tins Once
| for four wears. We are satisfied with ITS
work. Some hard tasks have been put
upon il but il has done credit to the com
Manager Of telegraph department Chi
cago a Alton Railway: CAS- a typewriter
! it has no equal. and as for the transmit
| ting device il is "the only way Every
operator should have one Of these mills;
| Operator Western Union Telegraph,
/ New York: II would not part with. IT
for twice the amount ] paid for i i
could not get another. Have used It four
years. How much will 1t cost me Tor
new machine"
The Associated Press, New York, by
| Melville +. Stone: we have had a
number of these machines for three or
four years and have found them very
valuable"
Superintendent telegraph, Southern
Railway: THE typewriter eclipses, any,
| thing in the line Of a typewriter that
have ever seen, notwithstanding the fact
! that the entire office force at times use
the machine we seldom ever have any
/ trouble with it. ! have worked tire trans,
mitter on the heaviest circuits south and
/ to be able to transmit with such great
ease and little effort is truly wonderful;
| appreciate the machine so much that
| have purchased one for my own use.
This wonderful machine is also
adapted for the sending of wireless
messages and calls stations automat'
ically