Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-02
THOUSAND WORD A sIlNUTE
TELEGRAPH IN OPERATION
Mayor of Boszan lnaugurates Teiepost
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Mayor of Boszan lnaugurates Teiepost
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est Rate FOR AIRY Distance.
I'm sending you the irSt Ielepost
message between Boston and Port
land ! extend congratulations upon the
successful inauguration of quicker ana
cheaper means of communication which
automatic telegrsphy has now brought
about and which cannot fail to be
great boon to the people OF our own
aud other municipalities
With this message to the mayor OF
Portland, Me-. Mayor George A. lib
bard of Boston announced the opening
of the lines Of the new telegraph COM
pany, the Telepost. This system,
which sends and receives wire mes.
sages at 1000 wards a minute, makes
possible so many economics that the
new company is able to make rate
Of 20 cents for twenty-five words be,
tween all points On Teleposts dellv-
cred at destination through the mails
the rate is Is cents for fifty words,
telecards 10 cents for ten words.
One Of the best descriptions of the
Delany automatic system controlled
by the Telepost Is given in the report
Of the Franklin institute. just made
public. awarding Patrick 3. Delany the
Elliott Cresson gold medal. In max
ing this award the franklin institute
authorities describe the Delany sys-
tenn rs e'the ia1ast development in au-
tornatic tesessaphy
Tie aJ.ta5i efalraces both electro
magnetic ana etacteo-cheinical methods
Of receiving messages aud transmitting
them by perforated tapes Referring
10 the main features of the Delany
system. the Franklin institute report
says:
Gould Killed Former Automatic Co.
The most notable use of the chem
zeal system was by the Automatic Tel
egraph conn any. which built lines in
1871 from New York to Washington
and Charleston. with offices at Phil
adelphia and other intermediate
points. 1t continued in business for
about three years with fair success,
when Jay Gould obtained control OF
the stock and solo it to Vanderbilt and
Western Union interests. Delany. Ed
ison. johnson and some other we'll
known electrical engineers were prom
inent in that company. Mr.. Delany be-
ing its general manager. He has new
err wavcred In his belief that automat-
ic telegraphy must eventually become
universal.
The principal difficulty encountered
by all high speed teiegraphs and which
gave the old automatic line the most
trouble is "retarlation," or the static
charge" or Capacity" of the circuit.
The most important of the Delany
patents deals with the objectionable
static charge In this patent Mr.. De-
lany describes method Of utilizing
the Capacity" of the circuit in produc-
ing the record on the receiving tape.
The capacity of the line as dis
turbing factor having been removed. it
is short step to increase the speed
and distance over which chemical tele-
graphs may be operated.
Tested at 1900 Words a Minute.
The committee saw the Delany ap-
paratus in operation on two occasions
and tested the speed Of transmission
Of the chemical system at 1900 words
minute. The record on the tape was
perfect, much more uniform than could
possibly have been made by hand
transmission.
The commercial Importance Of Mr..
Delany's completed system of high
speed automatic telegraphy and par
ticularly OF his elimination Of that bane
Of tclegraphy the static charge. or re-
tareiatien. becomes more and more ev-
tdent SIS its application to existing con-
ditions is considered. High speed upon
long or saort lines is now assured. The
carrying capacity Of line is made
sixtyfold greater than hand worked
lines. Expert service is reduced to
ninimum Errors in transmission are
eliminated. Line maintenance is de-
creased In proportion to increased
speed As result Of these conditions
The cost of service can be made so low
that the volume Of business should be