The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-11-26

-y-4---l IL .Iond OF the Bus.
ton. Revere Beach
aad Lynn sue
---.- ee sfully operated
traias By tele-
a. I0lNA phone on that
== =-== road Is years
so But all our principal railroads
continued for years to act as though
here were doubts. This coRserva-
.sm was due perhaps to the feeling
lat while the telephone might be Just
Is good as the telegraph it would not
oe any better, ard since the tele-
raph was established and fairly sat.
siaoiory. Why make any changer The
'ast two years has brought great
change IN this feeling, however.
1'ils has been brought about by
he demand on the part of the public
or a more rapid and frequent train
service anf the near approach for
lie enforcement Of the federal eight
lour rule coupled with the scarcity Of
.efators
10 meet these conditions of neces.
ity three ways were open. The pres
an telegraph system could be en-.
ar ca, separate telephone system
ns allied, or the present telegraph
ines equipped with telephone appar
atus
Composite systems arr especially
popular on the vast railway systelNs
g tie west where stations often are
ar apart and the cost Of construct
ae elephone lines is high.
The portable telephone has come
nto almost general use on western
,oaGa several of which carry the in
atruments on every train.
An these instruments are OF special
design. being compact and inclosed In
a carrying case In event of a wreck
or washout this set may be quickly
connected 10 the composited portion
of the telegraph line by means OF pole
and lire provided for the purpose. ANY
member of the train crew can easily
communicate with the nearest station
and give a detailed account of the diff
hcully
The train dispatcher can thus be In.
formed and change his orders to pre-
vent further catastrophes. while the
division superintendent. because Of
the detailed information given him By
some one right on the scene Of the
trouble. can issue clear ann explicit
orders for correcting the difiiculty
without having to wait until be has
made long run with the wrecking
crew and sized mp the situation.
The wrecking trains also are pro
ylded with portable telephones. eu.
abling the crew to keep hi touch will
the chief wrecker The advantages OF
such a system over the old practice of
sending train man back over many
miles OF track to some telegraph sta
ton are easily apparent A few min
utes gained a such q crisis as a
wreck may often mean life to the un.
fortunate victims Of such catas.
tfonhe
In handling train orders by tele.
phone The same general methods AZ.
ply as with the telegraph. any names
or figures occurring 10 the order be-
ing spelled out letter for letter For
instance: Engine 1883 -one-thrae-
eight nine-and On single tracks the
names Of the stations are spelled out.
This is done not only when the oag.
lnsl order Is given but IN all repetl.
tiuns. thus avoiding even the slight.
EST chance Of an error. The dispatch.
er. instead Of sending the order aud
then writing ii IN his hook on The first
repetition. now copies the order IN his
book as he 4alss # off He thus
gauges hls speed 10 his ability TO write
It down so the receiving operator IS
not likely 10 be rushed beyond his
ability 10 make a legible copy
In repeating back the message the
ope ator follows the same rules Of
spelling out the agures and nam 3.
and he dispatcher undorseofes each
word as he receives the repeated OF.
der. In cases where The dispatcher
gives the same order 10 four staioas
his order boos viii show each word
foaF limos. This sysan
Of checking orders toeether Weh IL
fact thai much mere detailed Informs
tion can be given BY using tie ifie
phone han bg tha feie faaa. aeeauals
for The popularity Of The sY al
Il taxes about eight seconds t. cal
ach station by means Of this sys Ia
which Is known as lhu
hector system. this iaterva
eittiHg the dispatcher xlis
mstruetiag one -
operator to pre-
sare = iase m
order 10 cal The Il -
second station. /t.1
and while IN. ~
straeiins lie see <
ond operator, % -