New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-09
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Of which can be used for the transmits
sion OF telegraph messages.


BY means Of the new arrangement
now In use for both telephone and teIe-
graphic communication between New
York and Denver eight persons can be
telegraphing at the same tine at each
end. making sixteen in ell telegraphing.
snd three persons can he telephoning at
either end. making SIX teephoning at
the same time.
There being Only two telephone wires
four physical wires one on each cir
cult being for the return current. which
cannot. as I'm the case OF the telegraph.
be grounded--three persons telephon
ing at the same time seems odd; but
this is actually what now occurs. through
a new system developed by Chief Engi-
neer Carly. This consists OF a "phan-
tom" telephone wire.
II truly is a phantom, but at the same
time something tangible. since persons
talk over IT, The two circuits" are
spliced. so 20 speak exactly in the CEN
ire of the positive and negative wires,
over this wire telephone communications
are evenly divided. electrically. and
travel evenly over the two existing 'cir-
cults"
II required 1880 tons Of line wire and
e.. oOo poles 10 establish this remarkable
circuit. and 2s5,OOo insulators. The wire
weighs 435 pounds per wire mile. and
ic 0.Is5-inch gauge Besides being vastly
more economical the new invention
makes telephoning over distances OF two
thousand miles possible, and so confident
are the telephone engineers that tney
will annihilate another thousand miles
u,ithin the next year or two that Theo-
dore y. Vail. president Of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company VINO
is on his way home from Europe mas
recently said that It is MS ambition 20
carry the communication into San FRAN
cisco In very short time.
After the New York scribes had said
ALI they could think Of 20 the chicago
reporters gathered in the Chicago teie-
rhone Headquarters, the relay orass
FOUNDERS here sent on telegraph ORDERS
TO open the Denver telephone circuit
That was about $50 by Washington
time Chicago chatted about the wealth
~ renorting rain and a threatening hre
trs, around the block from telephone
headouart ers. Denver reported unusual
heat and fair weather, with the sun SUN
low in the west.
Governor Wilson Too Busy.
y,ica-p President Kingsbury. OF the Ne"
York Office. heard that Governor WOOD
row Wilson was in Denver. so he asked
"ro-," Dovle. 10 click off a few asking
the Democratic circuit rider 70 Talk 10
tho bovs in New York. The message
came back while the reporters were tele-
,,L.oning over the same circuit nina
,.ou that Governor Wilson had gone 10
como Democratic meeting and wouldn't
ga, hack TO his hotel until late hour'
The "nhanton" circuit is an invention
which would be analogous 70 the creation
% = SORT Of steel track that would per-
,oi, the Twentieth Century Limited Ex-
nress ~ run between New York and
chicago in one-sixth OF the time IL no"
takes High grade insulation suostan-
tally stops all leakage with the re-
suIt that the new system gives trans
yrission of a higher quality and more
Intensified than the old physical circuit
Damp weather. heavy foss and other
things theoretically minimize the EN-
cheney. but nothing short Of tree
thoughtlessly falling over the bright cop
nor wire. could have materially ham
nered the visiting between the news
paper men in New York Chicago
omaha and Denver last night. The trees
along the lane" were well behaved and
il was Just as easy to talk az 70 think.
Some of the officials who explained
things 10 the guests at this end Of the
line were Vice President Kngsbury, j.
T Cartv. chief engineer; Q. II. Wilson,
general superintendent; II. :. Brooks.
general commercial superintendent F.
2 Jewett. Transmission engineer. 3.
Gherardi. engineer of plant. and the fol-
tom" Doyle Thomas Connell, Fred
er,ck G. Campbell. Archie T. Crounse
and Edward :. Franken.
Vice President Kingsbury said the
.opening mp Of Denver to telephone com
rnunication with the metropolis and the
demonstration Of the economy Of the
"phantom circuit meant. Of course, the
ultimate cheapenlng OF telephone rates
between the East and the West. Presl-
dent Vail he said, emphasized the fact
that tho stockholders Of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company look
for fair return on their investments.
Beyond that. II is the intention Of the
CONT any o. share with its subscribers
the profits accrulng from money saving
inventions