The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-09
SEND MESSAGES AT RECORD RATE ON NEW DEVICE Test From Bridgeport to New Orleans of Invention of Veteran Telegrapher
 Phillips. AUTOMATIC FEATURE IS GREAT TIME SAVER Over 1,7OO Mile Stretch, Ma chine of Bridgeporter
 Gives Fine Per-
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AUTOMATIC FEATURE
 IS GREAT TIME SAVER

notwithstanding the indictment weath- CT conditions that were prevalent throughout this section of the coun- try at the time; and which have since brought the greater part Of wire com munication to q standatill, a test of the Phillips automatic telegraph ma chine between Bridgeport and New Orleans. I4a-s covering a distance of approximately 1s700 miles, was held Sunday and proved q success in every respect
 The object of the automatic Is to treble the amount of business that can be handled over single telegraph wire. The instrument Itself IS about the size or an ordinary graphpphone and is easily portable The matter to be gent over the wire Is first sent into one of these machines where 1t Is re-. corded in raised telegraph characters on a narrow tape, this recording be- ing done as fast or as slow as an op-s eFaGtor can send The tape is then re- moved placed on another similar ma chine which is connected to the main wire, and the Morse characters sent out to their destination at an adjust, able speed which can be made faster than anyone could receive them on a typewriter by sound. They are re- corded on an autornatic at the other end of the wire and transcribed at will and in this way the actual time that the wire is used for the trans- mission is reduced to a very small minimum. These automatic machines for example, had they been in use on telegraph lines during the fore part of the week would, have proved them selves of Immense value as owing to the fact that nine out of every ten wires were completely out of com 1nission or nearly so for several days on account of the storm. the wires that were working remained so for brief periods of time only and with the automatic cut in three times as much news or messages could have been sent through during the inter- vals.
 The recent test was made over a NRsstebrn Union wire. through the courtesy of that company and the able assistance Of J. w McA1ahons the lo-s cal manager, who had charge Of the
 wire arrangaznents ana saw to 1t that the dots ana dashes left New Hsz1g- land for the south in proper condi-9 tion The aItomaties were set. iap in the telegraph room of the American Gfaphophone company where George
 " Conklin, Of New York, who has record as Morse and Phillips, codes sender, made the tape on tho recorder and started it out on the transmitting machine
 as The wire was 40op6d rom Ene WeSt
 end to the local Western Union office where AIr NFcNdallon put 1t through to New York City. From there on 1t was a. Duplex with tsrepeaters,' at New York, Fsichrnond, Va-s and Att la1lta, Ga
 MT Conklin sent straight matter which was reproduced and sent over
 the seventeen hundred miles of wire
 by the automatic at such a rate Of speed which, had it been handling ay- craze messages would have disposed Of about 12o messages an hour, ythIs
 being way ahead of the ordinary work
 Down south in the city that made molasses famous, Charles 1T. H. c'ott- rell an old time operator and for nerIy cashier of the original United Press, handled the receiTing end with his customary excellency- The re- peater men stood by and kept the wire adjusted and not hearing from ! "NOet (code for New Orleans) for a Hong time, Mr. Conklin stopped. sHow IS 1t coming. Cot 2, he asked.
 .'Fine,'' came the answer. every dot as clear as bell But it reminds me Of the story about the foreigner who isaw a huge anchor hanging over the bow Of an ocean steamer at the dock, 1 for the first time. What are you Than gans around for?' asked an off, ciaI Sure, said the watcher. I'm waiting to see the man that uses thaS pick s'
 Bridgeport like streak but every letter was recorded in New Orleans and all were highly gratiffed with the | +Yvi<aI