Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-08

While Governor Henry Carter Stu
art in the Virginia building on the
Panama Pacific Exposition grounds.
San Francisco is connected over tho
transcontinental telephone with friends
in the auditorium of the Jefferson
Hotel tonight. he will hear Mrs. Ham
ilton Smith, OF Richmond, sing Garry
Me- Back TO Old Virginia" II the sing
ing voice VIII carry over the metallic
circuits to the Pacific coast
This feature has been added tenta-
lively to the program for the Richmond
end OF the coast coast telephone
demonstration. and. IL possible to carry
II out. Will form an interesting part
OF the demonstration. The connection
VIII be perfect for ordinary conversa-
ton.
"oLD VIRGINIA" TO CHEER
GOVERNOR IN FAR COUNTRY
1t will be truly fitting for the Gov
ernor and the other Nirginians. nearly
$500 miles from home, to hear on Vir-
Sinia Day at the Panama-Pacific Elk
position the thrilling message carried
In the lines OF old Virginia" The
voice OF no woman in song has yet been
made TO carry on the telephone line
across the continent, and only one
man has sung with sufficient clearness
that the notes and words have been
heard on the Pacific Coast. Mrs Smith
is native Of California and talented
vocalist
At o'clock the wonderful power OF
DR.. Alexander Graham Relrs inven-
ton will be demonstrated in the coast
to-coast span for the first time In Rich
mond. Governor Stuart Will talk 10
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS J. Taylor Ely
son, Col Frederick Peasants Secre
tary Alexander Forward and other
friends. gathered at the Richmond ter
minus. The Governor. accompanied
by his STAFF and tho Richmond Light
Infantry Blues, arrived In San Fran
cisco last night. and this afternoon he
VIII be the central figure In the Vir-
ginia Day exercises
STUART WILL GREET
FRIENDS IN RICHMOND
Al o'clock in San Francisco Is
o'clock, Richmond time) he will tell
friends In Richmond how Virginia
Day was observed at the exposition,
and VIII receive their congratulations.
After the exchange of official greet
inEs. opportunity will he given other
members Of the Governors marty to
converse with friends in the auditorium
the ARRANGEMENTS for the transcon-
tnental telephone demonstration have
been made by ]. W. Crews. vice-presi-
dent OF the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company. and j. +. Bo,s-
seau, OF the publicity department.. The
wires OF the American Bell Telephone
and Telegraph Company have been
loaned TO complete the circuit Invi-
tatons have been issued TO $50 citi-
Zens OF Richmond TO be present at the
Richmond end OF the demonstration
the hrst attempted with the Eastern
terminus south of Washington
$500 MILES OF COPPER
WIRE IN EACH CIRCUIT
The transcontinental line is part
of the Bell telephone system. There
are two physical circuits. each using
$500 miles of hard drawn copper wire
and one phantom circuit" which per-
mits of conversation without Interior
ence from the other circuits There
are SO pounds OF copper in each cir
cult mile, and 1850 tons in the entire
line. Four copper wires. each 1855 inch
in diameter, carry the conversation,
and 1870, 300 poles are required to carry
the line.
If voice were loud enough to be
heard from Richmond to San Fran
cisco. II would take four hours for IL
10 travel that distance through the
air BY telephone the voice Of Gov
ernor Stuart will be heard in Rich
mond one-ffteenth of second after
ne speaks in San Francisco. travelling
at the rate of $4,000 miles a second.
The distance from Richmond to San
Francisco is approximately 3,4o0 miles.
The transcontinental circuits are rout-
ed by way of New York Pittsburgh,
chicago, st. Louis and Denver The
line crosses thirteen States.