The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-02-04
ara transmitter ana continued the soo-

ard transmittsr ana continued the soo-
versation.
What wonderful progress has been
made by the Bell System since then
to enable our voices to be transmit
ted over circuit of 5000 miles, with
out the least apparent distortion or
weakening"
Their work has been superb" de-
clared Mr.. Watson, land superb also
is the discipline of the organization
that watches every inch OF this long
circuit to safeguard those feeble vi
brations."
"All honor to the men who have
rendered this great achievement pos
sible.'' concluded DR.. Bell They
have brought all the people OF the
United States within sound OF one an
others voices, and united them into
one great brotherhood
When the telephone had grown so
that it could be taken Guido ,rs on o.
tober 8, 1876, DR.. Bell had called
"ahoy" across two miles Of wire, just
as he was calling now across three
thousand. and It was not until some
time later that hello" was used
Mayor Mitchell Of New York and
Mayor Rolph of San Francisco eX.
changed greetings,
Statement by Mr.. Bethel.
In speaking of the new transconti-
mental line U. n. Bethel, senior vice.
president of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company. said
The completion OF the transcontinental
line Is not only an epoch-marking event
in scientific development, but also the
opening door to better conditions, COM
mercial and social throughout the nation.
1t means the breaking down of old bar
riers. BY facilitating the exchange OF in
formation and ideas II brings the most re-
mote points in the country closer to-
gether than were points lying within a
single state quarter of a century ago.
II broadens mutual understanding and APP
probation and thus aids tremendously
in the advance OF civilization. This is
one of the romantic and inspiring steps
in the progress of the art as developed by
our great and always mutually helpful
organization which embraces in its ranks
more than 10000 men and women. To the
organization as whole this event will
have significance that cannot be oVerPsti-
mated. 1t Will exert an influence that will
not end with day, but go on working for
better ana greater results through years
To come. In some way. directly or indi-
rectly, every efficient man and woman in
the organization has contributed some
thing To the achievement, and therefore.
AS whole, the organization merits con
CALCULATIONS"
Greeting From Boston.
The following conversation took
place between Thomas ID. Lockwood
in Boston, and Thomas b. Doolittle in
San Francisco:
MIR. LOCKWOOD speaking : Good
evening Mr.. DUOltttle | send YOU greet
N tsl
Ii Is worth while to have given the best
part of our lives to the telephone service
to realize that we have reached this mo-
table day and are privileged to take part
in 1t, II recalls the earlier days when by
building the Boston and Lowell line, the
Boston and Providence lines, and the
first experimental line between Boston
and New York this last supervised by
Yourself the first steps in the march OF
long distance telephone communication
Were taken
THAT seems but yesterday, so fresh il is
In my memory. and yet here we are Cele-
hrating the completion Of the system to
tn" Pacific coast the crown and Culmina-
lion, and that has been made possible hy
~" combination and exercise OF constant
effort in engineering and invention and
constant profit by the teaching OF expert
rnre.'
MIR DOOLITTLE. IN SAN FRANCIS
90, speaking: Glad to hear YOU Mr.
Lockwood, and to exchange greetings and
congratulations. | recprocate your ex-
prrssiuns of satisfaction in the success
ful accomplishment OF this great work
Speaking of and looking backward over
the history Of telephone progress. we can
both say. as did one OF ancient times, all
of which | saw and part of which | was
But Nrg you not going to invite mo to
MIR. Loo tWOOD. replying: Certain
ly, ! am happy to invite YOU to dinner;
but don't forget that times and condi-
tons are changed. When in 1879 we
opened the Lowell line. If you were in
Lowell, You would have heard my invita-
ton while | was giving it, and could have
Joined mc inside of an hour but now
and where you are. while YOU viii hear
with your own ears my invitation three
hours before | give 1t vou cannot reach
the table until four or five davs later"
Colonel Hlgsinson Talks.
Col. Henry Higgnson spoke to Mr..
Thomas A. Watson in San Francisco
Curley and Mr. Elmer J. Bliss. Presi.
dent of the Boston Chamber OF Com
merCe.
Mr. p, l.. Spaulding, President OF
the New England Telephone and Tele.
graph Company and George f. Nc.
Farand. President Of the Pacific Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company ex.
changed greetings.
In New York ii was o'clock when
Doctor Bell sent his 'ahoy" across
the continent, and one OF the
first Of the guests to speak af-
ter him asked the time in San
Francisco Each one looked at his
watch as the answer came back: "One
o'clock This started furry OF fig.
uring Those who know sound waves
and the rate they travel said that 1t
would take four hours for a mans
voice, unaided, granted the possibility