The Arvada enterprise., 1915-01-28
A Transcontinental
Telephone Service

III the scientific world was reached
Monday afternoon when telephone
conversations were carried on be.
tween Washington, New York
Boston and San Francisco, with
as much ease as though those con.
verSing were only a few miles
apart. This remarkable achieve
ment was enjoyed by President
Wilson of the United States. Pro-
feSSor Alexander Graham Bell the
inventor of the telephone; Thomas
A. Watson, the fist man to whom
Mr.. Bell ever talked over the tel.
ephone; President Moore of the
Panama-Pacific Exposition, and
many others. 1t was the inaugur-
alton of the tranScOntinental COM
mercial telephone system and i,
required over 3,400 miles of wire
to connect the eastern with the
western coast. 1t was as though
the Atlantic had reached over in
its mighty splendor and shaken
hands with the peaceful Pacific.
The conversation occurred about
4 O'Clock eastern time, and
O'Clock San Francisco time.
| President Wilson was the first
person not connected with the tel.
ephone company to enjoy the priv.
ilege of hearing a human voice
over 3,4O0 miles of wire. He step.
ped to the telephone, and. placing
the receiver to his ear, said. in q
clear and impressive manner, tc
President Moore of the Panama
and Pacific Exposition: 1t appeals
to the imagination to speak across
the continent. 1t is a fine omen
for the exposition that the first
thing it has done is send its voice
from sea to sea. l congratulate
you on the fine prospects for sue
cessful exposition. ! am conf
dently hoping to take part in i,
after the adjournment of congress
May not send my greetings to
the management and to all whose
work has made it possible and has
made it the great event it promis.
es to be, and to convey my person.
al congratulations to your"
| AS the president finished, Pres.
ident Moore of the great exposition
responded: I'VE are looking for.
forward'to your coming here.
think you will be pleased with
what we have done. | assure you,
M. President. that you will neve,
receive welcome that will be
more cordial or more enthusias.
tic"
Thirty-four years ago, when
Alexander Graham Bell invented
the telephone. his first converse.
ton was with Mr.. Thomas A. Wat.
son. They talked over q line two
miles long. AT the close of Pres
ident Wilson's talk with President
Moore. Mr.. Bell, who was in New
York, came in on the line, and
Mr.. Watson who was in San Fran.
cisco, was also connected, and the
three held short conversation.
congratulating each other on the
scientific achievement. The pres.
ident said: II consider it An honor
to be able to express my admira.
ton for the inventive genius and
scientific knowledge that has made
this possible. and my pride that
this vital cord should have been
stretched across America as a new
symbol Of our unity and our enter.
prise. Will you not convey my
cordial congratulations to Mr..
Bell, and | want to convey TO you
(meaning Mr.. Watson) my per-
sonal congratulations"
ltis an interesting fact that DIR.
liell and Mr.. Watson used the
same instruments Monday in &C.
complishing the transcon,inen,al
conversation that they used thirty.
four years ago in accomplishing
their two-milc conversation. They
also used a part of the same wire