Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-02-05

ard transmitter and continued &c con-
versation
What wonderful progress mas been
made by tie Bell System since then
20 enable our voices 10 &c transmit
ted over circuit of 600 miles with
out the least apparent distortion or
weakening
Their work has beer superb. de-
clared Mr. Watson and superb Also
IS ehe discipline of the organization
that watches every inch o. this long
circuit 70 safeguard those feeble VI
9ratiols
All honor 10 The ner who have
rerdcreG this great achievement POS
SHE concluded DR. Bell They
have brought ali the people OF the
United States within sound OF ore an
others VOICES and united them into
one great brotherhood
When the telephone mad grown so
that ii could be taken outdoors or Oc-
tober g 1876. DR. Bell hid 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 ard
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 transcontlnenta
line is not only an epoch-m2rking event
IN scientific development but also the
opening door TO better conditions COM
mercial and social throughout the nation
It means the breaking down of old bar
Tiers By facilitating the exchange OF in
formation and ideas it brings the most re
mote points in the country closer to-
gether than were points lying within a
single state a quarter of a century ago
It broadens mutual understanding and APP
probation, and thus aids tremendously
in the advance of civilization This is
one of the romantic and inspiring steps
n the progress of the art as developed by
our great and always mutually helpful
organization which embraces in its ranks
mere than 80 600 men and women To the
organization as a whole this evert will
have sign fcance that cannot be everest
mated 1t will exert an influence that will
not end w:th day, but go on working for
better and greater results through years
TO come r. some way directly or indi-
reotIy every efficient man and woman in
the organization has contributed some
thing &c tie achievement. and therefore
as a whole, the organization merits con
2ratGlat;Ons
Greeting From Cce'oa.
The following conversation took
place between Thomas D Lockwood
in Boston, and Thomas 3 Evoittle IN
San Francisco:
Mr. LOCKWOOD speaking Good
evening, Mr. DooHItIe, / send you greet
ing from me birthplace Of the telephone
IS worth while 30 have given the best
cart of our lives to the te ephCne service
70 realize that we haze rarc', il this no.
table day and are prNiieged to take part
aiding the Boston and Lowell line. the
=oatpn and Provlden. .ines and the
.r~' eXper. menta. line between Boston
New York this last sup. rvised by
f. the first stc0G " the march of
.Jus dist"1ce te!ei,.1~e Communication
were taken
That seems but v-~'or'ay. 50 fresh it is
in my memory, and yat here we are cele-
brating the completion Of the system 10
s.e Pacific coast the ~rowM and culnira-
%, ard that has been made possible by
a., combination and exercise of constant
effort in en"3nePrng and invention. and
constant protit by the teaching of expert
en"e
Mp DCoLITTLE, IN SAN FRANCIS.
co speaking: Glad TO hear you. Mr..
Lockwood, ard 70 exchange greetings and
congratulations. [ reCiproCate your eX-
pressions Of satisfaction In the success.
full accomplishment of this great work
the history of telephone progress, we can
both say as did one Of ancient times all
= which | saw and part of which I was
.ot are you not going 20 invite me to
Mr. LOCKWOOD, replying: Certain
" ; am happy to invite YOU to dinner;
~ don't forget that times and condi-
ticns are changed When in 1870 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 me inside of an hour. but now
and where you are while YOU will hear
with your own ears my invitation three
hours before I give ii YOU cor~ot reach
the table until four or five days later"
Colonel Hiegirson Talks.
oil Henry HigginsOn spoke to Mr..
Thomas A Watson in San Francisco
nd was followed by Mayor James VI
drley and Mr. Elmer Bliss. Presi-
dent Of the Boston Chamber of Com,
II cree.
Nr P. L. Spauld:ng, President of
the New England Telephone and Tele-
graph Company and George E Nc
Tav'and, President Of the Pacific Tele.
phone and Telegraph Company ex.
changed greetings
In New York it was 4 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 it
would take four hours for a mans
voice, unaided, granted the possibility