The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-27
PHONE TO PACIFIC DUE
TO HEWITT DEVICES
Inventor Tells of Patents That
Made 3,I00 Mile Circuit
Possible.
ATLANTIC WIRELESS NEXT

The success or the recently installed di-
rect telephone line between New York and
SAN Francisco which had its official trial
on Monday. was made possible by the
newly discovered devices which are used
at three points along the route.
This achievement undoubtedly VIII be
followed before the end Of this year by
q similar. achievement with the wireless
telephone. according to Peter Cooper
Hewitt. the inventor, who says 1t soon
will he possible 10 talk across the At
lantlc by wireless telephone.
Speaking OF the achievement OF the
American Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany yesterday MIR Hewitt from whoIn
the company secured its license to use
the patents, said:
II recognized as early as 1907 that TINS
achievement OF tclephOning across the
continent was only question oil TIME
for J had then devised form OF repeater
which / knew would be available for re-
moving any limitations which might exist
upon the transmission of speech over
wires, particularly that Of distance.
"iu 1902 I filed applications for pat
euts upon simplifying devices suited 10
telephone purposes for rcviviying the
feeble telephone currents attenuated ana
spent 10y long distance. ] knew at that
time tllal Nltl llltre ufNt'NS WIZ iA'b-
ely Installed in telephone systems the
limitations due to distance and length Of
wires would be entirely removed. The
results which ! had obtained with gas
o. Ntuor vacuum devices had proved to
me this possibility
Following j. an extract from one OF
the patent specifications
by reason OF the gaseous condition u
the conducting medium employed, ;he gas
or vapor apparatus responds instantly to
potential changes in the current without
essential loss OF energy. In this respect
% differs from other materials or sub
stances. because in such other materials
or substances work has to be done in the
process OF reducing the resistance whereby
a loss of energy is caused and the time
element becomes a considerable factor,
while in my apparatus the amount OF
material so affected II so small that the
energy required to produce the result may
be practically neglected.
I'm granting this claim" Mr.. Hewitt
said. 1.-The Patent Office recognized the
pioneer character Of my invention for
the use Of gas or NapOr conducting
medium in connection with feeble electric
variations. ! am informed that II is due
to the use of relays that this great
achievement was possible"
II will be recalled that a few weeks
Ego an announcement was made Of pr
Iewttts success in producing an osci,lator
comprising a gas or Vapor vacuum device
and electrical competitions suited for wire
less telephony and biography by means
of which. he said it was possible To- talk
10 great distances wirelessy. Referring
to this subject he said that the articula-
tion obtained through this instrument is
more perfect even than that obtained over
the ordinary telephone wires. This state
ment he made with the utmost confidence,
being assured OF the fact by the results
OF recent tests. 50 that by means of II a
telephone circuit need no longer consist Of
wire alone, as is now necessary, but may
consist only in part Of wire and In part
Of air. thus obviating the necessity OF
maintaining wires in difficult regions.
Mr. Hewitt added: From my expert
ence 1t will now be possible not only 10
operate c-c. !oaS DISTANCES wire! 5G!;'
ny telephone. hut wireless Operations over
short distances may serve to feed tine
regular telephone system, thereby doing
away with the necessity Of constructing
numerous lines In districts whore there
are no wires at present