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ard trafsniitter and continued the con-

ara tTahshiittef ana t6ntinueu inc eonz
versation.
What wonderful progress has been
made by the Bell System since then
to enable our voices to be transmit
ted over a circuit of 5000 miles, with
out the least apparent distortion OF
weakening"
Their work has been superb de-
clared Mr. Watson, "and 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 outdoors on DC
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-
president of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company, said:
'sThe completion of the transcontinental
line is not only an epoch-marking event
in scientific development, but also the
opening door to better conditions. COM
mercialand social. throughout the nation
1t means the breaking down of old bar
riers. BY facilitating the exchange or IN
formation and ideas 1t 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,
1t broadens' mutual understanding and ap-
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 IA whole this event will
have Significance that cannot be overesti-
mated. 1t will exert an Influence that will
not end with day, but go on working for
better and greater, results through years
| to come In some way, directly indi-
| rectly, every efficient man and woman in
| the organization has contributed some
thing to the achievement. and therefore,
as a whole, the organization merits con-
| CALCULATIONS"
Greeting From Boston.
The following conversation took
place between Thomas d. Lockwood
| in Boston, and Thomas B. Doolittle in
San Francisco: '''..'"',
| & MIR. LOCKWOOD speaking Good
/ evening, Mr. Doolittle, / send, you greet
| ing from the birthplace of the telephone.
| 1t Is worth while to- have given the best
| part of our lives to the telephone service,
| to realize that I'VE have reached this no.
table day and are privileged to take part
in it. It recalls the earlier days when Y py
| 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
j long distance telephone communication
/ were taken.
THAT seems but yesterday, so fresh 1t is
in my memory, and yet here We are cele-
i brating the completion of the system to
| the Pacific coast, the crown and culmina-
i ton, and that has been made possible by
| the combination and exercise of constant
/ effort in engineering and invention, and
/ constant profit by the teaching of expert
| ence."f
| { MR., DOOLITTLE, IN SAN FRANCIS
/ CO., speaking: Glad to hear you. Mr..
Lockwood and to exchange greetings and
congratulations. .reciproeate your ex-
pressions of satisfaction in the success
/ full accomplishment OF this great work.
| Speaking of and looking backward over
| both say, as did one of ancient times. all
of which saw and part of which / was.
But are you not going to invite me to
| dinner"
MR.. LOCKWOOD, replying: certain
| ly; l am happy to invite you to dinner;
but don't forget that times and condi-
l tons are changed. When in 1879 we
opened the lowell line. if you We're 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 giverit YOU cannot reach
the table until four or five DAYS later"
Colonel Higginson Talks.
Col. Henry Higginson spoke to Mr.
Thomas A. Watson in San francisco
and was followed by Mayor James M
Curley and Mr. Elmer ]. 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 e. Me
Farland, President of the Pacific Tele
phone and Telegraph Company ex
changed greetings.
In New York 1t was o'clock wher
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 Sar
Francisco. Each one looked at his
watch as the answer came back: Zone
o'clock" This started furry of fig
uring. Those who know sound waves
and the rate they travel said that i
would take four hours for mans
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