The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-15
STUART AND STEVENS
HAVE LONG CONFAD
In FACT. Their Conversation Was All
Way From New York to Governors
Hotel az Los Angeles.

Governor II. c. stuart at Los
Angeles and President George w.
Stevens. OF the Chesapeake ard Ohio
Railway Company, In New York. veg
Iterday held an interesting CONVERSE
ton over the new transcontinetai
telephone line.
Governor Stuart, abed Yesterday
morning In his hotel in Los Angeles.
was Just catching last wink of xtesn
In preparation for = busy day when ne
was rudely awakened by loud rah ~
his door. "A telephone call for you
down in She lobby. GoverDrg," an
|nounced the Jap page when fhe Cow
ernor inquired what brought him to
his door so early in the mornnx.
Tell them they'll have 10 wait till
I'm dressed" replied the Chief Xxx
ecutive of Virginia in not too good a
humor.
Meanwhile the man at the other end
81 the wire was growing riora i'm
patient every minute. Just as he wos
about to give up In despair the Gov
|ernor descended into the lobby. rub
bed the last traces of s.eep from mis-
eyes. stepped into a telephone booth
and said .'Heiio." more pleasantly
than one would think possible under
the circumstances
1oOu HfOfUtU&s SfpNSTHoE, Halu d
familiar voice over the wire This
is President Stevens, ~ the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway. We just
had our lines extended to the coast
by telephone and wanted to ex-
change greetings with you. / hope I
haven't called you from your lunch r.
I'm mighty glad to hear your
voice again. Mr. Stevens" said Gov
ernor Stuart "but do you realize that
II haven't even had breakfast yet?
You must be talking from China
President Stevens. seated at tele-
phone In the main Offices of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company in New York city. sudden
~ realized that while his watch point
ed to IL o'clock. the clocks in Cali
fornia, and particularly Governor
Stuarfs watch. was Just creeping up
to s.
President Stevens and a group of
Chesa peake and Ohio executives were
guests in New York of the Bell Tele-
phone officials yesterday morning.
where arrangements were made for
them to talk over the new trans
continental telephone line to Cover
nor Stuart and his stan and 10 sew
erai members of the Virginia Blues.
Old Virginia Suits Them.
ne tf0Ne1Io anu party ~hos
with 100 members of the Virginia
Blues have been doing" California
and the expositions since Virginia
Day. July s. told their friends In New
York of the glorious time they were
having. of the great success of Nir-
ginia Day. of the beauties of the Pa
eific country. the wonders of the ex-
positions and the fine hospitality with
which Californians are receiving them
on every hand.
But the Old Dominion is good
enough for u.s. eonnded the Cover
nor's voice over the 1000 mile wire
TITS been a wonderful trip and we're
enjoying every minute of IT, but by the
Gath We will all probably be happy to
see Richmond and Virginia once
more
The two groups - Virginians Mt
opposite ends Of wire 5000 miles
long chatfed. laughed and exchanged
pleasantries for a half hour with as
much intimacy as though they were
separated only by the walls OF room
instead of by q whole continent. IT
was necessary TO speak no louder than
one would In teiephoning his next
door neighbor, and the voices came In
from the other end of the wire as
clearly and as distinctly as though the
speakers were in the room.
1t was q remarkable and thrilling
demonstration OF the triumph OF
modern science over time and space.
Among those in New York who
talked TO Governor Stuart and his
party were. George W. Stevens.
president. Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way, G.. b. Wall. assistant to Presi-
dent stevens; c. w. bradley. super
intendent of telegraph OF the c. O.
system: J. b. Edmunds. secretary 10
President Stevens. all of Richmond;
Jas. Steuart MacKie. OF New York.
treasurer OF the c. & o Railway, and
M. ]. Caples. of Columbus Ohio, vice.
president of the Hooking Valley Rail-
way.