Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-03

ton of Edison's chalk cylinder ma
chine.
November 17-Running wires at
Secretary Sherman'S house. This was
wire from the Treasury Department,
terminating at the Office of the captain
of the watch, to the Secretary's house
on K street, between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets.
November 19-Went to Baltimore
to put up some telephone wires for a
Catholic fair at the Masonic Temple.
This was under an arrangement with
the Baltimore News.
November 20-Built line from the
Maryland Agricultural College to the
College Station on the Baltimore &
Ohio road, and on the 21st put the
telephone wires on this line.
November 22-Tested telephones for
the Secretary of the Treasury in the
evening. This test was made on the
line built the 18th, and was for the
purpose of showing Secretary Sher-
man how to work the instrument.
from my Office to the Navy Depart
ment, Kaufman sang.
November 27-Put up telephones at
Navy and Interior Departments.
December 16-Eave been very busy
with telephones. Mr.. Sanders of Bos-
ton and Mr.. Cheever of New York
were here last night. Mr.. Sanders Is
the treasurer of the Bell Telephone
Co, and about this time was very
much in need Of money. For long
time after the business was started
the company required advanced pay
ments on all telephones delivered to
agents, and was anxious to collect
rentals as fast as possible. l fire.
quently advanced money Of my own
when I had none belonging to the
Bell Telephone Co.
Mr.. Charles A. Cheever was agent
for the company in New York. / had
had correspondence with him, and one
day last week had a telephone call
from him at Mr.. Hubbard's room,
then on l street near Fourteenth. Mr..
Cheever said he would soon be at my
office. Shortly afterward a carriage
stopped at the door and a gentleman
got out, took up something in his arms
and came in. That something" was
Mr. Cheever, who was placed in
chair by his companion. He at once
proceeded to talk telephone business
and my embarrassment at his appear
ance quickly passed away. / have
since learned that when a small child
he was let fall by a nurse and so badly
injured that his lower limbs had never
grown and his whole body was de-
formed and stunted.. except his arms
and his head. But he had all the vigor
and force Of a thoroughly intelligent
business man.
December 17-Dr. Richmond at the
Office with his telephone. / believe
DR.. Richmond came from Lansing,
Mich. The principal feature of his
transmitter was tube of water with
two platinum points coming quite near
together in the liquid.
December 20-Started telephones be-
tween the White House and the State
Department.
1S7S-November 17-Have been or
ganizing Telephone exchange business
under an arrangement with w. III.
Barnard. who represented II. d. Cooke,
jr. Engaged an Office in the top OF
Evans new building on New York
avenue. Running wires. etc. War
rem Choate canvassing for subscribers.
Mr.. Hubbard in city. living at 904
Fourteenth street. Mr.. Bell arrived
yesterday. On the evening Of Novem-
Der IL went to Philadelphia and spent
the 18th with Cornish and Sargent,
examining their exchange.
December 22-Placed telephones in
Garffeid's house. at Thirteenth and I
streets. Connected them with the