| Show A great achievement perhaps the highest achievement achl achi in tho the scientific world was reached monday afternoon when telephone conversations were carried on between washington new york 13 boston and san francisco with ith as mu much ch ease case as though those conversing ave were r only a few miles apart this remarkable achievement was enjoyed by president wilson of 0 the united states professor alexander graham hill 1111 the inventor of tile the telephone thomas A watson the first man dian to blom mr air dell bell ever talked over the tele telephone president moore of the panama pacific exposition and many others it was waa the inauguration of the transcontinental commercial telephone system and it required over miles of wire to connect the eastern with the western coast it was as though th the e atlantic n had reached over in its mighty splendor and shaken hands with th the e peaceful pacific the convers conversations ti occurred about 4 eastern time and 1 san francisco time president wilson was the first person not connected with the telephone company to enjoy the privilege of hearing a human voice over A in miles ile 8 of wire lie ho stepped to tile the telephone find and placing the receiver to his ear said in a very clear and impressive manner to president moore of the panama and pacific exposition it appeals to the imagination to speak across the continent it Is a tine fine omen tor for the exposition that the arst thing it has done Is to send bend its voice from sea to sea I 1 congratulate you on tile the tine fine prospects tor for a successful exposition I 1 am confidently hoping to take part in it after the adjourn of congress may I 1 not send my greetings to the management and to all whose work has made it possible and has haa made it the great event it promises to be and to convey my personal congratulations to you As the president finished president moore amoore of the great exposition responded we are looking forward to your coming here I 1 think you will lo be well pleased with what we ne have done I 1 assure you mr air president that you will never receive a welcome that will be more cordial or more enthusiastic thirty tour four years ago when alexander graham dell bell invented the telephone el his first conversation was with mr thomas A watson they talked over a line two miles long at the close of 0 president wilsons Wll Wil sons talk with president moore mr air dell bell who naho was in new york came in on the line and mr air watson who was iv in san francisco was also connected and the three held a short conversation congratulating each other on the scientific achievement the president said 1 I consider it an all lonor lionor to be able to express my admiration mi ration tor for the inventive genius and scientific knowledge that has made this possible and my pride that this vital cord should have acen een stretched across america as a new symbol of our unity and our enterprise ter prise will you not convey my cordial congratulations to mr bell and I 1 want to convey to you mean lug mr watson my personal congratulations it la Is an interesting tact fact that dr bell and mr air watson used the same instrument s monday in accomplishing the transcontinental conversation that they used thirty tour four years ago in accomplishing their two I 1 rille mile conversation they also used a part of the same wire used then president wilson allson also talked with Tb theodore eodore N vall vail president ot of american telephone and telegraph company who was at jekyll island off the coast ot of georgia in each city from which the con were held the greatest preparations had been arranged I 1 reparations that were never excelled in the history ot of the cities the city officials state officials and others prominently connected with the public and commercial life of 0 each Ir individual community were present and all enjoyed the wonderful teat feat accomplished |
