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The Future of the Telephone
Theodore N. Vail returns to his Vermont farm as directors urge him to resume leadership of the Bell System. The article traces his plan for a national, unified telephone network, combining local management with a strong central authority under public oversight. It highlights privatized efficiency, gradual public supervision, and the integration of telephone and telegraph for a continental and eventual worldwide reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore N. Vail
Vermont
Lyndon
Evergreen Foreate
Burke Mountain
Buenos Ayres
United States
Boston
New York
Vail
Frederick P. Fish
Corps of Inventors
Western Union
Jay Gould
American Telephone and Telegraph Comany
Wall Mercer
Wach Toowl Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Cupid
Bell System
Carty
Oserve
My. d
Erly Centrals
China
I Polini
Bell
Atlantic Ocean
Pupin
Pacific
Seattle
San Diego
San Francisco
Alan
Seward