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We also tried it on a Long line reading from New York to Phila with [unclear] intermediate batteries [unclear] with five miles of wire on the north side of battery + to ground also our battery in West-Phila with 3 or 4 miles on the south side of battery + to ground I found it work [unclear] with the [unclear] of the Local we could not get enough vibration on the phonoplex to work the sounder. A day or two since Mr. Ettinger desirous of adopting the system for one of ourlines + finding that the most objection being maintanence of the Electropores [?] battery, concluded he would try a few experiments Mr. [unclear] having left some instruments with to adopt the Phonoplex system in fact-we were about the first to give it a fair trial + I as well as Mr. Ettinger have been delighted with it from the first hoping I shall hear from you I am yours." Very respectfully, Chas. F. Dilkes "P.S. hope you have not forgotten me in your much [unclear] property let [unclear]""},{"label":"Author","value":["Pennsylvania Railroad","Dilke, Charles F"]},{"label":"Recipient","value":"Edison, Thomas Alva"},{"label":"Mentioned","value":"Ettinger, William"},{"label":"Date","value":"1888-04-13"},{"label":"Type","value":"Letter"},{"label":"Subject","value":["Testing and quality control","Phonoplex and railroad telegraphy","Electric battery"]},{"label":"Folder/Volume ID","value":"D8853-F"},{"label":"Microfilm ID","value":"124:917"},{"label":"Document ID","value":"D8853ACG"},{"label":"URL","value":"https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/D8853ACG"},{"label":"Rights","value":"Thomas Edison National Historical Park"},{"label":"Publisher","value":"Thomas A. 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