The San Francisco call., 1901-12-17
SEEKING
PERMANENT
STATIONS
Inventor Expects Soon
to Flash Messages
Over Ocean.
Declares There Is Not the
Slightest Doubt as to Re-
cent Success.
Anglo-American Company Notifies
Marconi to Stop Experiments
and Threatens Legal
Proceedings.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., Dec. 16.-Upon re-
turning late tonight from Cape Spear,
where he went to inspect the site for
wireless station, Marconf received a letter
from the solicitors of the Anglo American
Telegraph Company giving notice that the
sole and exclusive right to operate or
construct any system of teIegraphic COM
munication in the colony to places out
side Of the colony is owned by it. COnse-
quently they notify him that the work in
which he is engaged is in direct violation
Of the rights and privileges granted to
the company by it's charter from the Gov
ernment. The solicitors add that unless
they receive promptly intimation that
he will not proceed further with his pres
ent work legal proceedings will be begun
to restrain him.
Marconi had little success at Cape
Spear. The weather was bad. rain and
fog prevailing. AS far as he could judge
the main advantages of Cape Spear are
that it is the nearest point to England.
1t is a peninsula running out into the
sea, and is in close proximity to the light
house. which has telegraphic communica-
ton with st. Johns. The land is not too
high, and there is high land near it.
but thus far he is not satisfied that it
would be a convenient location for sta
ton He will try to pay another visit in.
more favorable weather
Message on New Years Day.
Marconi is at present more favorably
impressed with Quidividi. small village
about two miles north of St. Johns. main
Iv bo0ouco If iS CIOSo tO tho oitx
general conditions seem favorable. He
will examine this site soon. He says it is
most desirable for the station to be, II
possible, on a point of land almost sur
rounded by water. This is proved by the
excellent results obtained on ships, con-
sidering the strength of the batteries
The inventor will probably leave here
for England on the Allan line steamer
due here Friday. He hopes to inaugurate
the new year by sending a special mes
sage. He will go direct to Cornwall and.
take charge of matters there. BY mid
summer, 1t Is asserted. he will have fully
equipped the station here for sending and
receiving messages between America and
England. and another station on the Mas
sachusetts coast.
When informed to-day that Thomas
Edison did not credit the report of sig
nails having been received he replied that
| the signals were received by himself and
were absolutely genuine.
British Operators Reticsnt.
LONDON. Dec. ia cable dispatch
has been received here from ST. Johns. y.
F.. announcing that Signor Marconi will
sail for England December 10.
At the headquarters here of the invent
or OF wireless telegraphy it was said to-
day by the officials in charge that the ex-
periments at st. Johns. so far as they
know. are all over. They do not expec.
to hear any further details until Signor
Marconi arrives in London.
1t was said that storms on both sides
of the Atlantic had seriously interfered
with the work which the officials say
would have been much more satisfactory
under normal weather conditions. the
Poldhu. Cornwall. station having been Sc
riously damaged by high winds.
The officials at Poldhu refuse to con-
firm or deny the truth of the reports from
st. Johns that messages had been re-
ceived there from Cornwall by wireless
telegraphy. They profess complete ignor-
ance Of the success or failure of the ex-
periments.