The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-14
WORDS TO COME
WITHOUT WIRES
Salt Lake to Be Station on a
MarCOni System.
THE AGENT HAS BEEN HERE
DECLARES THE COST OF TRANS
MISSION WILL BE REDUCED.


as N. J. Moore and his residence
as New York City. called at the Alta
club and inquired for William G. Neb-
eker. When Mr. Nebeker appeared
the stranger handed him a letter of in
PRODUCTION from a well known and in
fiuential friend in New York city. and
asked if he could make an appointment
for the day following, in the afternoon,
Tor the purpose of securing information
which he had been told Nebeker could
probably give him. Of course the ap-
pointment was made and kept. and
MI. Moore proceeded 60 ask questions.
He secured knowledge of the popula-
/ ton of this city and Ogden and the
principal bus ess interests of both.
ne then became 'ddenly inquisitive
concerning the z, i6e of the hills and
mountains in vicinity of this city
and particularly the peak northeast of
town. adjoining Twin peaks. He also
inquired if-directly eastward there we're
any mountains higher than that one
within radius Of five or six miles. and
tne information on this point seemed
TO please him also.
Next Mr. Moore made inquiries con-
corning other places in Utah. He oh
tanned the population of nearly all the
larger cities. such as Park CITY. Pro
Vo' Eureka and Richfeld and the bust
ness interests Of each All OF which
was carefully noted in book carried
for the purpose. in detail
Wireless Telegraphy Man.
Now, of course. when one is asked a
series of questions he naturally de-
slres 10 know for what purpose the
information is being collected and
NeOeker is no exception to the rule.
Mr.. Moore informed him that he was
travelling in the interests of A wireless
tele5rdphy company which would be
formed at an early date. if conditions
warranted it, That Salt Lake was one
OF the places the new corporation want
ed o reach.
The presence of Mr.. Moore
ana an intimation OF the OBJ
Jet of his visit came 10 the knowl-
edge of favored few and on the dav
preceding his departure for the west
ne was seen and quite reluctantly con-
scented to talk.
he said he and his associates had
hoped that they might complies their
preliminary work without publicity
put lnasmuch as they had hard
~ dared to predict success in
TINS policy and were now "discovered'
perhaps II would be as well to make
complete statement.
am an agent Of a syndicate of
wealthy gentlemen of New York. Phil
adelphia and london, which will doubt
less lnaugurate wireless telegraphv i'm
the United States as a practical com
ileTclaI investment There are three of
US crossing the country. One left Chi
cage and took the northern country
along the Northern Pacific road: I
came west over the lines Of the Union
Pacltic. and the third is going to the
coast over the southern route by, way
Of the Santa Fe lines.
Company Has Big Capital.
The company viii have a large can
ltll and will be incorporated in New
Jersey or West Virginia. 1t will NOT
attempt to mOnOpOIize all the tele-
graphic business of the country at first
but viii establish communication be-
tween the commercial centers and most
important cities, For instance. on nv
route. leaving Chicago, I have Spring
neld, Ill, St Louis. Des Moines. Sioux
Cl1y' Omaha, st. Joseph. Kansas City,
Lincoln, Grand Island, Kearney. Den
Yer Pueblo. Cripple Creek. Cheyenne.
Rawlins. Laramie. Evanston. Ogden.
Salt Lake City. and will endeavor 10
report on the advisa bi.ity Of two or
perhaps three places between here and
san Francisco and Sacramento where
I Will finish.
One Of the three on the northern line
will visit on his trip Winona. St. Paul.
Duluth, DeadwoOd. Sioux Falls. Huron
PIERRE. Fargo. Jamestown. Bismarck. /
Miles City Livingston. BOzeman
Butte, AnaCandO. Pendleton. Hunting
ton. Baker City. Portland. Astoria.
Seattle and Tacoma. and will then
come down the coast looking for a sta
ton between the point nearest San
Francisco and that place. Vancouver
may also be included. but as that is
IN British territory il may be left out.
although report ON its conditions will
doubtless be made.
The man on the southern route will
end AT Los Angeles and San Diego. aft !
or having visited Phoenix Santa Fe,
Austin. Galveston Houston. New Or
leans. Little Rock: Jackson. Miss:
Ala: Atlanta. Ca: Ma
con. Savannah. Jacksonville. Louisville
Nashville. Memphis. Knoxville. and
other cities of Importance IN the south.
intending Richmond and towns of that /
Kind. Washington PHILADELPHIA. Bal /
umore. PittSbUrg Cincinnati and the |
big towns of all the states east Of Chi I
CagO have already been looked into and 1
conditions pronounced favOra BILE
To Supereede Present System.
The idea is to. establish stations at
all these towns for the transmission I
and reception of business with other I
nlnP1E afrnrrft l,.,-s.--.--.
progresses il viii be enlarged until I
wirsi9ss biography win supersede the /
present system. The stations first es- /
yablished viii become the distributing /
centerS OF the future. as they are at 4
this time. For instance. the Salt Lake /
City receiving station viii be The one /
where all mesSage for the territory
south and for some distance east VIII 1
be received and Immediately forward /
ed. Denver. Of course. Will send out 4
messages westward - a point TO be 4
established
Down east" continued Mr.. Moore. /
In answer 10 questions. eve are saris- 4
fed that everything VIII work right. /
particularly as 'Ve expect TO cut the 4
present rates charged for the transmss-
sion Of messages. We can Go that and
make money on the investment Ne
nave no ttsAts "a dN 10 secure no B
poles 10 set, no wires 10 put up. The /
stations are expensive. of course. hut /
nothing as compared 10 the expense /
1f putting up poles and wires. A sta
ton such as would be required here i
would be costly. for il would be 4
equipped with ample facilities for keen \
Dg plenty Of work going all the time
Nr. Moore left the city on Thurs lay i
and viii stop OF at Carson CITY on his
wgy 10 the coast. When he has in /
shed at san Francisco he VIII so hons.
He declined politely but positively 10