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tuned" he said at $50. He didn't attempt
to explain that further than to say that the
tuning" and "attuning" OF the recording
and sending instruments was Of a similar
nature to the harmonizing Of the pitch
Of two tuning-forks.
In other words" no continued, 'there
were $50 chances to one that nobody could
intercept any OF tho messages. Now II
would be possible, for example. for United
States warship to carry two Instruments,
one Of which could be tuned so as to re-
ceive commercial or ordinary message
from any land station or ocean steamship
and the other tuned so as to talk without
fear Of interception, with other United
States warships."
Mr.. Marconi intends to remain here a
few days and then TO go to Ottawa. What
his mission there IL he declined to say.
It is surmised that he Is going there to
transact business with the Canadian OFF,
cials. He was asked about the report
from Quebec that he had already decided
on q rate Of 10 cents word for ordinary
commercial messages and five cents a
word for press messages. Mr.. Marconi
said he wouldn't discuss that part OF his
work until he was convinced that the re-
port from Canada was onclal.
Engineer Vivian and Secretary Blayde
will accompany Marconi to Ottawa. The
party according to programme will return
here after a weeks stay at Ottawa and will
then go back 10 England.
1t was announced that permanent sta
tions would be erected on Cape Cod and in
Nova Scotia Immediately. There were
some poles put up on Cape Cod. but they
blew down. Marconi intends 10 put up a
substantial tower there.
In not less than three months, he said.
we shall be ready TO send commercial
messages from both those points
A. s, Saunders, the director who ac-
companied Marconi was the most enthusi-
astic member Of the party. He is big
man with a heavy sandy beard.
1T is a grand triumph for the Marconi
SYSTEM said Mr. Saunders. THE result
confirms all that Marconi has claimed and
more too. We are prepared to meet all
who may dispute the eenuineness Of our
work on this trip and confront them with
incontrovertible proof. After we lost the
Poldhu station practically in mid-ocean
We did no more talking until II p NJ. Fri
day. At that hour we spoke the Nantucket
ashore On the night Of Feb 20 Mr.. Marconi
addressed n meeting Of the shareholders
of the company in London and gave them
clear statement OF all that has been ac-
complished up TO date and explained what
he has laid out TO accomplish in the i'm
mediate future. The shareholders are all
enthusiastic over the results accomplished
and have the utmost confidence In Marconi.
We go from here to Canada In a few days
to arrange for the putting up Of a perna-
nent station at Cape Breton. There will
b, many strides forward made in the next
few months"
The Philadelphia brought copies Of the
English newspapers containing accounts OF
his address to the directors Of his company
at their recent meeting in london. Marconi
is quoted as saying that he had abandoned
Newfoundland as a fold for his operations.
but that arrangements had been made by
which his experiments could be continued,
without loss of time, both in Canada, where
the company had met with the most gen.
erous encouragement on the part Of the
Government, and in the United States.