Evening star., 1902-03-18
PROMISE TO MARC0NI
CANADA TO CONTRIBUTE $4,000
FOR A STATION.
Details of an Agreement Concerning
the Transmission of Messages
Across the Atlantic.

The State Department made public today
the text Of an agreement entered into be-
tween the government of Canada and Mr..
Marconi for the establishment of theMar-
conf wireless process of transmitting mes
sages between Canada and Great Britain.
The document was received from United
States Consul General Bittinger at Mon
treal and bears date of February 2S. BY
the terms of the agreement Mr.. Marconis
company engages itself to erect two wire
less telegraph stations one in England and
the other in Nova Scotia. the object being
ITO carry on communication on a CONNER
cial basis between the dominion and the
united kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
land and the continent of Europe" Canada
agrees to contribute SSo,WW toward the the
erection of the station in Nova Scotia. If
the cost proves to exceed this sum the eX-
cess is To be betrayed by the company.
Messages received by the wireless system
and intended for transmission over govern
ment telegraph lines shall pay rates no
higher than those charged to others for
commercial messages, and the company en-
cages itstlf to grant as favorable terms to
government as to private telegraph lines as
respects the division of rates through
messages The company agrees that the
rates between Canada and the united king
dom Shall in no case exceed the rates
charged for similar messages between the
North America
The Company's Promise.
In consideration of the encouragement ex-
pected from the Canadian government the
company will undertake to transmit gen
eral messages to and fro between Canada
and the united kingdom at a rate 60 per
cent lower than that charged for cable
grams. The present rate for cablegrams OF
general character is % cents per word: the
company will undertake to charge not more
than 10 cents per word for such messages
and it further agrees to send government
messages for the press for not more tnan
cents word. The Canadian govern
ment shall be free to erect all stations
necessary for communication with light
houses, llfe-SaVing stations, passing ships
or to take other steps which it deems de-
sirable for the protection of life and prop
erty on the seacoast or inland waters OF
Canada, and shall obtain the necessary
apparatus from the company at fair and
reasonable rates.
The stations established by the govern
ment shall receive messages from ships
equipped with the Marconi system and de-
liver them to connecting land lines without
charge, the tolls being paid to the COM
pany. The government is entitled to the
tolls for messages sent from its stations.
The com , Y undertakes to use all rea-
sonable effo = to bring about satisfactory
agreement between the Canadian govern
ment and the corporation of Lloyds at Lon
don, which has effected arrangements with
the wireless telegraph company respecting
the transmission of messages from ships
to stations on land In case such an agree
ment cannot be brought about the privi-
leges granted to the Canadian government
in this respect shall be void, and the sum
entire project shall be reduced from $4,000
to 1000.