The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-30
MARCONI SYSTEM ONLANDNOW
INVENTOR EXPECTS TO COMPETE
WITH WIRE RIVALS.


Messages without sucM High Poles,
Mr.. Marconi, who got of the steamship
Lucania yesterday, was uncommunicative
about the technical side OF the inventions
which he says will perfect his wireless
telegraph system 30 that messages may be
sent for commercial purposes and which
will also prevent a rival company from
interfering with messages sent by the
Marconi company.
Mr.. Marconi did not see Thomas A. Edi-
son, who is consulting engineer OF the
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company.
yesterday, but expects to talk with him on
Monday about four inventions. He went
to the Holland House and spent most OF
the day resting. He intends to stay here
about month.
One Of the new inventions is said to have
a great deal to do with improving the Mar
conf system so that land messages may be
sent without difficulty in competition with
the wire telegraph companies. MIR. Mar
conf had a talk yesterday with one Of the
officials of the Marconi company, and this
subject was discussed.
He was asked how long 1t would be be-
fore commercial messages would be re-
ceived for transmission to England.
Il cannot just say" h g replied at may
be sooner than three months or II may not
be for q year. But there Is this much:
these new inventions will do away with the
possibility of rival company interfering
with or receiving our messages. 1t will
not be necessary to receive or send mes
sages from high attitudes. The current
now necessary will be diminished, and the
cost Of transmission Of messages, an i'm
portant feature. greatly reduced"
will it be possible" he was asked, "to
keep in communication with an exploring
party, say, for instance an Arctic expe-
dition, by wirelesS;'
Certainly" he replied. why not?"
will you be able to establish wirelet o
system on land and compete with the tele-
graph companies?"
yes, believe So"
How about the transmission Of mes
the cable ratesf"
We have a contract with the Canadian
Government which will compel us to send
ordinary essages at 10 cents a word and
press and Government messages at five
cents"
Mr. Marconi said that the matter Of
arranging scale Of rates rested entirely
with the company and he knew nothing
about it. He declared that one important
feature OF the new inventions was that it
would not be necessary to have the sta
tions so high.
we will be able to cut the poles holding
th, hall ty,h halt vha ba ua;f
and then he added: This will make it
possible to establish stations at many
places which before were useless to us
because of the great height 1t was necei sary
for us to attain 80 that an etherio wave sent
from one station might avoid the obetruc-
ton caused by the convexity OF the earth
in the direction Of another station.
Il personally believe that we have over
come every obstacle that confronted US
When the Camphnia got to her pier yes
terday morning Mr.. Marconi was met by
a deputation of Italians and q brass band
named In his honor. The Italians presented
to him a testimonial with this inscription:
To Signor GrRlleno Maroni. the greatest
genius OF the wurid and The iaht OF the Latin
race, greeting
''''...''.''.
Then the band played march named
for Marconi.
The LucaniG NeTs. the ships rews-
paper, had many "marconigrams, ard
the ship was in almost const ant COMMIT nj
cation with land 10y wireless. In honor
of Marconi tie headpiece on the paper
represented n section Of the globe with
wireless stations at New York ard London
and three ships getting wireless messages
in mdocean.
One Of the "m,rcoDigramsH cont tanned this
synopsis of the first two yacht races:
The Reliance won two races. first fifteen
miles TO wndward and return, by
minutes: second race. ten miles triangular.
by l minute 10 seconds. Shamrock showed
great Improvement in the second race.
The death OF the Marquis of Salisbury
was caronicled, agd not far from il was
this announcement;
Fivc-year mare Lou Dillon makes new
trotting record. two minutes fiat,
Another item contained the rews TINT
the Reliance would be remeasured because
she had put on new gaf, and then this
item:
short circuit between the steps OF n New
York elevated train and the third rail caused
n panic among the passengers In which many
were injured
The paper cont aimed an account of the
international tennis match at Newport,
a report of the retirement Of Secretary
Root, then ite confirmation and the an
nouncement that Gov. Taft would Sic
coed him