The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-04
WOULD TALK TO MARS
CHICAGO LAWYER PREDICTS
 THIS WILL SURELY COME.
Cable to Pierce the Ether-He Has Organized a Company to Erect Wires Above the Atmosphere
 and Draw Electricity.

Chicago Special to The Baltimore sun.
 "I am satisfied the day is not far dist- ant when the people of the eartn wln have intelligent communication with Mars and will be able to talk with that planet and others as readily as the people or the United States talk every day With those of London" s
 This is the enthusiastic predicuon or Albert Gallatin whitney. of 1922 Wolfram Street. Chicago, who says that before the 1st of August nex. he will be drawing electrical energy enough by one wire from the etheral fields above the eartns at- mosphere to supply Chicago with hght' heat and power. The interplanetary communication, he says, will be deVei- opment of his scheme to go above tne clouds and gather the power whicn VIII put the Coal Trust and the Oil Irust out of business. If there is anything in earnestness or speech, MT. Whitney believes thoroughly in himself and his etheral enterprise. He sat in his room in the Masonic Temple this afternoon and talked eruditeiy or his plan and the scientific principles in- volved. Describing the methods by "hich he expected to get direct contact With the ether many miles above the earth surface, he said the medium Of commu- nication would be large cable proJecteo straight up into the air through the fuii thickness of the atmosphere, and then on miles and miles into field which he says is full of the etheral energy with which he purposes to revolutionize things Says He'll Overcome Gravity. How does MT Whitney intend to hoist this cable of wire to such dizzy height? That is his secret, and he is keeping 1t to himself.
 Tt will be the least of my troubles he said on this point, with an emphasis that indicated perfect assurance. Il nave carried on experiments which prove De- yond the slightest doubt that l will be able to overcome what Is called NeWtons law of gravitation and project my wire to the source of energy lar above us Tt not only can be done, but 1t can be done quickly and with no hindrlnce once my plant here on earth is gotten in shape for the work of elevation"
 Granting that your theory Is correct, it was suggested, will it not be neces- sary for scientists to modify their ideas of natural lawsT'
 Tt will be largely a modification or nomenclature" he replied, and sub stitution of one force for another which operates in much the same manner. As- tronomers today know pretty well the phenomena which taxes place above us. They calculate with mathematical nicety many celestial happenings. But l insist that the so-caled law of gravitation Is not so broad as the scientists would have us believe. Many things that are attrib- uted to gravitation I credit to electrical currents working In connection with nat ural laws which I have figured out after years of study.
 Scientists will tell you all about the phenomena of electro magnetism, but they do not tell you what 1t is. l know absolutely and exactly what it is. With that knowledge to fortify me it is going to be an easy proposition to tap the great reservoir of energy in the field of ether, bring 1t to earth and make 1t useful in turning wheels, warming houses and lighting cities.
 Reaching Toward Planets.
 "If it should so happen that some sci entifc fellow up in Mars or Jupiter IS working along the same line and that he has pierced the atmosphere surrounding those planets. we shall be in instant com munlcadon, because we shall need no other conductor than the ether.
 But to get back to my plans. It will take about $175,O0O to establish plant on eight acres of land our company has purchased at Clark and Devon Street. We are now asking bids for the aerial cable and by March 1 We expect to begin the connection of the plant. In August you will see a practical demonstration of the truth of what I am contending for. It Is no 'ory, but an established sci entihc principle, upon which 1 am work ing. It will be easier to get the wire up than it will to get one strand of the ca bles in position in the Brooklyn bridge.
 'The upper wires of the cable that op- crate the device in the ether will be of steel aluminum-the best kind of mag net These upper wires are to be light. The one to be used for conductor and to connect with the machinery at the earth will be insulated copper, pliable and peculiarly constructed.
 A Pedestal 20 Feet High.
 'The generator above the rim of the at- mosphere will weigh 175 pounds. It will be so devised that it may not receive more electrical energy than the wires can take care of. But that will be a great deal-14OOOO horsepower. according to my estimates. The foundation of the cable or plant will be a pedestal 2U feet high. At the bottom of this will be two storage batteries of ten tons each, to take care of the power as 1t comes.'
 Albert Gallatin W hitney is 55 years old and was born in Knox County, Ohio. He received his boyhood education at Hayes vile, near Mansfield, and spent three years In the University of Illinois. At the University he acted as tutor for a time and his speciality was mathematics. He came to Chicago seventeen years ago and practiced law as a sort of side is- sue, to use his own words For twenty five years he has been figuring on his present ambitious scheme and believes it Is now to become reality instead of dream. He says that application will be made to the present Congress for a subsidy to carry on Ms work. Mir. Whit