Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-08
Coastwise System Needed.


and their efficient maneuvering in time of
war.
That the Signal Corps Of the army be
authorized under it's chief to establish from
time to time such wireless stations as ne
may deem necessary and that they 90 not
interfere with the coastwise telegraph sys-
tenn of the government under control OF the
Navy Department
THAT the necessary steps be taken 10
have the weather bureau turn over 10 the
Navy Department all coaStwlSe wireless
telegraph apparatus now under It's control
and such material as 1t may have In It's
possession which can be utilized by tne pu-
reau of equipment and the proper transfers
Of funds for this purpose be made
THAT the weather bureau furnish 10 the
photographic office and to naval wireless
telegraph stations and to other portions OF
the public service such meteorological data
as IL or they may desire at no cost 10 tLenl.
THAT the Department OF Agrlcuitut,e
shall continue the work of It's meteorolosl-
cal vessel reporting and storm warning STA
lions as now constituted and provided Tor
by law and continue the control OF seacoast
telegraph systems except wireless sSSteihs.
That the necessary steps be taken tHa'
the NAVY Department may equip ana IN
stall a complete coastwise telegraph system
covering the entire coasts of the Unlted
States its insular possessions ana Canal
zone in Panama.
Storm Warnings.
That the wireless stations OF the Navy
Department shall, without charge 10 the
Agricultural Department. receive ana
promptly transmit to the ocean OF 10
islands or to other places where the IN
formation can be useful ahe storm warnings
of the weather bureau.
That the Navy Department shaI re-
quest all vessels having the use of its Wire
less stations for the receipt of messages to
take daily meteorological observations OF
the weather when within connecting range
and to transmit such observations 10 the
weather bureau through naval wireless
stations at least once daily and transmit
observations oftener when there is a mark
ed change in the barometer. and that there
shall be no charge against the Agricultural
Department for these observations or tor
the TRANSMISSION thereof.
AS fast as the naval wireless telegraph
stations are in operation the Navy Depart
ment receive and transmit through these
stations free of charge all wireless mes
sages to and from ships, providing sucn
stations do not come in competition with
commercial stations, until such time as
Congress may enact the necessary leSlsld-
ton governing this subject
In asking for legislation on this point
the board invites attention to the fact that
where wireless stations are needed for the
merchant marine, as a rule, the navy Will
also require them. The board believes it to
be in the interest not only of govern
mental, but of public, economy and eff
cheney to permit the naval stations to han
die the public service, for in the present
state of the art but one station is de-
srable for the public interest in such
places. 1t is admitted that there may be
special cases where private stations can
serve a useful purpose, and the board be-
lieves that the Department of Commerce
and Labor should have the duty of issuing
licenses in such cases under such regula-
tons as will prevent interference with sta
lions necessary to the national defense.
All private stations in the interior of the
country should also be under the super
vision of the Department of Commerce and
Labor"