The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-05
PROGRESS MAKING
WITH THE WIRELESS.
Messages Nov Sent and Received ,t All
Stages Of an Ocean voyiga.

II looks as though ene IDEAL use. "a
dreamed OF by the inventor. OF the Mar
cont wireless telegraph system is about To
be realized. says the Boston Evening
Transcript The Cunard steamer Ivernia,
which has Just arrived In Boston. ex-
changed messages almost continuously
with stations and passing steamers from
the time OF it's departure from Liverpool
until II reached this port. II has been one
of the disadvantages OF ocean travel that
passengers have been cut of for so long
a time from communication with the out
side world In times past, the days OF the
old sailing vessel. this lack OF communica-
tion often led TO continuance of war
fare I'm colonies OF nations which had
signed a treaty of peace weeks before
Morgan's sack OF Panama was after the
peace OF Lisbon. and many lives have
been sacrificed through this lack of COM
munication.
While the ocean cables have latterly
prevented anything like this happening
the isolation of the passenger on tho
ocean steamer is felt quite keenly i'm these
days OF strenuous activity. Vast CONNER
cial interests may be jeopardzed. and the
failure 10 be able 10 send personal mes
sages in many cases Ia a hardship which
the passenger bcmoans the Inevitable
result OF ocean travel The wireless tele-
graph system promises to fill this long
felt want. II passenger can cornmuni-
cate at all times with his friends. one OF
the disadvantages of ocean travel Is res
moved Immediately. One OF the greatest
advantages which will come from a wire
less telegraph system which enables
vessel to maintain communication at all
times with the land will be from the abil.
ity TO provide weather forecasts for the =,
information OF navigators. Return mes
sages from ships to land stations, proyid.
ing more complete data than at present.
exist. will enable the weather bureaus OFF,
different countries TO make their fore.
casts still more accurate.
At present. storms originating on the =
ward with short warning. Obviously. az
precaution, the wireless telegraph p
equipment OF ocean vessels must become p
general. and probably IT is only a ques
tion OF time when the marine underwrit.
ing companies will insist upon the en-
ployment of the system. The recent de-
velopment of the wireless telegraph In
other directions has also been remark.
ably successful
The possible applications Of the sys
tenn are universal. Without trying 10 =
send messages across the oceans in COM ..
petition with existing cable lines. there
should first he an effort to bring the sea
under mans dominion. and if this policy
is pursued the time ~ not far distant
when all the world will be bound In con p
slant and close communication Cor the q
good Of all the varied interests OF man
kind nd-Memphis CTenn.) Scrlmiter.
New Haven Palladium: so recent ~ ;he .
perfection OF the system that peop'" fre
still inclined TO and overlook the CONNER .
Srfa llCh tnls fl l,a
cial importance TO themselves. 10 the
country and the world at large M
realization Of the fact that kilograms are =
forwarded and received by the Maroon
system with the same ease and dispatch ,
as they are over the wires OF the old
established companies appears To have =
yet permeated the minds OF the popu-
lace.
Men Of affairs. men who are usually
10th to take UP new ventures. especially
one Of what has been termed vision E
grasped the fact that the Marconi com
pany In destined TO replace the more cum
bersome and expensive methods employ
ed by the wire plants.
So unostenta tious has the company been
in its progress that II will be news To ,
many 10 hear that II has already estsb-
lished It's system In such faraway lands
as China and Formoss. which, ''uncivil- ;
ized'' as they are considered have. mover.
theless, been quick to grasp the advan- p
tages Of the system. A perfect network %
Of wireless wires connects the islands
Of the western seas.
II may he noted how fortunes have ac-
crued to the original investors I'm the
Edison electric concerns and the Bell
Telephone company, and these. ~ is conf q
IDENTIFY anticipated by hnanciers OF note.
will be more than duplicated by those r
who put their faith and cash in the Mar
conf company.
New Haven Journal and Courier. AS
is widely known the Marconi Wireless
Telegraph Company OF America is In the
field and has already accomplished great
things. and Is preparing to greatly en- ~
large its service To this end an under r
writing syndicate has been formed. and n
Munroe a Monroe. OF q Broad Street.
New York city. are the managers Of the
syndicate. The firm Of Munroe e. Munroe
II one of undoubted high standing and
reputation IN the financial world
n II confidently believed that the sfu ~
ture Of tho Marcuni system promises Inn
mems profits and that the COMPANY has
as brilliant a financial future ahead of 4,
as has been won by the great Bell Tele-
phone Company. The profits are already .
In sixht.