The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03
UNLLE OHM UIKULINU TIE
WORLD WITH WIRELESS TELEGRAPH
Will Reach the Remotest Territory Under the
Flag by Syntonc Aerosraphy.
BY R. N. LARNER

work. and the service during the re-
cent tests conclusively demonstrated
the ability of those utilizing IT to
transmit messages without interfer-
ence because of the location of similar
stations in the same magnetic zone
and with the possibility of their inter-
ception by other systems totally elm
mated. AS a result the government
has entered into a reciprocal contract
with the company which makes them,
in sense. allies.
Advantage to the Commercial
World.
BY its terms-and this is most i'm
portant consideration to the business
world-commercial messages are ex-
changeable between all stations and
ships, whether maintained by the gov
eminent or by the company For this
purpose all the war vessels of the
American navy will be equipped with
the attuned apparatus and all mes
sages will be transmitted between war
vessels and passenger steamers, and
between land stations irrespective OF
whether they are under the control of
the government or the company. The
chain of communication thus estab- ,
lished is practically one system oper-
ated in part by the government and
partly by the De Forest company. 1t
is understood that, having adopted the
De Forest system and entered into
such a combination with the company
controlling it, the government is guar
anteed against the employment of the
system in any manner which might
prove detrimental to it's interests and
1t is reported that it's exclusive use for
war vessels has been guaranteed to
the United States navy.
From New England 10 the Orient.
The vast possibilities opened by this
arrangement can be better realized
when it is stated that the chain Of
stations operated by the De Forest
Company and the government will ex-
tend from the New England coast at
Boston and Providence, through New
Haven, New York. Lewes, Delaware.
Norfolk, Cape Hatteras, Pensacola,
Key West, Guantanamo, Porto Rico,
Panama, Lower California, San Fran
cisco, Portland, Seattle and Cape Flat
terry; thence to the Orient by way OF
Dutch Harbor the most southerly
point in the Aleutian Islands to KAN
chatka, Japan and the Philippines with
Wei Hal Wei in China, returning by
southerly route to Guam, Hawaii and
San Francisco. Thus the chain runs
half around the world, touching no
territory not under the American flag,
except Wei Hal Wei, where the sta
tion has been in operation for months,
and in Japan where the concession has
been obtained. and where the service
will be operated in conjunction with
that of the japanese government.
The establishment of a station at
Washington, which will take place be-
fore long, although the fact is not gem
orally known, will enable messages to
be exchanged by wireless telegraphy
between the seats of government OF
the United States and Japan by an
American system, operating entirely on
American territory, except the one
station in Japan. Stations are al
ready in operation in New York. Buff
falo, Cleveland and st. Louis, and
when the one at Washington is INSTALL
ed one will be constructed at Balti-
more.
The Panama station.
At Panama the highest mast In the
world for wireless telegraphy is being
erected, while at Cape Flattery, Wash
ington, the largest station in the world
is being built. The one at Dutch Har-
Dor among the largest is in operation,
being the key to the Alaskan business
as after the Marconi Company failed
to execute it's contract for the military
service in Alaska, 1t was awarded to
the De Forest Company.
In view of the tremendous signih-
, canoe of the alliance between the
United States government and the
American De Forest Wireless Tele-
graph Company, Mr.. Abraham White,
who signed the contract on the part
of the company, spoke sarcastically Of
the claims of the Marconi Company,
laying claim to the inventions and dis
coveries of others and undertaking to
obtain a reputation as the 'discoverer'
of wireless telegraphy by exploiting
principles and devices known for many
years, and rejected because their APP
plication to commercial use was found
+ impossible.