Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-01
WIRELESS TELEGRAPH.
Erection and Maintenance OF an Ex-
tensive System by United States.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Washington, d. c., July 2S.--Dr Lee
De Forest and Mr.. Abraham White
OF New York, president Of the Amerl-
can De Forest Wireless Telegraph COM
pany We're in Washington today ar
ranging with the navy department off,
clals the details Of the contract recent
ly awarded the De Forest company for
the erection and maintenance Of an ex-
tensive system Of stations embracing
cuba, Key West, Porto Rico and Pana.
ma. II was announced by Mr. White
that General III, H. &. Dunwoody, u. =.
a., retired would be I'm charge OF the
Washington Office as vice president and
a director Of the company, and be the
personal representative OF the company
In its future dealings with the govern
ment Washington offices will be opened
within the next two or three days and n
station Will be established for the
transmission of messages to Baltimore
and adjacent cities.
General Dunwoody was retired from
the army only a few weeks ago after
long and honorable career covering
period OF nearly 40 years lie was grad
uated from West Point In 1886 and
served as captain OF artillery prior to
his promotion, as the result of COM
petltlye examination, to the position OF
major In the signal corps, with the his
tory Of which his name has since been
so prominently identified In the Span
ish war the volunteer signal corps was
organized under his direction and was
equipped and placed In service within 30
days after authorized by act of Con-
colonel IN this corps and the thorough
ness with which the corps was organ
lied was officially recognized as con-
tributing largely TO the uninterrupted
success OF the corps In active service.
In December, 1898, he was ordered to
Cuba TO reorganize and reconstruct the
telegraph service Of that island, and
when the Spanish turned the govern
ment over 10 the United states on Jan.
/, he was designated TO receive the SUR
render OF the department Of public
works. General Dunwoody remained In
charge of this department until re-
lieyed by the secretary of public works
OF General Brooke's cabinet. He re-
manned in Cuba two and one-half years
In charge OF the military telegraph SER
vice and under his direction 600 miles
OF telegraph lines, extending from west
to east across the island, was constructs
ed within 90 days and every garrison on
the island was placed In telegraphlc
communication with Havana. The Inn
portance Of this work and the efficiency
with which It was performed was off,
oially recognized by the secretary OF
war In a telegram to the president, and
was commended by the chief signal off,
Ger OF the army.
General Dunwoody was one Of the
first officers to take up the study OF
wireless telegraphy and 20 recognize
the superiority for military purposes OF
the De Forest system since then adopt
ed by the United States government. Il
was under his direction that the tests in
New York harbor and during the army
and navy maneuvers last year at Port
land, Me-, We're made.
For number Of years General Dun.
woody was connected with the weather
bureau, when II was part OF the army.
and In recognition Of his services In this
bureau. received from the Columbian
Exposition a diploma and medal for
exhaustive scientific investigation re-
sultlng In valuable contributions to hu-
man knowledge