The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-23
PRAISE THE
WIRELESS
Business Men Find the
System of
Value.

tenn of wireless telegraphy connecting
the islands of the Hawaiian group. are
practically a unit in stating that the
system is of great value and that their
experience teaches them that without
it many elements of business would be
retarded.
Several men engaged in business OF
connected with large firms in Honolu-
lu were interviewed yesterday and
each expressed himself as being per-
fectly satisfied with the system-that
the service had been as fair and con-
slant as weather conditions would per-
NIT. and summing it all up they could
MT see how they could get along with
out it.
President Wight of the Wilder
Steamship Company says that during
the last six months the messages of
his company have been promptly
handled and the service has given per-
feet satisfaction
James Gordon Spencer of the Pacific
Hardware Company said that although
his firm had no occasion for using the
system to large extent. they had
found it most convenient, whenever
an occasion demanded an early re-
Spouse from customer on another is
land, or where a customer had imper-
alive need of a shipment to be sent out
on a certain steamer. Whenever his
firm had found it necesz airy to use
the wireless system, it had given sat
isfaction
Mr. Lantz, of F. A. Schaefer & Co..
said that the system was of great val
lie to his firm. For double rush bust
struck their requirements. He express
ed great satisfaction with the personal
attention which Mr.. and Mrs. Cross
paid to all messages coming ana going
I'VE have no fault to find with the
wireless whatsoever" said Mr.. Lantz.
w. A. Bowen of Castle & Cooke had
1--WE use the wireless system a great
DEAL he said. - think it has a great
value to the mercantile community i
viii tell you something in point with
which I am familiar 1 had sent up
Some estimates to one of our planta-
tions regarding taxes. The directors
here thought that my way of doing this
was hardly in line with their own ideas,
so I sent a wireless message to the
addressee TO pay no attention what
ever to the suggestions l had made
and sent by mail. That message ar
rived there before the steamer, the
here on the Saturday steamer, and the
matter was then Strengthened out in
accordance with the desires of the di-
rectors. I viii say that by having the
wireless system here, getting my mes
sage through so promptly saved US a
confusion of figures.
Our Mr.. Petrie has had occasion to
Use thu wireless a great deal and L be-
ieve he finds it quite satisfactory
On another occasion I made UP a
statement and sent it to another Is
and correspondent of ours. 1t related
20 paying income taxes to the assessor
at that locality. I learned later that
he Tax Assessor here had given or
lers to his deputies on the other is
ands not to collect income taxes there
N these very accounts. The manager
IF the plantation was here and he was
afraid the bookkeeper would be con-
used and I sent a wireless message
,ountermanding the order made in the
after. The letter received back IT,
lay.
"I think the wireless a great saving
n time, and frequently in money OF
curse we hear at times that the sys-
EN- has broken down, but we hear of
hat at times in connection with cables
nd telegraphs. Take our telephone |
ystem here for instance. At times it |
5 annoying, so annoying at times that |
We rail at it. But would we give 1t |
lp Just for that? No. When the wire
ess is working it is a boon and a help |
0 us. We should not give the system
n everlasting black-eye, just because |
gets out of order sometimes
Mr.. Petrie of Castle e. Cooke said !
hat the system had given perfect sat /
sfaction. He knew that the service
5as likely to get out of gear as did
Their forms of electric communication,
ut in the main the company had not
cen greatly annoyed by these break
ges. He cited the case of letters
hitch went to Mahukona from the Of
&c of Castle & Cooke. There was but
ne mail a week to that point. In
he meantime many matters came up
Fhich made it imperative to get into
communication with Mahukona and
earby places and the swireless teIe-
raph was then used to advantage
I'VE find the system of great value,
e concluded
Mr. Cross, manager of the Inter-Is-
md Wireless system, and inventor of
he Cross coherer by which better rel
ults have been obtained than during
he days when the Marconi patent was
sed, says he has few complaints from
hose who make considerable use of it.
.mong those whom he cited as fire.
uent users and whom he regarded as
aving considerable faith in the sys-
an were Castle & Cooke, Alexander &
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