The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-23
rrAnr AND THE POLE SEARCH.


 Although we may sometimes wonder at the obstinacy displayed by man in striving to accomplish a certain oo- ject, we can all admire the perssver- ance with which he sticks to his pur- pose. Take Commander Peary and his Polar expeditions as an example. The difiaculties, hardships and dangers he has endured would have discouraged most men, but 1t seems as if they only make him more determined in his ef- forts. He may be like child crying for the moon, who will not be happy till he gets it. but all the same he seems to have made up his mind that he will find it or spend the remainder of his life in the attempt.
 The expedition now arranging for the coming season will be the best fitted one that has yet made the att tempt Each failure has added expe- rience and pointed out what was nec- essary to success, if success be indeed possible. He has already had much experience in Arctic exploration and we may feel assured that in all his voy- ages he has carefully noted whatever was lacking in his outfit and has fully prepared himself to profit by any er- TOTS or omissions of the past. That is one advantage he has over some oth- CTS who have striven to accomplish the end he is striving for.
 In one respect, and that an import ant one, this expedition will have an advantage over others. and that is that Peary proposes to make use of the wireless telegraph system to keep him. self in touch with the world he leaves behind him. To this end he proposes to have wireless outfit on his ship with two or three relay stations in stant communication with a permanent telegraph station in some part of Lab- rador, and thence to New York and the rest of the world. It is his plan dur ing the coming summer to push as fai North as possible and go into winter quarters. Then at the opening of the next season his sledge parties will sci out for the final dash to the Pole | These sledge parties will also carry wireless outfits, and a somewhat op. timistic contemporary thinks 1t possi- ble that some time during the next year a message will flash to the world the words, "The Pole is foundr'
 This would be the most wonderful message ever sent by telegraph since that method of communication was in. i vented, and though 1t requires an en, l thusiastic nature to even imagine suct a thing we must all admit that 1t il not impossible, for we have reached { point where no man may certainly say is entirely beyond the power of mortai man to accomplish, and none of us ye know what is beyond him. Comman' der Peary has had some twelve year of experience in navigating and ex' ploring in high latitudes, and is prob ably as we'll fitted for the proposed work as any man living, If the Pol, can be discovered he Is at least as like | ly to be the fortunate one as any other He has the endorsement of the Gov | ernment and the administration anC we presume that the means will b' forthcoming to fit out the expedition in the most complete manner possible
 In referring to wireless telegraphg' we have spoken of 1t as one of the ac complished facts, and that is just wha it seems to be. That 1t will do all tha has been claimed for it is not proba bIe, but that messages are by that sys tenn transmitted over long distances fl 8 settled fact. If Peary can succeed in establishing such relay stations al will be needed it will give him a vas advantage over any other explorer, ant win enable him to keep n. touch witt the outside world, thus informing tn, public of his movements and keeping himself Informed of what is going on Taking it altogether it is but fair tt say that this is the most promising eff fort that has yet been made to reach point that has been the consuming de sire of many brave and venturesom, explorers.
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