The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18

the Mareon wireless telegraph system,
is the oldest railroad president In the
world He is worth SS5,0O0,0m and is the
president and owner of 500 miles of rail
way in the Argentine republic president
and principal owner of the street railway
system of the City of Mexico, and an
officer and director of twenty or more
large corporations in Great Britain
Col. f. c. Henshaw of Montreal, who is
president of the Marconi Canadian sys-
TEN, is a director of Nelson's bank OF
Montreal and one of the most powerful
and influential financiers of the Dominion
of Canada, he is many times million
aire and a director and officer in some or
the largest industrial enterprises of Can
ada.
Hon. John w. Griggs, who is president
of the American Marconi system, is ex-
attorney general of the United States. a
powerful man in the world of politics and
finance and too we'll known to need fur
ther statement concerning his standing.
Among the directors and managers of
the corporation are such men as Mr.. An
drew A. Allan. one of the owners of the
Allan line of transatlantic steamers; Mr.
J. n. Greenshields. X. c., of the Shawn
igan Water and Power company, develop
ing the immense power of the great Shaw
dnigan falls, man of affairs and intiu-
ence in Canada. The most powerful and
influential men in politics and finance In
the United States, England Canada,
France. Italy, Spain, Portugal, Den
mark, Holland and other European states
are associated with the Mareoni system
in the capacity Of company directors and
all of their wealth, power and influence
is at the command of the various corpora
tions engaged in the development of the
system.
Mr. George II. Munroe of the firm of
Munroe & Munroe reached New York
January 10 after four months soiourn
in the Argentine. where he completed
the organization of the Marcon Wireless
Telegraph company of the Rio de la PA
ia. This company has a total capitaliza-
tion of $3.50 900. The entire allotment of
shares offered to the public was oversub-
scribed in ten days
The directors of the River Plata Marconi
company are all men highest In the coun-
sells of the nation and most influential in
the business affairs of the republic
DIR. Manuel Quintana Jr, president of
the company, is the son of the president
of the Argentine republic.
Commentators Tomas Ambrosetti, vice
president, is a director of the great 1tal-
ian bank of Buenos Ayres the strongest
and richest bank of South America. Com
mendatore Tomas Devote, a director. is
associated with Commentators Ambroset-
II in the Italian bank. Both these gem
tlemen are large stockholders in the River
Plata Marconi company.
Sig. Antonio Terrarosa, a director of the
company, is a director of the Banca Pop
ula and one of the leading statesmen
and diplomatists of the young republic
Col Sir Thomas Holditch the English
diplomat, scholar and statesman, is also
a director. Colonel Holditeh has been In
trusted by Great Britain with some of the
most important diplomatic missions of
recent years. His titles are *. c. NJ. G.
X c. !. E., c. B.
n. Cuthbert Hall, manager of the En-
glish company. is also a director of the
new South American corporation.
II IS expected that the organization or
this company Will be rapidly followed by
the Incorporation of COMPANIES in other
distant parts of the worfq and the erec-