The San Francisco call., 1906-04-15
Tests Being Conducted by the
Associated Press for a
Transatlantic Service.
S L c EFT TRIALS IN
PROGRESS.
Result of Final Effort Will In
dicate When System Shall
Be Approved.

Tests being made by the Associated
Press will determine when the trans
atlantic wireless telegraph service viii
D.. be ready for the transmission and re-
-ception Of news The trials have been
in progress for more than two months
between stations on the British coast
and Massachusetts, and the results so
Ear have given its projectors sufficient
encourag agement to have high hopes built
upon the outcome of the experiments.
Before the system was placed in the
hands Of the Associated Press for its
approval 1t had undergone exhaustive
tests by its promoters. SO well salts
ned were they with the results achieved
that the entire plant was turned over
10 the operators Of the News Associa-
zion. who are subJecting it to a rigid
investigation.
In his speech before the Yale Law
School Political Club, in New Haven,
Melville +. Stone, general manager of
the Associated Press, who had as his
theme THE Influence Of the Newspaper
in American Life" made a reference to
Ia experiment when he said:
AS speak an Associated Press ope-
rator on the British coast, and another
TEN Of wireless telegraphy to see if it
IS available for the transmission of
European news, and thus far the re-
suits have been amazing
TOO EARLY tOR DETAILS.
Mr. Stone was seen by a reporter for
the New York Herald in the Lotus
Club. where he was preparing to attend
the dinner of the Illinois Society, of
which he. as president When asked as
10 the significance of the quoted pas
sage Of his address. Mr.. Stone said:
THAT is a matter on which I am not
at entire liberty to speak. / fear
j may have been more or less indis-
Greet in even referring TO the subject
in my speech, but 1 hoped ii would es-
oape even the thousands Of ears of the
newspapers. AS a matter Of fact, upon
the conclusion OF the tests 1 shall send
over the Associated Press wires the re-
suit Of the experiments in the form of
the complete dispatch transmitted by
the wireless system, with its accompa-
nying reply. Until that time has been
reached / do not think / would be JUS
titled in entering into a discussion of
the thing It would be distinctly unfair
TO talk Of the trials at this moment, as
4 want TO give il every chance before
passing judgment; then shall be in
better position to talk. AS general
proposition il is quite true that the AS
sociated Press is putting on thorough
trial a system which its controllers as
sert is capable OF being used by our
regular service for sending and receiv-
ing press dispatches by wireless"
TEST TO BE SEVERE.
1t was not until their system had
Convinced them il could stand the Sc
Terest tests that the owners approached
Mr. Stone and placed before him their
proposition. The system is not new. 1t
has been before the public for some
time, undergoing change and improve
nents. When the manager of the AS
soclated Press became convinced that
The offer was made in good faith he ac-
cepted.
It was agreed that the company own
ing the system should be allowed an
extra period for supplementary tests
For n1gnW 09VS these trials hqUQ
Lnued, the stations being established
On the British coast and in Massachu-
setts. Unusually good results have been
attained.