The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18
WIRELESS WORDS FLASH
ACROSS THE VALLEY

centration OF Marconi stock in the hands
of a few men.
I asked Mr.. Ryan who is in charge OF
the Marconi demonstration, why this limit
had been placed on the stock and he re-
Piled There are several weighty rea-
sons. first of which is to prevent the at
emulation of the stock by interests in
mical TO the development of the system;
then there is the excellent business policy
OF gaining thousands of customers for the
companys commercial operation and the
further wise policy OF having thousands
OF adherents throughout the nation
against the time when adverse legsla-
ton may be attempted in the interest
or competing systems. y GU see the adj
vent of the Marconi system is not hailed
With delight by certain vested interests
and the aid of the courts and the gov
eminent has already been invoked BY a
gfeat cable company to drive Mareoni
out of New Foundland We expect to
make the company's interests the people
interests and by enisting their financial
ald TO enlist also their moral assistance
IN the prevention of unjust and injurious
legislation. 1t Is a wise and far-seeng
policy that cannot fail to be of great ad-
vantage not only to the company but to
the stockholders"
Mr. Marconi has only recently been de-
clared by the United States courts to be
the pioneer inventor in wireless tele-
graphy, and as such to have a practical
monopoly of the art for as Judge Town
send declared in his recent decision: He
is entitled 10 the broadest range of
equivalents and no mere change of form
in the apparatus entities a rival claim
ant to the honor of being considered an
inventor"
Everybody knows that the great profits
or the Bell telephone were founded on a
similar decision by the United States
courts in his favor as against a host or
rival claimants and that ali of them were
compelled to submit to the terms dictated
by the Bell company; SO with the Mar
conf system, while thousands of elec-
tricians all over the world are busy with
wireless invention, Marconi Is not only
the owner of the basic patents but he
Is years and years ahead of any Of them
both in the theory and the practice of
the art. This Is best shown by tho fact
that MS is the only company carrying
ON a commercial business Independent of
government aid. Not only is this the case
but his system is adopted and EMPLOYED
by the greatest number of governments.
ana where in use has the unqualified
ana unhesitating endorsement and ap-
proval of those governments.
am assured by Mr.. Ryan that no one
VIII be annoyed by opportunities to buy
stock; all who come to the exhibitions
and lectures will be Invited to ioin fine
company in the work of installing this
great system on the American continent,
but none will be bothered by appeals
ana entreaties, the proposition will be
very simply and plainly put and those
VINO care to do so may subscribe-those
VINO do not will not be persuaded.
we are not going to waste any eff
fort in the endeavor to force anyone
to be rich against his WILL" said he. we
are simply going to tell the people what
we nave and what we expect in the flu
ture and If this appeals to them as safe.
sound and conservative. then We shall
be pleased to have them with us: we
shall make no false nor Elusive promises.
we will deal only with provable facts anG
reasonable conclusions and. if these do
not bring us the support and encourage
ment of Your public then we will be con
tent to retire from your city without II.
we shall show your people some of the
most remarkable feats of electrical ae-
comphshment ever performed and
whether they be interested in stock in
vestments or not they will be Interested
and instructed by what we have to show
them"