The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-11
Their Development by War
and Navy Departments
Essential to National
Defense.
PROPOSITION THAT COMMERCIAL
WIRELESS SYSTEM OF THE
COUNTRY SHALL BE CONTROL.
ed BY ONE COMPANY VERY I'M.
PCRTANT TO THE ARMY AND
NAvY-oPPosiTloN TO MER.
GER.
BY William Wolf Smith,


Washington, d. c., Dec. 1O-The
-oSress of the absorption of the ex-
sting wireless telegraph systems by
'h' United Wireless Telegraph Com
Tany, or Wireless Trust" attracts
much attention in government Off
cial circles. Rear Admiral Covles. the
presidents brother-in-law, and chief
of the navy bureau of equipment. in
his report. just made public. describes
fhe equipment Of our war vessels with
wireless apparatus and the establish
ment Of complete line of stations
along the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf
coasts. in the West Indies. on the
I.Emus of Panama and in Hawaii and
Guam. He believes the development
or wireless telegraph 10 the fullest ex-
tint is essential TO the national
defense. The stations on the Allan
tic coast, in the West Indies. and az
Panama. were erected under a con-
tract between the government and the
J, Forest COMPANY. which has been
MERGED into the Wireless Trust"
Army keeping Pace.
simultaneously the war department
announced with satisfaction that the
| AMY is Keeping mace with those of
! cher countries and that movable wire
fss outfits are being distributed by
- SIGNAL service Three horses or
-"'rs can Gerry the whole outfit on
r backs, and MESSAGES can be
'n4smitted when the stations are in
o. ration. distance of 100 miles. The
coast defenses will also be thus
c1ninDod. With tho army and navy
Tins going in heavily for wireless"
fnn opposition that commercial wire
re in the country Shall be controlled
Or ono company is very interesting
anil important.
hF'n the announcement was first
ma" Of the formation of the United
hlr.'ss, RI. B. SNYDER. who first
'rcH-ht De Forest and his system to
r1'i" attention, was cited as oppos-
inc the merger of the DeForest and
Narconi systems. Your correspond
t'f is in receipt of statement signed
W hr. Snyder which says he never
JUhnrized John w. Griggs. President
or 'h" american Marconi COMPANY. to
rat" statement concerning Mr.. Sny-
oers suits. He further states that,
as all my litigation has closed
fgiinSt the wireless companies and
Graham White. in Justice to and in
Tho interests Of oil parties concerned.
WI! state that It is my opinion that
III wireless interests should ba merged
mo the United Wireless Telegraph
,o@nany under the management of
Nr9ham White"
Hostility of Griuos.
lour correspondent is also in re
,Cih of copy of letter from Abra-
Fam White to President John w.
riggs, OF the American Marconi
COMPANY which is calculated to shed
some light on the hostile attitude of
Mr.. Griggs toward the now "Trnited
wireless" Mr.. White saws no ie in.
formed that Mr. Griggg has from Time
IN time sold the stocks. (which vo,
rave acquired. or which was given
- yOu for the use of your name &c
l'"sident Of the company" and aIIacos
That Mr. Grigggs has now hut ono
hundred shares of Marconi stool, 10
o|crs Mr.. Criggs an opportunity 20
correct this statement hut sarcqcticqI-
IT adds: 1.-The stock books and trans
l,r7. however. speak for themselves. "
gr White also states that he. in Or
Ger to ascertain the true relations
f0' tho interests Of the directors of
ne NarcOni companies. and to deter
Milo their respective HOLDINGS has
m9'" an investigation (which discloses
situation which 7 am sure will in
'f"St the stockholders of the Marconi
company" In conclusion Mr.. White
ss'FS that the stock books show that
nW very small interest is owned by
'' officers and directors Of the Mar
n' Company, and challenges Mr.
'..gS to disprove his statements.
VI White charges that the officers
. Wy. GriCCs' company "are not con-
=. ring in any way to the uDbuild-
Is ana expansion of wireless tele-
granny.