New-York tribune., 1906-11-20
NO UIRELESS MERGER.
John ". Griggs Says Narconi Com
pqnies U7W Not Support Plan.

JOHN 7. GriEgs president of the Marconi Wire
less Telegraph Company Of America, yesterday de-
MED published reports OF the entrance Of the Mar
coni companies into q merger OF English and Amer
icsn wireless telegraph companies. His statement
fellows.
Company, Limited OF England, as well as the drec-
u = lie Nal On ~ recess Telegraph company OF
tisements u the United Wireless Telegraph Com
led under the laws Of Maie in whch T adversse
-nent L Is declared that that company organ
foreign systems Of wireless telegraph including the
tst - | 10 4t<Is De T1es{ E9STets; %1r ne co at
panes has also been called interviews and state
5se1 aho-led bv Sb+agn RbiFe nrss5enf Do ac f
ne United Wireless Telegraph Company. asserting
-7c Of the Vole Marconi system and that the Mar
con- car.Iantes were 20 pass into the merger and
Company u more tilan q per cent Of the stock OF
ne managers Of the 1Iarconi Wireless. Telegraph
COMPANY. limited. and Of the Marconi Wireless
Telegraph Company Of America, deem il their duty
q ne p-1.e ~ deny absolutely and GnequivocaNy
.-at ne ~Hi,ed Wireless Ie-egraph COMPANY has
acquired control of more than 81 per cent Of the
sl6-C0l Wireless Telegraph Company. Limited. and
!. leIt t-at me Lnited Wireless Telegraph Gompa-
y controls majority OF the stock OF the MarCOuI
Tr NreS -seearaPH COMPANY any 81 ARerca- s Ihe
.oders ot both he MarcQni companies are not II
gram company the latter company has no agree
nsTt or prospect Of agreement by which II Will
cotaIn control Cs either Of said Marconi companies
ara tie scheme of merger announced by Mr.. White
= antag 1n-sttc and TeDuEnant 10 the interests OF
oCtr OF The NaTcgri companies
Ihe Narc0li Wireless Telegraph Company Of
America has for several years been prosecuting
and is sriL prosecuting suits for infringe gemeuts
against tre Tarious De Forest companies, and be
-eF@s that Whatever Or value is utilized IN the
oI-r"-ors of tie DE Forest companies is in
-rinserert Of the Marc0ni patents. Further than
ts "e are notified by James A. Allen attorney
Q: Ee-rE 3. SNYDER and others. stockholders OF
ne DE Forest Wireless Telegraph Company, that
suits are row pending. brought by Snyder and
cL-srS- IN tre supreme Court of New York, and IN
ne circuit Court 0f the United States for the Dis
L'et n Maine and for the Eastern Division Of the
hesEterr District OF Missouri, against the De For
e. ~ -re-ezS Telegraph Company, the American De
-p1e-t Wireless Telegraph Company, the Atlantic
4le r0TTSt Wireless Telegraph Company and the
LE 0Tes- Occidental and Oriental Wireless Tele-
EraT1 Company. and Abraham White and others
for re purpose Of setting aside the transfer OF
t1e DE Forest Wireless telegraph patents, inyen-
.-'hs arc other property OF the De Forest Wire
and stations A. Conev Island. Jersey City. and
elsewhere or the sescOast OF the United States and
s.7 Great Lakes. and for Injunction against the
.-r---- transfer Of any OF said property. and
Taat n The suit IN The United States Circuit
lo-ft to- Maine Judge Putnam has granted an In
---r-.nl against The transfer and enCumbTance OF
large number Of iCs letters patent and Of the
-ohorat1rv aud stations the Atlantic seacOast,
-fc mat any such consolidation Is described IN
NIe sEEo-D- cement Of the United Wireless Tele-
ErsP- Company in the New York daily journals
W.. ~ a violation oI the injunction Of the court
s-ia q contempt, and viii be set aside.