Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-10-25

Signor Marconi. of the last century.
Numerous dispatches were then trans
mitted by prominent persons on both
sides of the Atlantic and reproduced
in the daily papers. Before the day
was done between 5000 and 10000
words had been transmitted across the
sen from the station at Glace Bay to
Clifton, on the west coast of Ireland.
Scientists, merchants, stock exchanges.
premiers and rulers joined in the in
terchange of congratulations. The
Marconi company will charge 10 cents
word and promises soon to cut this
rate in half. whereas regular cable
rates are % cents a word for ordinary
dispatches and 10 cents for press
cablegrams.
Owing to the illness of one of Mar
confs assistants the principal cere-
monies of the day were omitted, but q
number of scientists and newspaper
men We're present as the special guests
OF the inventor, Signor Marconi The
telegraph operator sits in high tower
with telephone to his ear and a
Morse transmitter under his hand
With each pressure of the key flash
of blue flame shot upward as the cleo
trio impulse from the powerful dyna-
mos was released and transmitted
through the tall steel tower, and at
the same time loud defamation sound
ed on the ears of those present. al
though no attempt at speed was made.
the operator averaged twenty words a
minute, WATCH would make max
imum of 24.S00 words day, but Mar
conf announced that within a month
the speed would be increased to thirty
five words a minute, and, in addition to
this. two other stations between the
continent were to be established. One
is already building at Cape Cod. Mar
conf says that in a short time he will
have perfected an overland wireless
system to give communication at once
between New York and San Francisco.
Wheat Passes 81 Mark:
Wheat is selling at over ST bushel
in all parts of North Dakota, and the
farmers Of that state, especially those
Of the Red river valley, are receiving
greater returns from their crops than
for any of the last half dozen years.
In the Chicago exchange the rapid adj
vance in the price caused considerable
excitement for time, and many of
the bears are said to have lost heav-
lily. On one day the price for May
wheat scared to SLIPS.
Harriman's Order Causes Alarm.
Although the report that Z. II. Har-
riman had issued sweeping order for
retrenchment on the railroads control
led by him has been to some extent
discredited by that gentleman, there
is a feeling throughout the west that
there is TO be an abatement of activity
in connection with railroad enterprises.
especially rs regards new work. 1t is
said that statement was given out
in San Francisco at the office of Cen
eral Manager Il. Il. Calvin of the
Southern Pacific in which the follow
Ing paragraph appeared: "In addition
to reducing train service, the company
is forced to retrench by reducing shop
forces, betterments and all other eX-
penses other than maintenance on ac-
count of the stringency Of the money
market" Those in position to know
claim that this statement was inspired
by Mr.. Hartman, although it may not
have been sent out over his signature.
Enforcement of this order will mean
idleness for thousands Of workmen,
and Industrial activities which are al
lied with railroad interests will be
seriously affected.
A Floating Trout Pond.
One of the novel features of the
steamship America Of the Hamburg
American line is tank in which fish,
principally trout and carp, are kept
alive and served to customers in the
restaurant when ordered. The tanks
are of zinc, and the water is supplied
with oxygen by pumping air through
perforated pipes extending into the
water. More .than-500 freshtrult and