The weekly true Democrat., 1909-10-08
coLLINa' EARLY RxPEREMENrg.

Within q stones throw of the historic
old Independence Hall In philadelphia,
where the Declaration Of Independence
was signed, and very near the spot
where Benjamin Franklin hew bis Ia
NOUS kite, "A. Frederick Collins began q
series Of experiments IN q laboratory on
North Sixth street, which finally result.
ed IN the invention OF the Collins wire
less teleph0ne-the system which has
proven Of 90 great an interest 10 iinan-
ciers, investors, and people IN ordinary
ife.
Since Prof. Collins Philadelphiu days
many improvements over bis iirat crude
instruments have been made. After be
had established wireless telephony 90 an
actuality and could transmit messages
without the use Of wires, Il was neces.
sary 10 60 q step further and invent =
machine which would also Insure priva-
cy. Mr.. Collins has worked on the at
tachment by which itis poaslble for sub
seribers or owners Of C0liins' wireless
phones 30 talk with as much privacy as
over the present wire phone.
In q vague way, scientists 90 far back
as 1899 hinled at wireless telephony. A
wireless telephone would do away With
thousands Of miles Of poles and wires;
it would prove the ideal method Of com.
fnunication. The Collins wireless tele-
phone Il now an accomplished fact.
Any one may zee for himself or herself
that the Collins u the modern method
Of short and long distance communities
tion-can see that results OF the great
est importance are now working out 10
the Collins wireless telephone. We are
on the eve Of lie general use and the
achievement Of rosnlts which win aston
lsh che world by their great.isss and
usefulness and che general awakening
OF the public % lie eommercial p0ssibll-
tties. Il has been developed By slow
degrees 70 its present state Of efficiency
and its value a. a medium OF communi-
cation IL becoming more recognised BY
the public every day. In q abort time
Il will be employed In q hundred ways
not now thought Of.
The hundreds Of ships now using wire
less tolegraphy will undoubtedly substi-
tute the wireless telephone owing 20 its
cheapness 0f m mtintenance, as any one Of
q crew can use it. not requiring askiIl-
ed operator as does the wireless tele-
graph. IG remains only 90 extend tts use
on land and sea 90 make it the greatest
commercial enterprise In the world It
will eventually connect every town and
hamlet. Il will be installed on vessels,
coastWise, merchant marine and all
ocean-gOing ships must Of necessity
adopt the Collins system, and In time
should penetrate every section.
New applications Of mechanics and
electricity have overcome the last re-
naming obstacles IN the way Of The
bro ideEt and most comprehensive use OF
the Collins wireless telephone. An
enormous amount q money. time and
thought have been expended In do
veI0ping and porfectlng q.
AZ the recent electrical exhibition
given at Madison Square Garden, New
York City, d lily dem0nstratl0ns Of the
Collins wireless telephone we're given
before thousands Of Visitors. Hundreds
OF bankers, merchants mad business men
talked over che Collins phone and we're
amazed at the clarity and distinctness
OF the voice These demonstrations
covered q period Of two weeks and were
endorsed BY the metropolitan press and
the public IN general