The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-17
An Effort is Now Being Made to In
~est Iowa Capital In New Ven
ture Which Would In
cIude This City.
PROMOTER IN DEs MONIES
Main Office Would Likely be In the
Fleming Building There, While
Many Stations Would Ex-
tend Over State.

Keokuk may have wireless tele-
graph station before Jan. 1, 1911, If
plans of promoter who is now in Des
Moines are successfully carried out.
An effort is being made to interest
Iowa capital in system to be in
stalled throughout the state, having
wireless stations in all of the largest /
cities, Keokuk included. The Des /
Moines Register and Leader today
published the following story of the |
new venture:
Before Jan. J., 1911, Des Moines
will be in touch with twenty-one prin-
cipal points in Iowa by means of the |
most up-to-date method of commune
cation. according to the statement Of I
G. E. Turner, of Philadelphia, former
" of the Continental Wireless Tele-
graph company. Mr.. Turner is in Des
Moines promoting a state telegraph
system to be financed by Iowa capital.
He has established offices in the Elem
ing building, where he is giving dem
onstrations of the practicability of the
venture.
An expenditure of $4,000. averaging
between 5000 aud 500 to a station,
will be involved in the proposition
Mr.. Turner says that prominent Des
Moines capitalists already have prom
ised to finance the scheme although
no negotiations have been completed.
He wished to interest the capital of
number Of business men. thereby
assuring success to the service. BY
issuing stock to the public he believes
more business may he secured for the
company This method also will win
the confidence OF the people in the
usefulness Of the wireless telegraph
according to Mr.. Turner.
Territory in Iowa.
According to the plans. the follow
ing cities in Iowa will be included in
the system: Sioux City, Council
Bluffs. Atlantic, Creston. Mason City,
Fort Dodge. Boone, Des Moines. Os-
kaloosa. Ottumwa. Keokuk. Madison,
burlington. Mnscatine. Iowa City,
Davenport, Cedar Rapids. Clinton,
Marshalltown, Waterloo and Dubuque
A station also will be established at
Omaha.
The local station will be established
either on the Fleming building or the
Equitable building. Mr.. Turner says
be has conferred with the manage
ments Of both buildings and that they
are willing to make contracts. The
Des Moines station nrobab1y will be
the most expensive of all. as most OF
the business of the company will be
conducted through the city. 1t is asti-
mated that the price of the station
will be in the neishborhood of $1,000.
Stations erected in smaller towns will
cost less. the price ranging in accord
ance with the amount of business to
be received.
Mr.. Turner is enthusiastic over the
venture He has been engaged in
wireless telegraph work for the last
fen wears and is experienced in the
toms. He severed connections with
the Continental companv recently to
establish system in the state of
Iowa.
All that is necessary to win the
confidence of the people in the Iowa
system is to show them that messages
can be delivered satisfactorily by
wireless and that the wireless system
Is cheaper than TIE wire," said Mr.
Turner 1T has been demonstrated
thoroughly that messages can be sent
by wireless so there should be nc
doubt about that. 1t stands to reason
that it Is cheaper to install a wireless
system than it is to erect poles and
string wires between cities. BY wire
less telegrapty the cost of sending tel
egrams over such a system as the one
to be installed in Iowa would be abou
one cent per word.
Other COMPANIES Succeed,