The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-05
WIRELESS In EXTENSIVE USE
ON THE LAKES THIS SEASON
Many Ships Have Been Equipped
for 1t and Numerous Sta
tons Established
MANY USES FOR THE SERVICE
TELEPHONE SOUTH pa

The present season is going to see a
rather general introduction OF wlre-
less service on great lakes ships. the
United Wireless Telegraph company
reports the following lines as having
Installed its commercial wireless APP
paratus. TO date March l, 1910; era
ham a Morton Transportation Co.
Goodrich Transit Co, Northern Mich
igan Transportation Co, Chicago
Duluth Transportation Co, Chicago 4
South Haven Transportation Co, Vul-
can s. S. Co, Detroit & Cleveland Nav
igation Co, Detroit & Buffalo Naviga-
ton Co. Standard s. s. Co, Crawford
Transportation Co, Acme S. 5. Coz
Minnesota Naval Reserve, Marquette
q Bessemer d. & y. Co., Inter Ocean
6. s. Co. Canadian Towing & Wreck
ing Co, Peavy S. S. Co, Provident >
s. Co. Pere Marquette Railway Co.
Northern s. s. Co. Crosby Transpor-
tation Co. Postal S. s. Co., jenkins 5.
S Co, Shenango s. S. Co.
The great lakes land stations already
Installed or contracted for are given as
follows: Detroit. Chicago, Grand Rap
ids. st. Paul, Milwaukee. Manitowoc
Buffalo. South Haven, Mich, Port HUI
ron, Escanaba, Calumet, Erie, Pa,
Lansing. Marquette, Port Arthur. ont,
Ashtabula. Duluth. Toledo. Benton
Harbor, Holland. Grand Haven, Lud-
ington Mackinaw Island. Grand Mar
ais, Mimi, Alpena, Sault ste. Marie,
Cleveland. Isle Royale and Conneaut.
Stations are already in operation at
most of these points. but at others
nothing has yet been done 10 establish
them.
Possible Uses Many.
The uses to which the wireless tele-
eraphy may be put on lake vessels will
be as varied and important, when 1t
has been perfected, as are the uses of
the service on salt water and the time
IS coming. il is confidently predicted,
when a wireless outfit and wireless
operator win be held to be as much a
part of a steamers equipment as its
engines, and its owners would no more
think Of sending it from port without
the one thing than they would try 10
do so without the other.
For purely freight carriers the SER
vice will be maintained largely as an
insurance against disaster and for the
convenience of the owners. 1t will be
possible for ship cast ashore to at
once inform the nearest wireless sta
ton of its plight, and word can be
flashed to the owners within few
minutes. Immediate arrangements
may be made for sending such relief
as the circumstances demand. Wreck
ing tugs may be ordered out within an
hour after the grounding has occurred.
and other steps taken TO repair the
mischief done.
A ship disabled on the lake could
flash word Of it's situation TO other
passing ships, and get help much more
speedily than would otherwise be the
case. Word can be sent ahead to the
port Of destination about accidents
that may have occurred on the trip and
repairs that may be necessary. From
the land stations the owners may send
orders or inquiries to the captains. |
There are a thousand and one ways in
which the system may be OF use, once
II is perfected for lake service as it |
has been perfected on the ocean
on the passenger ships the wireless
service will answer much the same |
purpose that the telegraph offices do
on land. Messages will be received |
for passengers and replies will be sent |
Mt a nominal rate. The passenger will !
at no time be out Of touch with land |
Many passenger boats have already !
installed the service, and others viii |
follow suit within the year.