The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-06-02
A|MPL|F|ER FOR
ROSE FESTIVAL

The Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph Company is installing and will
operate for the benefit of the Ros'
Festival and the thousands of visi
tors during Rose Festival week II
Portland a sound amplifying equip
ment which will convey to and dis
tribute over the Festival Center
grounds musical programs, address
es. announcements, etc, from distant
locations about the city.
Two experts from the East have
been in Portland for the last two
weeks installing the necessary ap'
paratus in order TO furnish this
unique entertainment to the visitors
during the Rose Festival week. The
Festival Committee is arranging to
feature this apparatus as the means
entertainment to all visitors. Hereto
fore an address or musical program
has been available only to the limited
number who could crowd inside a
hall or within the range OF a speak
er's voice. With the amplifying ap-
paratus furnished by the Telephone
Company, a complete address or mu-
steal program will be spread over an
area Of several city blocks and every
one who wishes to will be able to un-
derstand every word spoken and hear
every musical note Of the program.
The apparatus consists Of a system
of motors. generators, wires, trans
mitters, amplifiers and other eleetri-
cal equipment weighing several tons
and filling several rooms. The ma
chinery Is very delicate, requiring the
utmost care In its operation. A drop
OF water nj a certain point or piece
of metal the size of pin head Will
put the whole plant out OF business.
sitiye to the slightest change in cur
are very delieately adjusted and sem
sitive to the slightest changc in cur
rent and resistance in the circuits.
Each OF rhe apparatus will be visible
at the Festival center. except'the sus-
pended horns, and will give the i'm
preston Of sound created out OF the
air.
THIS apparatus was given its great
est outdoor test at inauguration OF
President Harding in Washington
March 4th. where the voice Of Presi-
dent Harding in the inaugural ad-
dress was distributed over radius
of elk blocks from the Capitol steps
and could even be heard distinctly
on the steps OF the Congressional LII
brary. more than 1900 feet from the
inaugural platform. At all previous
presidential inaugurations only a few
hundred people who were fortunate
enough to secure positions directly IN
front OF and near the inaugural plat
form were able TO hear the inaugural
address, but on March 4. 1921, with
the amplifier apparatus in service on
the Capitol grounds $4,000 people,
the largest crowd that ever heard one
mans voice at one time. distinctly
heard every word Of President Hard
ing's address. II is this same appara-
rus which has been forwarded to
Portland and will be placed in service
for the entertainment OF those who
attend the Rose Festival in June.
The offer OF the Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph Company to furnish
and operate this apparatus for the
Rose Festival committee will insure a
new entertainment feature
for the Rose Show. The high expense
for installation OF the necessary cleo /
trical apparatus has precluded the
use of this equipment at any except
the largest and most notable gather
ings, such as the Republican ana
conventions last year and
the inaugural ceremonies for Presi-
dent Harding. The Rose Festival
is to be congratulated on
their success in securing this as the
greatest entertaining feature OF the
1921 Festival.