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been realized. After years of negotfa-
ton during which it seemed as if the
Western Union would make an agree |
mont with the All-American Gable Co. |
to forward messages TO South America
originating in this country through an
American instead of British concern.
the Postal Telegraph Co. has been pre-
vailed upon to act as the American col
lCctiug medium. This means that mes
sogcs from the United States fled at any
Postal Telegraph Office will go direct to
South American points without passing
through the hands of any British com
pany.
Better Service to South America.
a. Gne addition of the Miami cable
means improved communication to South
! America because it has been all too OBJ
! American Gable Co. couldn't handle all
/ the business The direct line from
! Florida to the Barbados and Brazil
/ viii mean quick service TO Brazil and
| the Western Mon is also making ar
rangements 20 reach points on the west
coast of South America, though at pres
ent the All-America has more cable
mileage on the west coast.
to- The decision of the Postal Telc-
/ graph Co to act for the American Radio
| corporation in the same collecting ca
| pacitv that II is to act for the AL
| America NNBlt w. II Il - IlICdul SitI4
| forward in the development of world
communication. For one reason or an
| other. heretofore, the Western Union
| has declined to permit the senders Of
/ messages at interior points in the United
| States to mark message for Europe
! via radio. The Western Union has ac-
ccpted messages from shore to ship but
! nor between the United States and Great
| Britain. for example. if the sender
marked il via radio. The general
supposition has been that the Western
| Union which has cable lines of its own
across the Atlantic, wasn't going to
compete with itself by accepting mes
cages for Europe that would be trans
/ united across the Atlantic by radio and
/ thus be obliged tn give a portion of the
sender'S fee to the radio company
Radio rates, furthermore. are cheaper
in many instances than cable SO it was
felt that TO furnish the American Radio
corporation with a means of collecting
| messages throughout the United States
by giving them the advantage of the
thousands of Western Union Offices
might be an Lnwise business move.
Radio VIII Relieve Congestion.
Clarence II. Mackay. president of the
Postal Telegraph. who has Il cable com
rany which also has cables of its own,
| took different view. however. of the
transatlantic business. He felt that if ra-
would relieve the congestion and make
cable communication quicker and thus
| tempt business men to use the cables
more frequently and TO better advantage.
1t is a known fact that there is static
interference with radio every now ana
then and while remarkable speed is made
there are some serious delays. Many
messages however, are sent to Europe
which the sender is not anxious To have
delivered at once and a delay of a few
hours is not material. Radio will get
much of this traffic whereas for com
muncation at certain day hours when
radio isn't rs rule as good as cable
the latter will reap the benefit. The
Postal Telegraph Co.'S idea is that a
readiness to give the American Radio
, corporation a collecting telegraph agency
win stimulate business of all kinds witt
Europe. both cable and radio, and vii
unuuestionably work to the advantage
of the cable lines of the Western Unior
as wei as the Postal for all cables have
hcen congeSted in recent months and i
is an open secret that the old pre-wal
situation of almost instantaneous com
munication for all messages have neveI
} been restored.
= Another complication is the fact tina
) the allies took two cables which origi
: lnaIly went to Germany by way Of tn
= | Azores. American companies have beer
| thwarted in their efforts to get cabl
| licenses abroad and cable facilities ar
: | therefore not being built to meet the dc
= mand The addition of the radio 70
| commercial use across the Atlantic come
a. | at an opportune moment and the prediC
e ton is made in well-informed quarter
e that rates to Europe must iHeYitabl
come down as result of the new adjust
ment. 1t is expected also that the NJ
r rangements for wireless messages arriI
ing at the Pacific coast to be sen
through the Postal land lines and vic
versa viii follow. rs a matter of cours'
the agreements just made for transatlaI
tic business.