The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-16

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 The single fact that radio communi- cation is the one medium capable of placing isolated communities in in- stant touch with the centers of civili- zation has a boundless appeal to the imagination. That, too, it has forever ended the vast silences of the sea fur ther adds to its romance. However, until it becomes general household utility it will probably remain in the public mind as something very mys- terious-a sort of witchcraft, interest ing, but making little appeal for in- innate acquaintance; and compara- lively few people realize that this means of communication has already a fixed place in the worlds affairs; that it is, in fact, an economic factor of major importance, and worldwide in it's applicability.
 The Reason Why.
 The underlying reason for the rapid strides it has made in not because of it's romantic, intangible or mysterious nature. Its important position in the field of communication is due solely to it's utility, in combination with the three essentials of accurancy, speed and economy.
 In addition to providing mariners with weather reports. storm signals and warnings of possible dangers to navigation it enables passengers at sea to keep in touch with the world affairs and with the movements of commerce and industry Daily news bulletins are published on practically all of the ocean going vessels and transactions of great magnitude and of momentous importance are being carried on constantly between ship and shore thru the medium of radio com munication.
 | In its international application, ra- dio is today carrying overseas a very material percentage of the worlds communications. Radiograms, com mercial and social, aggregating mil lions of words annually are being sent daily across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. These are regular paid com munications, filed just as cablegrams are, and delivered with the accuracy and speed so essential to the users of | long distance communication. Direct wireless service is maintained, night and day, with Great Britain, France Germany, Norway, Hawaii and Japan at rates which are from four to twen- i Ity-four cents word lower than the cable rates. Economy being the key note of commerce, the enormous to- tai saving effected by the use of radio in the conduct of international com munication makes it matter of vital interest to everyone, and this interest has manifested itself in the constantly growing number of countries which are adopting radio as means of com munication. and which are construct. ing wireless stations with which tc carry on this communication direct with other. countries already thus equipped.
 A Radio Advantage.
 Another great advantage possessed by radio is what might be termed its universality. with reference tc com munication with several distant points at the same time. This was iiiustrat ed on the occasion of the formal open ing of Radic Central, a Erperp0wtrec station of gae Radio Corporation ol America, located at a point on Lonf Island nbenf sixty 6ee miles distant fran New 1ofk fitx. On Noyenfes s. fH9g. President Hardinr fhrew ( switch in ths Waite Houss. and { nnszaTx <hies hs had prepared fo'