The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-17

1t viii probably remain in the public
mind a. something very mysterious
a SORT Of. witchcraft. interesting, but
making little appeal fer intimate ac-
quaintance; and comparatively few
people realize that this means OF COM
munication has already fixed place
in the worlds affairs; that 1t is. in
fact, an economic factor of major i'm
portance. and world wide in its APP
/ pi liability.
The underlying reason for the rapid
strides it has made Is 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 accuracy, 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 world af-
fairs and with the movements Of COM
merce and industry. Daily news bul1e-
tins arc published on practically all Of
the Ocean-going vessels and transac-
tons Of great magnitude and OF mo-
mentous Importance are being carried
en- constantly between ship and shore
through the medium Of radio commu-
nication.
In it's international application. radio
Is today carrying overseas q very ma
terial percentage of the worlds COM
municaticns. Radiograms. commercial
and social. aggregating millions OF
words annually. are being sent 1ally
across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
These are regular paid communications
filed just as cablegrams are. and de-
livered with the accuracy and speed
SO essential to the users OF long dis
lance communicate Direct wireless
service is maintained. night and day.
with Great Britain, France. Germany,
Midway. Hawaii and Japan. at rates
which are from four to twenty.four
cents per word lower than the cable
rates. Economy being the keynote OF
commerce, the enormous total saving
effected by the rsc OF radio in the con-
duct Of international communications
makes IL matter Of vital interest to
everyone. and this interest has mani
tested itself in the constantly growing
number CT countries which arc adopt
ing radio as a means of communication
and which are constructing wireless
stations with which to carry on this
communication direct with other ccun-
tries already thus equipped.
Another great advantage possessed
by radio is what might be termed its
universally. with reference TO com-
munication with several distant points
at the same time. This was Illus
tratcd on the occasion of the formal
opening Of Radio Central, a SUPER
powered station Of the Radio COrpor.
| alton OF America, located Mt n point
on LCng Island. about sixty-f1ve railes
distant from New York City. On No
vember 9Th. 1921. President Harding
threw a switch in the White House,
and message which he had prepared
for broadcasting to the world ran
through a mechanical transmitter and
the words. carried by land wire to
Radio Central. were flung into space
without the intervening agency Of
| human hand.
The first answer came back instant
| ly. Others followed close upon 1t
IAcknowl Judgements were received from
such widely scattered points as Nor.
way. Germany, France, italy. England
Belgium. Sweden. Hawaii, Canada
Cuba. Japan. New Zealand. Panama
Columbia, Costa Rica. Nicaragua, Hen
duras and Australia.
This fact of the universally of radio
has a further application in the broad
casting of news. market. weather ant
crop reports. lectures. sermons. etc
etc. through the medium Of broadcast
ing stations which are in direct com
tmunication. with thousands OF wtrel es'
| stations maintained by amateurs II
all parts of the country. and in th!!
lrcspect It is of especial value to $50
lated communities. out of touch other
wise with current happenings ant
with the worlds progress.
This branch of the radio service ha
awakened a wide interest in all part
Of the world, and with the rapid dc
yelopment Of the wireless telephon
persons in remote districts. as well a
passengers at sea. are privileged to lis
item to concerts by famous artists i
the large musical centers and to heal
. not the dots and dashes OF the tele
, graph code. but the exact words a
: spoken addresses. etc. etc.
Not day passes but our daily pa
J pers carry stories of new accomplish
: mcnts in this direction. and / Ventu'
the prediction that in the not far d's
II ant fuure radio sets, for both tels
phone and telegraph. will be vita
mart Of the equipment Of every Ane,
: lean home.