New-York tribune., 1922-10-10
World Radios
Combine With
N. Y. as Center
British, German, American,
French and Argentine
Companies Will Double
Service i'm Short Time
Boons South America
Better Facilities Are Ex-
pected to Increase Trade
With the United States

Win the united states
New York City becomes the worlds
radio central station and the United
States gains great commercial adyan-
tage through arrangements just con-
ciuded by. the Radio Corporation Of
America which combine under one
management American, British, Ger
man, French and Argentine radio
plants, representing an invested capt.
tai of s17o.0OO,Ooo.
Concluding stages Of the negotia-
tions, in progress several months, have
been arrived at by radio between Ed
ward J. Nally, president of the Ameri-
can corporation, who is in Paris; David
Sarnoff, vice-president In New York
City; Captain Powhatan Page, vice
president and general manager of the
Pan-American Wireless Telegraph and
Telephone Company OF Buenos AYres
who came here six weeks ago in fur
therance Of the plan, and officials OF
| the British and German radio interests
BY the terms of a now virtually com
pleted agreement the Radio Corpora
ton OF Americas receiving station ct
SO Broad Street will be operating head
quarters of an International wireless
system, to be managed by directorate
representative of all countries in
voived. Headquarters of the corpora
tion will be on the eighteenth floor Of
the Woolworth Building. Test commu-
nlcatlons between Buenos Ayres and
New York City will begin within thirty
days. Regular commercial wireless
service will be installed May 1.
Big Stations Under One Control
High powered wireless stations to be
brought under one operating director
ate include the biz plant at Rocky
Point, L. L., the British station at
Carnarvon, Wales; the French Radio
Universelle at Sainte Assis, near Paris;
the German station at Nauen, and the
completion at Monte Grande. naT near
Buenos Ayres, which cost $4,000, 900.
This latter is the most powerful radio
plant In the world. Captain Page, in
describing it last night, said the in
stallation covers 1,400 acres. It has
ten towers 800 feet high. The com
bfned length of its antenna is seven
and half miles, and it will have
wave length Of $4,000 meters. When
this plant calls New York next month
it will establish sthe first direct radio
communication between North and
Ssyth America.
The rssssN. Of the Argentine plant Is
approximately TG,3eo .apes- sufficient
range to permit direct wfreIys5 ss9.act
with vessels and stations Everywhere.
Negotiations are in progress for in
clusion in the newly formed organiza-
tion Of powerful radio stations at Yoko-
hama and Sydney, Australia. The for
mer Is now in operation and the latter
in course Of erection under government
auspices.
United States In First Place
Discussing the new combination Cap
tain Page, who is a nephew of Thomas
Nelson Page, former Ambassador to
Italy, referred TO it as giving the
United States such pre-cminence in
characterizes Great Britain's control of
the worlds cable systems. Captain
Page added:
The principal drawback to salts
factory trade relations between the
United States and South American
countries %has been lack Of adequate
channels Of communication. Not only
will the opening Of direct radio service
between South American trade centers
and New York City make for new and
virtually unlimited trade expansion,
but there must also be considered the
general trade stimulation in its world
wide aspect which is bound to accrue
to the ultimate benefit Of this country.
For one thing, radio will cheaper cable
communication between North and
South America. Whereas the present
cost Of communication per cable is 63
cents a word, radio will handle the
business at % cents q word mo slight
consideration.
"Radio has reached a far more ad-
vanced stage in public service than is
ordinarily supposed. For example, at
the present time radio companies are
handling "a per GENT Of the trans-At-
lantic telegraph business. Under the
arrangements, with increasad efficiency
aud economy Of administrations this
figure will be doubled within d brief