South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-05
EDWARD =. NALLY.
President Of Radio Corporation
OF America.

aspects Of radio is written from A
Viewpoint not often presented TO the
public 80 large. Ny purpose is to
show DO as an auxiliary 20 commence
rather than 70 stress the more IA
riIIar keynote Of the wonders 81
wireless" which have been tho sub
lert NJ many articles in the daily
press True. it Is very battling. from
"a scientific reason why" standpoint.
tut so is electricity. which mo- one
has yet been able 10 define
The single fact that radio COM
runicatiou Is the one medium cap
bic OF placing Isolated communities
ln instant touch with the centers or
civilization has boundless appeal
90 the Imagination That. too. 10 has
forever ended the vast silences of the
-ss further adds 20 its romance.
However. until it becomes "A general
household utility 70 will probably re-
j ain in the public mind as some
Thing very mysterious-a sort of
vItchcraft interesting. but making
title appeal for intimate acquaint-
once. and comparatively few people
realize that this means Of COmmuni-
cation has already a fixed place I'm
tho worlds affairs. that il is. in fact
au economic factor of major import
auce. and world wide i'm its apple
ability.
The Reason Why.
The underlying reason for the
rapid strides it has made is not be-
cause OF It's romantic intangible or
mysterious nature Its important
tion is due solely 10 its utility. in
combination with the three essen
tails OF accuracy. speed and econ
omy.
In addition 10 providing mariners
with weather reports. storm signals
and warnings Of possible dangers to
navigation. II enables passengers az
sea 20 keep in touch with the world
affairs and with the movements Of
commerce and industry Daily news
bulletins are published on practic-
ally all OF the ocean going vessels
and transactions Of great magnitude
and mOmentous Importance are be
ing carried on constantly between
ship and shore through the medium
81 radio communication.
In It's international application,
radio IS today carrying overseas n
very material percentage of the
worlds communications. Radio
grams. commercial and social. aggre-
j atlng millions of words annually,
IRE being sent daily across the At
lantic and Pacific oceans. These are
regular paid communications. filed
Just as cablegra ms are, and delivered
81
sential 10 the users of long distance
communication. Direct wireless ser
vice IS maintained night and day,
with Great Britain, France, Ger
many. Norway. Hawaii and Japan.
az rates which are from four TO "a
cents per word lower than the cable
rates. Economy being the keynote
If commerce. the enormous total
saving affected by the use of radio
ln the conduct of international com
muniCatious makes it as matter of
vital interest TO everyone. and this
interest has manifested itself in the
constantly growing number of coun-
tries which are adopting radio as a
means OF communication, and which
are constructing wireless stations
with which ~ carry ON this com
.aUn.catiou direct with other coun-
-.ies already thus quipped
\ Radio Advantage.
Another great advantage possessed
il radio is what might be termed
it- universally. with reference to
communication with several dis
tant points az the same time This
was illustrated on the occasion of
tle formal opening or Radio Contra,
q superpowered station Of the Radio
.orp5ration OF America. located at d
f.nlnt ON Long Island about 65 miles
distant from New York City on No
.smUeI 5th 1921. PreS't Harding
threw a switch I'm the White House.
- message which NE had pre-
~ Jared for broadcastinE 90 the world
la1 through mechanical transmit
SIR and The words carried by land
wire 10 Radio Central. were flung
into space without the intervening
.Gency of q human hand.
The first answer came back in
s.Hnty- Others followed close upon
acknowledgements were re-
.e.ved from such widely scattered
POINTS as Norway. Germany. France.
1aly. England. Belgium. Sweden
Hawaii Canada. Cuba. Japan New
Zealand. Panama. Columbia. Costa
tlca. Nicaragua. Honduras and Aus
ralla
This fact OF the universally OF
radio has a further application in
-le broadcastug of news. market
weather and crop reports. lectures
reruons. etc. etc. through the m
dunn OF hroadcastiuE stations which
a-- Zoo direct communication with
thousands Of wireless stations main
tanned hy amateurs In an parts OF
the country. and in this respect IL is
Uc especial value On isolated com
wuriGes. out OF touch otherwis
e-fh current happenings and with
tHe wcrld's progress.
This branch of the radio service
bias awakened wide interest in al
parts Of the world. and with the
rapid development OF the wireless
telephone. persons IN remote dis
tricts. as well as passengers at sea.
are privileged TO listen 90 concerts
Dos famous artists ion the large mus
cal centers ard o. hear not the dots
and dashes or the telegraph code.
te exact words Of spoken adj
esses. ETC.
Not day passes but our daily pa
pers carry stories OF new accom-
pli~hments in this direction. and
venture The prediction that IN the
not far distant future radio sets. for
both telephone and telegraph will
Do a vital part az 90 equipment OF
every American home.
(CouyriEht 1922 by Coumunity
Service CorporattCn.J
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