The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-27
NEW WIRELESS co. TO ENTER
 ALASKA FIELD
Will Operate Plants at All the Coast Towns,
 Including Cordova

SEATTLE, March 27. - With the launching of the Alaska Communica- tion all the vast Territory lying north of this city will in the near future be enabled to receive messages at a greatly reduced cost according to an announcement made by Robert An derson Pope, president of the Alaska Communication Service. The company in question is new entrant into the ! commercial field and bids fair to give the people of Alaska greatly reduced toll rate.
 The new service when inaugurated will supplement the present cable ser vice of the army and the navy wire less, which are the present means of communication to Alaska.
 It is stated that the main station for the Pacific coast end of the venture will be at Gray's Harbor with Anchor age, at the head of Cook Inlet being Alaska headquarters. Messages will be relayed from the latter place toI the various substations in the north.
 It is expected that within a short time corps of three or four eng- neers will be sent north to travel over the Territory for the purpose of se- lecting the best possible sites for the main station and those of the high power stations. These sites will bel selected regardless of location, the main point being for distribution of service. In all seventeen stations are| in contemplation, none of which have definite location. Five of this num- Der will be of high-power capacity, with one being devoted exclusively toI shipping work, taking all marine calls. Central and Western Alaska will be 4 under the superintendency of J. P. Hannon of Seward, who at present is | in the seacoast town promoting the I interests of the company.
 With the installation of the stations it is expected that reduction of from 30 to 60 per cent in the present cable | and wireless tolls will be made-ap- plicabIe between Alaska and the ter minal at Gray's Harbor.
 None but the best equipment will be used in installing the stations or SUD- piled to the patrons of the company, contracts with the DeForrest Company having already been signed for mate rial and supplies. The Alaska Com Service will furnish for telegraphic broadcasting supplies Of their own recommendation, which will be of the same quality as that with which their own station will be equipped.
 The company, through it's contracts, will be enabled to furnish complete one-harf kilowatt, 500cycle transmit ter with a 100-foot steel mast, con- plete with antennae and receiving equipment which is also capable of re- ceiving messages from the states, a. price not to exceed $3,000 F. O. B. Seattle. The company will supply to each purchaser an expert for installa- tion purposes and on complexion of the plant and acceptance will contract with the purchaser for his services.
 L. l.. Jackson, chief radio engineer, will leave Seattle sometime in May with Seward as his destination. On his arrival definite selection of the main Alaska station will be made. The main station equipment will bel shipped north about the middle of April William Fleming, who is also connected with the company is in Alaska for the purpose of securing preliminary information relative toI sites and on other business matters.