The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-16

W WHo 10 Odu TduCISCO GOWN the
Pacific Coast to Los Angeles and
from, there by wireless to the Cata-
lima Islands out in the Pacific, using
In the connection every combination
OF communication known to the in
accomplishment.
From experience l know that the
American people are just as anxious
to know this story and these facts
as you or l IL we will only tell 1t to
them In an interesting way. They
Will become acquainted with US and
our work and have confidence In US,
and will cooperate with us in secur-
ing those things we ought to have.
We will then in return render them
the service they have right to ex-
pect and our work will become more
pleasant and profitable. To that end
l ask the cooperation OF the stock
holders. 49,
DweIIs on Radio
MANY holders of the stock on Sc
curities in telephone companies are
considerably concerned as the pos
sible effect of radio or wireless tele.
phony on the wire companies. So 1t
possibly would not be amiss to dis
cuss the matter briefly for the bene-
, At of those who are giving this mat
ter some thought. From personal OBJ
servation and from information
gained from some of the foremost
minds in the industry, it is my opin-
| ion that the holders of stock in wire
companies have little to fear. In fact
I am so bold as to state that the de-
lvelopment of wireless telephony has
been a boon to the wire companies
In many ways. .aI.-
"Out of the development OF the
wireless telephone has been devel-
oped what is known as the wired
wireless which will increase the
efficiency of the present wire com :
panies and will have a decided effect
on the cost of building and main :
tanning future telephone systems. BY
the adoption of the Vacuum tube the
most important invention OF the
wireless systems for use In connec-
ton with existing toll lines their eff
ficiency and capacity has been IN
creased many fold. AS an illustration
Of the advantages to be gained by
using the latest development made
possible by the use of inventions de-
veloped by wireless telephone and
telegraph, I would like to quote the
following.
"On the New York San Francisco
line there are four wires, the loads
carried are two physical telephone
circuits, one phantom telephone cir
cult, four grounded telegraph circuits
and q VARYING number of carrier tel
egraph circuits, ranging from six to
twenty or a maximum Of twenty
seven circuits on four wires. From
Chicago to Omaha four wires carry
two physical telephone circuits, one
phantom telephone circuit, four
grounded telegraph circuit, which
can be worked two ways or one way
at will. Twenty carrier telegraph
circuits at total of twenty seven cir
cults on four wires. Between Chica- :
60 and Pittsburg, eight wires carry
four physical telephone circuits, two
phantom telephone circuits. eight
grounded telegraph circuit and thir-
ty- seven carrier telegraph circuits at
total of fifty-one circuits on eight
wires. The advantage these circuits
have over wireless is that the mes
sages are confined to certain path
thereby permitting of absolute Sc
crecy, while messages either teIe-
phone or telegraph sent by wireless
are dissipated into the either in all
directions, and their efficiency lin
lieu 6uttEciy Ny TIC dtuioophCtAS SSlA :
ditions obtaining at the time the
messages are sent out.
This is the reason given by the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company for installing the submarine
cable from Key West to Havana, and
the present cable now being install
ed from New York to Chicago. The
president of the American Telephone
and Telegraph company in his re-
port gave as their reason for Install
ing these cables which are the long
est telephone cables in existence In
the world. That they were more de-
pendable, wireless being so unreli-
able due to disturbances by the ele-
ments. 1t is also a well known fact
that this same company largely CON
trolls the basic patents covering
wireless telephony and are response
BILE for the development of the art to
It's present stage. So that with the
Judgment of the celebrated engine
ers of this resourceful company in
favor Of wired wireless in preference
to wireless, together with the fact
that it controls the situation with
regard to the development of the
wireless systems of the future, we IN
the telephone business in my opinion
have little to fear with regard to our
investments in the business.
The Marine Radio
ut is my opinion as we'll as that
of others that wireless telephony
will see its greatest development in
the marine field.
! Communication between ship and
shore has been very rapid. The i'm
nrovements of today are such that it
is possible for anyone anywhere in
the world to reach by radio tele.
graph on the high seas at any time
and any place ship equipped with
radio apparatus. ......
"I think I am indulging in no wild
prophecy when I say that within the
! space OF brief period-two or three
wears, perhaps sooner, it will be pos
sible for anyone in the United States
to pick up the telephone in his home
IT place of business, and be con-
nected with passenger liner on the
Atlantic or Pacific ocean by means
Of wire and radio and carry on com
munication with the human voice
with no greater difficulty than is ex-
perieneed today in speaking over
the ordinary wire telephone.
VERY successful demonstrations
of this service have been made re-
Gently, and its introduction to the
public only awaits commercial de-
|velopment. which Is now being con-
sidered by the American Telephone
and Telegraph company and the Ra
dio corporation of America. The i'm