The American Postal Service: History of the Postal Service from the Earliest TimesMelius, Louis
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The American Postal Service: History of the Postal Service from the Earliest Times
Melius, Louis
Postal service -- United States -- History
Is there a possibility of such accomplishments? It would seem that
there is from the investigation and discovery of a young electrician,
Earl Hanson, of Los Angeles, Cal. He recently demonstrated to the
mayor of Los Angeles and the president of the telephone company
that his apparatus could send music, talk of any kind, whispers and
signals without wires. His device is so light and small and yet so
effective that when attached to a bicycle used by a policeman, constant
communication could be maintained with the laboratory. One or one
thousand receivers can be attached, and each hears as distinctly as
if they were in the room from which the sounds proceeded. The only
explanation of this marvelous process given is that the inventor used
very low frequency wireless waves in a new way. The great drawback to
wireless telephony and telegraphy has always been that the air is one
great “line” and always busy. Hanson’s plan aims to overcome this, to
send messages though the air is split up around him by the operation of
other stations!
All this is wonderful and may require more demonstration to prove
its adaptability, but science is at work and it is not improbable
that wireless telephones for rural use and purpose may ere long be
successfully accomplished.
The Jasper, Fla., _News_, voices this prophetic hope in a well-written
article which recently appeared in that paper, and we take pleasure
in presenting that portion herewith as a compliment to editorial
enterprise and a far-seeing vision of coming events.
“An improvement, which we confidently look forward to as being made in
the not far distant future, will be the establishment of a wireless
telephone system at every county seat in connection with the rural free
delivery service.
“By means of this wireless telephone, the carrier would be enabled to
communicate with the post office from any point while serving his route,
and the post office could call any carrier desired and deliver a message
which the carrier would get without even stopping his automobile.
“The advantage of an arrangement of this kind can be easily seen. The
farmer could meet the mail at his number and over the wireless, could
call a doctor, send a telegram, inquire about the market direct with
the buyer, have Uncle Sam to run his errands, and many other things too
numerous to mention.
“Truly, we are living in a wonderful age, but more wonderful things are
coming.”
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