CHAPTER XIX. 



WIRE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION. 



When Cadmus dn the remote ages of the world 

 invented the alphabet I wonder did he for a moment 

 conceive the wonderful revolution he was making, 

 whereby one nation, as time advanced, would be able 

 to communicate its thoughts, actions and knowledge 

 to the remotest parts, thereby establishing a link be- 

 tween all nations, kindreds and tongues which has 

 never since been broken. 



In like manner the telegraph, the telephone, and 

 the Marconi have each in their turn revolutionized 

 the world, and Trinidad, although a very small place, 

 has not been behind with any of these new and useful 

 institutions. 



When I came to Trinidad there was a limited 

 telegraph system here ; you could, it is true, Then as 

 Now, send a message to all parts of the world, so that 

 when I speak of limited I mean limited so far as com- 

 munication within the colony was concerned, then you 

 could only send a message from Port-of-Spain to San 

 Fernando. This defect was remedied when the rail- 

 way was made ; it established a system of telegraphy 

 to all parts of the colony, wherever the railway ex- 

 tended, and you can now send a message to any place 

 within easy reach of any railway station. 



