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Show 6 into w THE CITIZEN 1 The two ends of the earth only a half second apart! These ten words are the embodiment of a story that should grip the most flagged imagination. The great expanse of space, the ether bodies above us, are only emptiness to the eye, but to the ear they are pulsating and vibrant with human thoughts, emotion, and music, crisscrossed through the heavens at the speed of light. Yes, RADIO, the supereminent social and commercial force existant today. The harbinger of good-wi- ll and the ambassador to progress. Yet, even in its infancy, not yet grown from its swaddling clothes, Radio is revolutionizing the world and its influence is felt by every individual and by all peoples. What does this salient force hold in store for the future ? Think how far apart the ends of the earth have been! How explorers Spool Winding and traders have sailed weary months and years with no news from achievements of his expedition and the homeland, no means of reporting the country listens in and lives the their location or condition to the adventure along with this small band anxious watchers awaiting them. The of brave men, thus reading history's story of the progress of the world lines as they are written. might be written in the terms of its Wireless telegraphy, or radio, has the From means of communication. developed more rapidly than any mountfires on the days of the watch other great invention in the history to from and runners of ains village of the world. Intense public interest village to the days of the written in radio dates from the year 1921, and printed page the tale progresses when broadcasting from the radio slowly with only moderate gains untelephone was begun at Pittsburg, til the nineteenth century and then Pennsylvania. The idea caught the almost overnight, as it seemed to the public fancy of the American people. onlooker, came the marvel of comNewspapers, advertisers, churches, munication without wires, the sendclubs and private parties took it up. ing of messages on the currents or Quick witted amateurs and American disturbances of space and the vibrant youth went to work on the problem chapters following are well known of making their own receiving sets, lore to all of us. with the result that every radio show has exhibitions of new and clever deRapid Development Today, the voice of Commander vices that bear witness to American Byrd, our famous explorer, comes inventive skill. It is only a few years since the daily from out of the cold wilderness of the south pole to recount the radio came into popular head-phon- es The Plant at Sugarhouse O 4 Department use. Six years ago the loud speaker industry was hardly known, and today it is estimated that approximately 15,000,000 sets are in use, over half of which are being used in this country. The old head-s- et as it is familiarly called, is practically obsolete, although in realty it is a very recent invention. Now the reproduction in our modem radio set will rival the quality and volume in tone of the orchestra or artist themselves and this largely is attributed to the advanced and finely tuned loud speaker or amplifying attachments constructed today. State is Center A fact of which Utah should be justly proud is the national and international prominence this state has gained in the development of radio and radio products. Utah holds a foremost position so far as the loudspeaker industry is concerned. One third to one-ha- lf of the loud speakers |