Petersburg Pilot -

September 23, 1921

The new cable system which was installed by the cable ship Burnside, recently was given its first try out this week and performed perfectly. Sergeant Rex Dunlop has been working between Juneau, Ketchikan, Wrangell and Petersburg for the past month installing the extra instruments and the complicated switches necessary and this week completed his work. With the new system less men are needed in the offices and a much greater efficiency is obtained. At the present time all press messages can be relayed from Sitka and reach all stations simultaneously. This means that pres...