Page 12 - Lambert Wackers

Election Advertisement, June 15, 1904

There is no accessible record of the 1904 election results for the Amsterdam City Council,
but the lack of information makes it plausible that Lambert was not elected.

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Wireless Communication
Not in the least discouraged, Lambert directed his attention to another project, a Plan voor
Draadlooze Telegraphy in Nederlands Indië (Plan for Wireless Telegraphy in the Dutch
Indies). Lambert saw ways to improve the infrastructure in the East Indies. He collaborated
on the project with engineer Theodore F.A. Delprat*, a former Head Engineer employed by
the Dutch East Indies Government.
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"On August 5, 1907, Mr. Lambert H.F. Wackers wrote an article in the Journal of the Royal
Dutch Geographic Association about the significance of the concession to build stations for
wireless telegraphy in the Dutch East Indies granted to Mr. L. H. F. Wackers and Mr. Th.
F. A. Delprat*. The concession allows for the exploitation of 38 wireless stations. The
projects' main purpose is creating Communication between offshore ships on sea. A network
of wireless stations is planned at locations outside Java because many remote places are
without any telegraphic connections. Thus, the concession significantly extends the
governmental telegraph network, particularly in the far eastern regions of the archipelago.
The required capital has been budgeted at 2,650,000 guilders, which has already been
fully committed. No additional funding is needed. No shares will be offered to the public
until the viability of the enterprise has been established. The building of wireless stations
will start immediately. One can expect powerful coastal stations to be at the disposal of the
Navy and the Mercantile fleet within a short time".

Funding revoked, end of story
On May 12, 1909, the following message was published in Batavia.

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