Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-03-31
The Flying Ship.

A chance 10 secure cash income Of $40 10 $50 per
lceek for tpenty gears, 6y The Investment Of FOe
dollars IN adUance
TT extensively that the undersigned has by the
DRY practical experiments fully demonstrated the
praccabiy Of aerial navigation that all who duly
amined the subject eonyinced and person. OF
word OF rational argument against It, Several model ma
chimes have been constructed and each Of them has
rated successfully and ofthem sixteen feet long carried
small steamengine by the power OF which the machine
was propelled and, being guided by its own helm, travelled
rapidly through the air. against breeze of wind, in
direct lines or circles according TO the adjustment OF its
helm. This machine witnessed and appauded by hun
dreds in New York and Boston, notices thereof
published in several newspapers Of those cities ut the time
Since those experiments made the inventor has made
additional improvements whereby the invention now per-
fccted And appears certain that durable aerial
ship or aeropor capable of carrying hundred and fifty
passengers at speed of ninety miles hour with more
perfect safety than either steamboats, or railroad cars may
be constructed for $4,000 and that the expense of running
will not exceed @ per day. This aeroprt will make the
trip to California or to Europe in two days, and will be
patronzed with abundance of business more than 10000
persons now ready to engage passages at $500 pas
which will amount TO 100000 per trip each way
aeroport is owned in shares Of S. EACH single share will
produce an income of $50 per week.
aeroport 100 feet long and capable of carrying five
at speed of sixty miles hour be constructed
for 81 800. Now having been disappointed of the funds
requisite to put this invention in operation scale of
practical utility propose that if teo hundred persons
amount of $500 shall have been subscribed will forth
with construct this pioneer aeropor (Which be done in
six weeks and when this Is put in operaon readily
command the requisite funds for constructing large
port above mentioned. And will arrange that each
subscribers the payment of the said of five dollars
shall be furnished with regular titcdecd, which shall
title the holder thereof TO chundredh part of this
first aeropor and also to reehousandh part of the
first large aeroport that shall be constructed and of all
benefits and emouments that may be derived hcreom for
twenty years. the said acropert to be kept in repair without
expense to the shareholders Subscribers will not be
srced to single shares but each may hold many he
disposed To subscribe for ut first and will receive div
dends accordingly which, according to the foregoing cs
mate will be $40 per week each share payable weekly
monthly Subscribers may send their names to my address
by mail prcpad and the will be duly entered the
subscriponbook, (Which already contains about fifty
of subscribers in this city, and notice will be sent
epad to each when the three hundred shares shall have
been taken and the money may be sent either to to
tho firm of Seldom Withes Co., (wel known bankers OF
this city, who will the receipt thereof forward to each
subscriber edeed above stipulated and will act
treasurers for the shareholders and transfer the to
the progress of the work requires Each subscriber
will be furnished semimonhy with printed newsletter
reporting the progress of the work.
Editors publishers of newspapers who will give the
foregoing prospectus insertion within three weeks and
send copy thereof to the undersigned shall be entitled to
share in the large aeropor and be furnished with
ttledeed or five dollars in cash forthwith.
RUFUS PORTER.
WASHINGTON, March 16, 1852
p. Sit is confidently believed that by this invention
unexplored regions may be examined and the light Of civil
cation and Christianity may be disseminated through be-
nghted lands with facility and that the world will honor
the of those who subscribe TO aid the ntroduc
ton of invention calculated to confer immense benefits
upon the entire human race. 19--df