Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-03-27
The Flying Ship.

A chance 10 secure a cash income of $40 to 500 per
aUeek for ta0enty gears, By the Investment Of fvc
dollars IN adUance.
TIL extensively known that tho undersigned has by the
DRY and practical experiments fully demonstrated the
practicabty Of aerial navigation that all who have duly
amined the subject convinced and person. OF
word Of rational argument against it. severanode
chimes have been constructed and each of them has ope
rated and fhem sixteen feet carried
small steamengne by the power of which the machine
was propelled and being guided by its helm travelled
rapidly through the air, against breeze OF wind In
direct lines circles according to the adjustment OF its
helm This machine witnessed and applauded by hun
dreds in New York and Boston, and notices thereof
published in several newspapers OF those cities at the time
Since those experiments made the inventor has made
additional improvements, whereby thcinventon is
feced And appears certain that safe and durable aerial
ship Tor aeropor capable of carrying hundred and fifty
passengers ut speed of ninety miles hour, with more
perfect safety either steamboats, or railroad cars may
be constructed for $4,000 and that the Of running
1t will not exceed S25 day. This aeroport will make the
patronzed with abundance Of business nore 10000
persons are now ready to at 500 per
3 Wen weak w, hasas q far prr ma
aeroport is owned in shares of So EACH single share will
produce an income of $40 per week.
1t is ascertained by minute and careful estimate that
aeroport $50 feet long, and capable OF carrying five per-
at speed of sixty miles hour be constructed
for $780, Now having been disappointed of the funds
requisite to put this invention in operation scale of
practical utility propose that if three hundred persons
will subscribe five dollars EACH payable when the whole
amount of 81 800 shall have subscribed will forth.
with construct this pioneer aeropor (Which be done in
WecKS Wnen IN operation,
command the requisite funds for constructing large
port above mentioned And will arrange that each
subscriber the payment of the said of five dollars,
shall be furnished with regular titledeed which shall
title holder thereof hreehundredth part of this
first aeropor and also to part of the
first large aeroport that shall be constructed and of all
benefits and emouments that be derived thererom for
twenty years. the said aeropr be kept in repair without
expense to the shareholders Subscribers will not be
strcted to single shares but each hold he
Is disposed to subscribe for at first and will receive dv
dends accordingly which, according to the foregoing est
mate will DO $40 per week each share payable weekly
monthly Subscribers may send their to address
by mall prepad and the will be duly entered the
subscriptonbook (Which already contains about fifty
of subscribers in this city, and notice will be sent
prepa to each when the three hundred shares shall have
been taken and the money be sent either to to
tho firm of Selden Withers Co., (we known bankers OF
this city, who WILL the receipt thereof forward to each
for Shareholders transfer the money
the progress of the work requires Each subscriber
will be furnished semimonhly 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 the undersigned shall be entitled 10
share in the large aeropor and be furnished with
RUFUS PORTER.
WASHINGTON, March l6, 1852.
p Sit Is confidently believed that by this invention
unexplored regions may be examined and the light Of cv
zation and Christianity may be disseminated through be-
nghted lands with facility and that the world will honor
the names who subscribe to aid the introuc-
ton of invention calculated to confer immense benefits
upon the entire human mar le-df