The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-04-01
THE FLYING SHIP.

A chance 10 secure cash income Of SO 10 $50
per tceek for twenty gears by the Investment
of fUe dollars in Advance.
TITS extensively known that the underssne has by the
DRY and practical experiments fully demonstrated the
praeticsbility Of sera navigation that all who have duly
smined the subject convinced and person,
those whose interests adverse 10 rs og
word OF ratlSNsl eument against ~ Several model
chimes have been constructed each u them Operei
successfully an one OF Them six feet otg csrt
sma sesm- ngue by the power OF whch the machi.
propelled and being guided by it's own helm travelled
rapidly through the air even against breIe OF wind
direct h.s or circles according 10 the aiustn mt of it's
hsim This machine Witnessed aud upland ny
dreds IN New York and BOtOn, aud tccs thereof
published in several newspapers Of those cities the time
Since those experiments made the inventor has made
additional improvements wherebyrhe invention IL now per-
f.cted Aud appears certain that safe sud durab. aerial
ship Cor aeropor capable Of carrying hundred fifty
passengers at speed Of niney miles hour with
perfect safety than either steamboats, railroad
be constructed for 0 and hat the expense OF running
IL will not exceed SIS day This seroport viii make the
TIP to California Europe in two days and will he
patronsei with abundance OF business n"re than b0On
persons ready pssssges 90 per pas
sage which will amount 10 s30n per trip each way
36OOU week besides 81 90 for carrying mails If this
seroport Is owned 10 shares Of 50 EACH single share will
produce an income Of 500 per week
IL Il sscertained by minute and careful estimate that
aeroport 100 feet long and capable carving persons
speed OF sixty miles per hour constructed for
800 Nov, having been disappointed Of the funds requ
site tn put this invention in operation scale Of practical
utility propose that " three hundred persons will sub
scribe five dollars ch payable when the whole Of
500 shall have been subscribed will forthwith construct
this pioneer aeropor (Which may be done in weeks
and when this Ia put la operation esdly The
requisite funds Tor consructg lars aeroport above
mentioned And will 20 arrange that each subscriber
the payment OF the said Of five dollars hall be
n,rhed with regular title deed which shal entite the
holder thereof three hui dredth part this frat
port and also 70 three honrandh part the first large
aeropor that shall be constructed and OF all benefits aud
emotuments that may he derived th'refrom twenty
the said aarport be kept In repair without
TO the shxreholiers Subscribers will be restricted
single shares but eah ho many he IL disposed
10 subscribe for at the .t and will receive dividends
cordngly which according to the foregoing estimate will
be $50 week share able weekly monthly
Subscribers send their o. address by mall
tprepzid and the will be dniy the sub
scripton book (Which already contains about fifty
OF subs rbers In this city ami notice will be sent (pre
pAd each when the three hundred fhs
taken and the money he sent either the
firm Of Selden, Withers known bankers ~ this
city who will the receipt thereof forward to each sub
scr Der tte-deed above stipulated and will act
tressurers for the sh reoer aud transfer the money
the progress Of the work requires zach subscriber
viii! he furnished semimonthly with printed ntwstter,
reporting the progress. OF the work.
Editors publishers OF newspapers who ail give the
foregoing prospectus insertion within three weeks and
send copy thereof to the undersigned shall be EMIT ed
share In the large aeroport and be furnished with title
deed or five dollars IN cash forthwith
Washington, April l. 1851 RUFUS PORTER
ia confidently believed that by this invention
unexplored regions be and the light OF
ililaon AMI Christianity may be ssemnaed through be-
nghted lsns with facility; ami that the rid will honor
the Of tn who snbscrba 10 aid the introduce
ton Of invention calculated TO confer Immense benefits
the entire human