Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-07
The Flying Ship.

A chance 10 seeurs cash income Of $40 10 $50 per
Veek for ts0entyS years, by tho mosstnaem Of fee
dollars IN ddUdRce.
TT extensively that the undersigned has by the
DRY and practical experiments fully demonstrated the
praccabty Of aerial navigation that all who have duly
amned the subject conYnced and person. even OF
those whose interests adverse to its success offer
word OF rational argument against it. Several model ma
chimes have been constructed and each of them has
rated successfully and ofhem sixteen feet long carried
small steamengine, by the power of which the machine
was propelled and being guided by its hem travelled
rapidly through the air. against breeze Of wind In
direct lines or circles according TO the adjustment OF It's
helm This machine witnessed and appauded 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 the invention IL now per-
cted And appears certain that safe durable aerial
ship Tor aeropor carrying hundred and fifty
passengers at speed of ninety miles hour with more
safety than either steamboats, or railroad cars may
be constructed $4,000 and that the expense running
it will not exceed $50 per day This aeroport will make the
trip to California or to Europe in two days and Will o 6e
persons are now ready to engage passages at 500 per
which will amount to $4,000 per trip each way; or
100000 per week. besides "a 600 for carrying mails II this
aeropor is owned in shares of Sc EACH single share will
produce an income Of $40 per week.
an aeroort 100 feet long, and capable of carrying five per-
at speed of sixty miles hour be constructed
for $1,000 Now, having been disappointed of the funds
requisite to put this invention in operation scale of
practical utility propose that If three hundred persons
amount of $1,000 shall have been subscribed will forth
with construct this pioneer aeopor (Which may be done in
X weeks ana when this Is put In operation, San 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 titledeed which shall
title the holder thereof to hreehundredth part of this
rst aeroport and also to hreehousandth part of the
first large aeopor that shall be constructed and of all
benefits and emouments that may be derived herefrom for
twenty years. the said aeropor to be kept in repair without
Expense to the shareholders Subscribers will not be
striced single shares but each hold many he
disposed TO subscribe for ut rs and will receive dv
deuds accordingly which, according to the foregoing est
mate will be $50 per week each share payable weekly
monthly Subscribers may send their to my address
by mall (prepaI and the will be duly entered the
subscription book (Which already contains about fifty
of subscribers in this city, and notice will be sent
prepad to each when the three hundred shares shall have
TAKEN and the money may be sent either to OF to
the firm of Seldom Withers Co.. (wc known bankers OF
this city, who will the receipt thereof forward to each
for the shareholders and transfer the money
the progress of the work requires Each subscriber
will DO 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 to tho Undersigned shall be entitled to
share in the large acropor and be furnished with
tc-deed five dollars in cash forthwith,
RUFUS PORTER
WASHINGTON, March 10, 1852
Z. Sit is confidently believed that by this invention
unexpored regions may he examined, and the light Of civil
cation and Christianity may be disseminated through be-
nighted lands with facility and that the world will homer
the of those who subscribe to aid the ntoduc
ton of invention calculated to confer immense benefits
upon the entire human race. mar l9--d1