The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-06-23
The Art of Flying.

1t is extensively known that Mr.. Por
ter last year issued proposals to construc
two aeroports-the first to be $50 fee
and the second 700 feet long-for Is, 1000
to be held in shares of So each estima
ting that the large aeroport would make
the trip to California and back once q
week, carrying an average of $50 passen.
gers, which at 500 per passage, would
pay $4,000 per week, or ten dollars pei
week on each five dollar share. He read
lily sold about 600 shares, and commenced
building, and nearly completed the first
or pioneer aeroport before the approach Of
winter compelled him to suspend Opera
tions. The float first constructed having
been made Of an unsuitable material, and
become damaged during the winter, he
now finds 1t necessary to construct new
float, and for this purpose is induced to
offer 2OO shares more, at the original
price, although he expects they will be
worth S10O to $500 each as soon as he
puts his first aeroport in operation. which
he now expects to do within the month of
July next.
/ Anypersonw who may be disposed to take
one or more shares may send five or more
dollars in notes of any reputable bank, di-
rected to Rufus Porter, Or Selden, With
ers & Co., bankers), Washington, D. c.,
and the name of the applicant will be en-
tered on the books, and neat vignette
title-deed Zone or more) will be promptly
sent by mail to the address of the appli-
can't
The title-deeds embrace an obligation
to keep the large aeroport in repair for
twenty years, and entitle the holders to
draw all the profits. The shares are not
liable to assessments, and the stockhold-
ers have no liabilities moreover all the
shareholders are furnished, gratis, with
neatly printed paper the " Aerial Report
er," semi-monthly, til the first aeroport is
completed.
10 counteract skepticism on the subject,
the following certificate is presented
WAsHINGToN, Nay %, 1853,
This may certify that we the under
signed, citizens of Washington, have Sc
verally and attentively examined Mr.. Ru-
fus Porter's plan of aerial navigation, and
that we can find no reason to doubt its
practicability and ultimate success. 1t
does appear evident that an aeroprt prop
erly constructed in the manner, and of the
size, form and proportion proposed and
described by Mr.. Porter, would run with
a velocity of nearly 100 miles per hour,
and carry $50 passengers with more safe
ty than that of any ordinary mode of con-
veyance; and that the general introduc-
tlon OF such earoports would greatly con
duce to the intelligence and advantage of
mankind. We have full confidence in
Mr.. Porter's integrity and ability and
in view of the apparent probability that
a single FIVE dollar share in the stock of
the Aerial Navigation Company will pro-
duce as much income to the holder there
of, as the income ordinarily derived from
investments of$l 900, we cannot hesitate
to recommend to every person who can
spare FIVE dollars, to take one
Or more shares therein.
j. B. Woodruff, Thomas S. Donoho,
Frederick Dawes, L. Barnard, George
Hubus, A. b. Ii. Johnson, w. Choate,
stephen Eddy, A. Noerr, Jr., G. f. Wool
'ton, j. II. Began, Anthony Eberly.