The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-20

We fixed our gaze upon the tower. The
little express carrier drew near ana, as IL
touched the top OF the tower. was clutch
Ell and held firm by an iron frame which
caught its sails and stopped H. Then
man In the tower began 20 unpack the
contents OF the carrier. and sent them
down by chute to an enclosed yard below.
But / don't see why you need these
things. with all your other facilities Tor
transportation" I objected.
They save an immense amount OF both
e. and of surface traffic said Hammer
fleet: besides doing away with hand la
Dor. They are also very swift"
II should think, though, they could cas-
lily be robbed by air thieves"
NO. That almost never happens. There
are too many people watching. thier
in the air is much easter 10 deal with
than a thief on the ground. He has no OBJ
scure refuge he is in full view. \ limited
number Of police alTboats can give all the
protection We need for carriers. They
patrol the routes. and carry graphing
hooks with which they can easily arrest
any prowling thief car"
seemed to win the secret, eye-Winking
approval OF Stanifex, the official skeptic.
by asking somewhat peevishiy: What is
the use OF All this air traffic. anyhow?
| felt a desire TO combat Hammertieet on
any subject that came up; because ne was
Jealous OF me or / OF him-i hardly knew
which-regardlng Electra II also irritated
me that he was so well-informed as to the
details OF the twenty-secohd century.
when felt that had just good a right
TO be I'm Il as ne.
WHY. my boy" he replied with a pat
ronzInZ emphasis on the boy" word;
don't you see that u is an immense relief
TO the congestion OF surface travel 20 have
al these, other means of conveyance
-
land have spread To such an extent that
We must economic ground area. Former
ly. human beings. IN their degraded des-
peraflon. actually huFrONcd underground
Ike mocs. 10 get from one point TO an
other. We rise into the pure air. instead.
Land ana the right ia 10 are enormously
valuable Air costs nothing. The race
claims a certain right In the air though.
and franchise dues are paid % the people
hy public vehicles. while private ones are
subject 10 a small tax. At~ships are not
so reliable as other modes 90 locomotlon:
but they relieve the railroads ana high
ways anal are Immensely useful In sail
Ing over mountains, deserts. forests or i'm
passahie rivers, AMI IN tiu}es OF freShet
and Hood. besides their Ordinary uses The
airshfps have also been OF vast service In
Polar and African exploration You ought
to realize thag our population f. large. and
81 spread out al through the country. So.
IN order 70 accomplish trafTr easily. IL IS
best 30 divide 10 between carth ard air.
We 80 not 1--we In large cities now. ana We
have. 20 have plenty OF room.
What ne sat5 was entirely justified by
th@ landscape beneath Us. where we could
see the co8ntry beautifully laid out in
small towns. villages and hsmets. with
perfect roads leading from one 10 another
AMI large groves or tracts 81 Mild wood
a-t Eaters perset. Every acre % the open
ground. excepting rhe fields reserved for
sports and aaaIe meetings. was thorough
is uHed. with electric arrangements Tor
taa fxatare of nitrogen gn the se5l. So as
nance Ike teat ~ meat. ard for raising
sprle~ pears and peaches a foo- .r diam
eter hy e'oe.rl, light and other fruits IN
propers.ouste sizes
"ur ars} step WAS az ChlraEo which We
teana was simply vast trading post a
1f-.a@s~ fora ar StreuE ha1d-ltkc al other
-s. - nn0-e here a CARR SON 81 clerks and
3tasr laha-ers were stationed IN the inn
rrsrse b.t..3.1E~ once gsfmiuE with sif-
re~isioJ@ people. I'r.s garrison attended
On business details with military precision.
ard wa~ relieved a. Intervals hv
ot1Fr men ard women drafted from
the population f7r Tie same ptr-
rese AL around Cacax8 we're
the Impressive ruins % various worlds
ssirz cheese Institutions Saving nox be-
cen1e obsolete The Tuirs had been care
fufiV preseryr3 sua drew many thousand
sfshg-seers ard tourists every wear. Who
paid "a small fse 81 memorial silver for the
privilege u viewing :aem.