The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-02-11
THE ABODE OF GENIUS.
A Unique Farm In New York for
Inventors.
Everything Arranged for tho Com
venience of Those Engaged
in Scientific Ressaroh-A
Queer Institution.

Queer Institution.
In the heart of New York state, be-
yond the reach of the merely curious,
yet open TO all of o scientific turn OF
mind, is the only inventors farm in the
world. There is doubtless no stranger
place anywhere, for it is farm where
balloons are raised, aerial schemes are
hatched and air ships are born.
So far US the place at Frankfort,
llerkimer county, N, Y, is surrounded
BY fields and groves which give no sug-
gestion of city life, it is farm, but it's
products are those of which the or
dinany farmer knows nothing. For
these products are flying machines, bal
looms, strange ships that--in theory at
least-dart through the air or skim the
ground like bird.
Prot Carl L. Myers, who has estab.
lished the unique farm, is like most
men of purely scientific mind in that he
is most conservative in his ideas Of
! publicity, and is content to live in the
midst of wonders with his assistants
and those who. from time to time, are
associated with him. If an inventor has
an idea that he will be able to overcome
the forces of nature and construct a
mechanical bird, it will no longer be nee
essary for him TO spend fortunes 10
work out his ideas or die without ac.
complishing his life's object. All he
needs to do will be to go TO the iuyen-
rors farm and find there willing hands
and fruitful brains, as well as all an
pliances of this electrical age to assist
him.
Almost in the center of the big farm
a modern country house, standing
mid many smaller buildings, in which
re TO be found the materials for every
iorm of experiment connected with
aeronautics. The lower portion of the
large house is given over to living
rooms, while third story and attic ex-
tending the length Of the building and
occupied by balloon apparatus, aces
sories and wonderful devices for the
construction of air ships.
The farm was especially selected for
its natural advantages. There are
stretches Of level ground, gently ris-
ing slopes and strong declivities. Thus
Il Goes not matterat what stage of work
Inc Inventions may be- a suitable grade
can always be found on the farm at
whicA TRIALS can be made, II it be an
ar ship that has been constructed
where there is doubt as to the exant
nature OF its workings, It can be tested
on the slight grades so that there will
be as slight risk as possible to human
lie OF TO the snip.
Close TO the main house, IN glen, is
situated one OF the most important fea-
lures OF tne tarm' lhis IS the spot de-
signed Tor the masking OF fabric for all
lnlnner OF hying machines and balloons,
ON this nall acre OF ground, which is
5kIrfed BY the higher ground and trees,
the laorie Is stretched to receive the !
coetngs OF gaspFoof varnish. For this
apphcatlon q yarnish q special machine
llas Deen invented ana constructed by |
Froi- Myers, so contrlved as TO supply /
a.compiete coating Oh thick varnish and !
u'en TO remove the coating with the eX-
aeption OF an exceedingly delicate film,
iiifilcult to bemeasured by Instruments.
one section of the attic OF the big |
mousse IS WORKSHOP containing all tools
necessary Tor the construction Of ap- 1
Paratus from wood, metal or textile, in
eluaing iathes OF various and original
designs steam engines. all classes OF
nIrparatns for mal;,,o, oo,,,,o.,4;,.