The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-22
USE OF KITES
Toy Of Boyhood Has Developed
Wonderful Possibilities.

Worlds Fair. st. Louis. Aug. B.-The
kite. once but a toy. Is developlng mar
velous possibilities In scientific and use
full lines. It will have place at the
Worlds Fair at st. Louis In 1904, In the
department of transportation along with
the airships and balloons. At Bayonne.
N. j., there Il a Kite Corps which has ap-
piled 10 the Worlds Fair authorities for
permission to exhibit its kites and take
pert In tho Kite contests Of the aerial
tournament. or course the corps viii be
given the chancs to 90 so. The eecresary
of the Kite Corps. w. H. Mitchell,
writes as follows,
IT hope that conditions will be such
that our corps can compete and not only
win but establish at tho contest a worlds
record. II may be OF interest 10 you to
understand how our corps n organized.
Our work here Is two-fold Our scientific
researches consist OF observation and
field work and have little OF display IN
them. Our military kite work is perhaps
more interesting. We signal long dis
tanoes by means of flags and other de-
vices by day. and by lights and flashes by
night We release carrier pigeons at 1000
Cor ovcr) feet altitude. assuring safe
spaces such as woods. ravines or streams.
with use OF telegraphic and 'phonic COM
munjcatfon- We also use kite string
bridges over the woods. ravfnes and
streams 20 transport light matter such as
dispatches. letters. eto.. by means OF an
aerial trolley car. We furnish wireless
stations, with the necessary altitude TO
successfully work the system or field in
fact, we do'with kites. IN a military man
ner, all the work OF signal corps and
drill to this effect being ready to CO
operate with the state or regular signal
corps, II necessary on invitation In a few
hours. These drills we are constantly i'm
proving and making more effective and |
perfect. as we'll as perfectfng an appara- |
tus, all OF which has long passed the |
experimental stage"
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.
Montana's mineral exhibit for the |
Worlds Fair at St Louis is being as |
sembled at Butte In advance OF the meet |
ing OF the international Mining Congress,
which will assemble In that city in Sep |
tember
Vermont newspapers are vigorously sup |
porting a suggestion. made by one or |
their number. that the Vermont building |
at the Worlds Fair In st. Louis be cum
structed entirely of material from the |
marble. granite and slate quarries OF that |
state. In support OF their proposition they |
cite the fact that Arkansas Georgia, !
Missouri and Colorado Worlds Fair com
missions are 10 make building material |
the features OF their state buildings.
The Gottfrted Krueger association or
Newark. N. j., has a committee OF It's |
at work arranging for a special
train OF sleeping cars on which the as
will travel I'm body TO the
Worlds Fair at st. Louis in 1904
One OF the features OF the Model CITY,
at the Worlds Fair I'm ST. Louis will be
a modern garbage "destructor." one that
will destroy garbage without odor, smoke
Or offence Of any kind.
In Minnesota IL Is proposed to have tho
next legislature offer prizes 10 stimulate
special endeavor I'm the various counties
of the state IN the preparation OF corn ana
iairy exhibits for the Worlds Fair.
Colorado will be represented In the
aerial contests at the Worlds Falr by ~.
W. Bodwell OF Cripple Creek. Mr.. Bod
well says: MY earoplane No. WORKS
Ike a charm and has for a motor a sys-
EN- OF oight-day clock speings. and have
,lresdy proven that the larger the scale
n construction the greater the degree OF
especially along the lines or
carrying power. smoothness Of sailing ana
,beying the rudder well in fair wind.
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