The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-22
Chief Smith. Head Of Worlds Fair
Transportation Department.,
to Go East.
CONDITIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED.
Correspondence Being Conducted
With Foreign .AeroStaiicianS-
Yacht Builder Mosher Il Con
trs!ant for Prize.

Willard 4 Smith, chief Of lIA Transpor-
taiion Department for the Worlds Fair
| goes East from chicago i'll a few days.
| commissioned 10 consult Professor Iange-
| Icy Of the Smithsonian institution ana other
| experts IN nerOstati,v, and obtain THEN
! views 10 the rules which should be
| adopted by tho Expo:i; i;Ion 10 govern the
! contest uf si.shlps.
| The special exposition committee on
! aerial navigation has placed this matter
| IN the hands or chief Smith Tor his IN
vestiSatiOa and report. At the same time
Noiumihous correspondence Is being con-
aucted bS The committee with those whose
am"s have been connected in q prominent
way With the science Of navigating tn. air.
Ihi5 documentary expression of opinion
viii be siftcd by the committee.
All phases of the question will be cons:d-
cred as set forth by Santos -Dumont Max
i'm. L1nGeley and others. The rules Will
be formulated from this mass OF matter.
II Is known that the intention cf the COM
mittee is to hasten the work of compct-
ing the rules so as to announce them to
the world at the earliest date possible. The
CO mInittee has recognized the rights of the
proposed contestants TO know the Condi-
tions in order 10 create, build and equip
their craft
Committee Flooded With Inquiries.
Inquiries have flooded the exhibit divi-
sion OF the Exposition, and the committee
In charge OF the matter has been compelled
to take decisive action as a matter OF JUS
tics to those who have been stimulated to
spend their money and energy In The at
tempt to win the chief prize OF S1V0.Gtp.
The latest notable entry is that OF {. ID.
AIosher of New York City. builder OF the
'Elije'' and the "Arrow," the fastest
yachts in the world, which have made II
speed of forty miles an hour. Mr.. Mosher
writes that he has already built model
flying machine. which has made flights
without the aid of gas for support. He says
that he viii be happy TO construct Il ma
chine ana enter the contest il the prize
not too severe
Inventor Tells of His Airship.
Having noticed various accounts in recent
scientific publications regarding prize of
S2p.Uov to be offered for the best flying MA
chine at the St Louis Exposition he
says. i would state that | am greatly in
terested in the same. and would he pleased
TO receive full particulars regarding the
conditions to be compiled with. l am per-
ronally acquainted with Mr.. Octave Chaun
te. with whom 1 have been brought in con-
tact several times in reference 10 aerial
navigation.
Il am credited with having built the light
est machinery in the world in proportion to
the power realized, and have broken the
record five times for building the highest
speed vessels. OF which you have doubtless
seen accounts. The 'Ellide" the fastest
Yacht in the world. having made speed of
Arrow" built for Mr.. Charles r. Flint,
and designed for speed of forty knots,
shortly TO DE given its trial trip Is an
other. A full description of this yacht was
published in the Scientific American SUN
piement OF November 3. l909.'