The San Francisco call., 1905-03-29
representatives will be invited and the
world allowed to know of his machine.
MAKES NO IDLE CLAIMS.

representatives will be invited and the
world allowed to know Of his machine.
MAKES NO IDLE CLAIMS.
Professor Montgomery is apparently
much averse TO making claims that he
cannot substantiate. His caution, his
earnestness and all the circumstances
connected with his work give assurance
that the airship is utterly free from
humbuggery, as has so often been the
ing and building the winged ship is
Father Bell of Santa Clara College.
Il will make no prediction as to pos
sibilities," declares Professor Mont
gomery. He. maintains reservation of
speech, even when his hopes are at
their highest point.
Continuance of flight has not been
entirely solved. But Professor Mont
gomery has been industriously making
experiments along this line very sue
cessfully. How TO raise the bird from
the ground and gain the altitude where
the wings will do their part is an
other problem to solve. At the recent
fight of the aeroplane at Leonard's s
ranch in the Santa Cruz Mountains a
balloon lifted the craft to a height of
5000 feet when IT was set adrift and
the wish of the aeronaut was obeyed IN
every particular. The aeroplane cir
cled and took directions as the rudder
and the fitting Of the wings directed.
The following is all that Professor
Montgomery Will say in explanation
Of the construction of his invention:
The principal difference in my aero
plane from otl ers lies in the construc-
tion Of the surface that gathers power
from the air. / have taken into con-
sideration the movements set by the
surrounding air and have made the
surface of my aeroplane take advan-
tage of these movements by peculiar
form Of construction. Not alone is
the sustaining surface to be taken into
account The agitation of the air is
reckoned with in my contrivance and
that force is made good use Of
GREAT SUSTAINING POWER.
Loosed at an altitude of 5000 feet, the
sustaining power Of the wings will give
power Of flight for a considerable
length Of time. By manipulation Of
the wings the aeroplane can go against
the wind as well as follow 1t, and the
man suspended IN the light framework
below is complete master OF the winged
craft.
Professor Montgomery has succeeded
in setting at naught the theories of a
large part of the scientific world. The
late Professor Joseph lie Conte OF the
University of California was among
the leading men Of science whose opin-
ions Montgomery has now upset.
Aerial navigation is an impossible
ity," Professor LIE Conte was free to
assert to his classes. He had his rea-
sons and his judgment was we'll
thought out. He drew analogy from
the condor, and pointed to the failures
of the centuries of all OF mans at
tempts 70 fly. In some particulars, at
least, Professor Montgomery has DEM
onstrated that the distinguished scien-
tist and the men of the scientific world
who have shared this opinion were
mistaken. He has proved that wings
can be constructed Of such a form
that man can fly with them, that the
craft can be controlled and guided with
precision among the air currents. and
that the. biggest stride the world has
yet known toward sailing the skies
was yet to be made.
This is not the only wonderful thing
that Professor Montgomery has done
for science. The much-heralded dis
covery recently Of the keeling over
of planets has quietly been taught by
him at Santa Clara College for many
years past. He had himself worked
out the proposition and years later it
dawned upon the men who make more
noise in the world.
Imagination runs riot when ii con-
templates the success of aerial naviga-
ton, and if Professor Montgomery
brings TO realization mans most fanci-
full speculations it is not likely that
his name will remain in the obscurity
Of Santa Clara College many years,
end the credit due him for scientific
research and discovery will not be
withheld.
ALBANY. n. Y, March Superintendent
Hendricks OF the State Insurance Department