Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-05
A Money-Maker
Great Plans for California
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APPROPRIATIONS BY THE
UNITED STATES AND OTHER
GOVERNMENTS

UNITED STATES AND OTHER
GOVERNMENTS
1t Is only recently that the United
States government appropriated $75,.
900 to be used for experimental trials
of aerial inventions. The city council
of Paris, France, has appropriated q
very large sum to be used for the
same purpose and early i'm the coming
summer there will be contests at reg.
ular scheduled periods from Paris tC
points of greater or less distances
The Brazilian government has Offered
prizes amounting to 100000 for the
most successful alrships which viii
contest for this prize In 1905. Brus-
sells likewise offers prizes amounting
to $4,000 There are also prizes to be
contended for at Portland, Oregon
amounting to $4,000, offered by United
States Senator w. A. Clark of Mon
tana and others who are interested
WIN HAS THESE PRIZES AT HIS
MERCY. A
SOURCES OF REVENUE
The profits to be derived from aer-
ial navigation will not be confined to
war features alone, as exhibitions
have been contracted for by the Bald
win Airship company with various
amusement parks and institutions and
hundreds of county fairs to be held
throughout the United States.
LARGE NUMBER OF PROFIT
ABLE EXHIBITS ARRANGED
FOR
1t Is arranged that each Baldwin
airship will make 100 flights during
this year and number of machines
will Immediately be constructed for
this purpose alone. 1t is intended by
the company to have Mr.. Baldwin.
with the assistance of Mr.. Knaben-
shue, make a fight on Decoration
day from Philadelphia to New York.
This will be the longest flight yet at
tempted and the company does not
fear for it's complete success. This
will create tremendous interest, not
only in the ranks of scientists, but in
the ranks Of investors as well. The
average net return for each paid ex-
hibition may be conservatively esti-
mated at $1,000
AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM
Large amounts of money are already
offered by manufacturers of commodi-
ties for displaying, during flights for
exhibition purposes, banners bearing
the name of the article and the ad-
vertiser.
FOR USE OF UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT FOR ISOLATED
REGIONS
For government use the Baldwin
airship will be used extensively for
the purpose of reaching inaccessible
regions and will be used for carrying
mails to isolated districts, and the
company expects at an early date to
close contract for a special machine
for the purpose of making an attempt
to reach the North Pole.
ECENT SUCCESSFUL AND
PROFITABLE EXHIBITS AT
LOS ANGELES
The company has recently been ex-
hibiting at the Los Angeles Chutes
before 10000 people, and by contract
have been receiving so per cent of the
gross receipts, approximating $500
for the two weeks. The company has
contracted to send Mr. Baldwin and
Florida in February with a number
of machines, for the purpose of Civ
ing paid exhibits for the Plant Rail-
way system of hotels, county and
township exhibits etc. The company
has made a contract with Thompson
& Dundy for flight from Luna park,
Coney Island, around the Statue of
Liberty in New York harbor and re-
turn daily for a period of three weeks,
for which the company will receive
$4,000.
BALDWIN AIRSHIP BADLY
NEEDED BY RUSSIA AND
JAPAN
Roth tho Pueeiap a1d Tananaso c,o,,
ernments, soon after the beginning of
hostilities, offered enormous sums of
money for a successful airship and
as soon as the Baldwin Airship COM
pany is able to manufacture a supply
of machines there is no doubt that
both of these countries will give the
company immense contracts In the
event of a continuance of the war;
Capt. Baldwin has had extremely
large cash offers from capitalists for
his airship, which he has steadily re-
fused for the reason that IL requires
only plant for construction to make
1t worth millions of dollars. He did
not desire to release his interest in
this wonderful invention and there
fore decided to form stock company.
MR.. BALDWIN TO FLY OVER AND
UNDER THE BROOKLYN
BRIDGE
The New York World says Mr.. Bald
win has made the statement that he
would not only fly over but under the
Brooklyn bridge, spanning the East
river between New York and Brook
lyn, and this he will accomplish.
In the very early days of steam
cars such mode of travel and trans
portation was deemed impracticable as
compared with travel by horseback or
wagon; IN the early days of electricity
II was not deemed practicable to use
this as method OF propulsion for
transportation or travel; In the early
days of the bicycle 1t was regarded
as a plaything only. and to get down
TO the most recent and perhaps the
most remarkable of all mechanical de-
Vices the automobile is established on
as permanent and successful a foun-
e Co