New-York tribune., 1908-12-07
THE Auto-piano INDUSTRY.

What is said to be the first factory for the
.o,,,,,orci,I rroduction of aerOplaues has just
been oDPned in the suburbs of Paris II IS coA-
ducted by the Voisin brothers, who for about
five wears have been privately experimenting
with models Of their own for the perfectlng OF
.haavipr than air. machine The NOsiDs with
. nIapt Of a more or less temporary character,
huflt the FarmQn and Delagrange aeropnheS'
tho nrhlic fights Of which within the last twelve
or thirteen months have closely rivalled what
until last August were the private tests OF the
Wrights The managers Of the new factory,
therefore, have had much experience IN Ihe cld's
of work to which they are now giving specEtl
attention At present they are building Jhree
more machines for Farman and a fourth "a
three decler") for a French aeronaut naIheu
Goupy.
A few weeks ago, when Wilbur Wright sold 20
syndicate the privilege of constructing fifty
machines like the one with which he gave ex-
bibftions at lie Mans It was reported that works
for fhe execution of the contract would be
erected in France No further announcement
on the subject having been made, 1t Is uncertain
whether that proposition Will be carried out or
the business Will be given to the NOisins. IT, as
is not improbable. independent workshops are
created for the benefit of the Wright brothers
foreign patrons the credit of initiating the III
dustry will still be due the Voisths.
Dumont six months ago, that aerial voyages for
sport would soon become as popular as the use
of automobiles is hardly likely to be fulfilled,
lively demand for dirigible balloons and aero
planes for purposes of amusement may reasoua-
bly, be expected within the next two or three
wears There is also a fairly good promise of
orders from the governments Of two or three
important countries for military service If the
enthusiasm aroused by recent demonstrations Of
the fitness Of both classes Of airshtps for such
dutv does not abate The immediate need Of
this class of equipment is undoubtedly overeStt-
mated by more than one deyotee OF aeronautlc
science Sir Hiram Maxim, for instance, is rep
resented as fearing that England may suh er
| from an invasion by torpedo droppers year
hence evidently overlooking the probability that
| she could buy or build all she wanted I'm three
months Still, if the distinguished inventor Of
| raplI fire guns betrays undue alarm for his
adopted country it may be taken for granted
| that a considerable number Of aerial vehicles
! will be built in the future with view to their
| utilization in war
| In time works like those of the Noisins will
probably be erected in a dozen places in Europe
| and perhaps In two or three places in America.
| II Sir Hiram could be induced to follow up his
earlier experiments in aviation perhaps il would
| be the Maxim aeroplane. rather than the Wright
machine on which Engiand's choice would rest.
Germany continues TO manifest preference Tor
! the drigible balloon. I'm spite of the fact tnat
Lilienthal. whose short flights without Il motor
were so instructive to other inventors was one
! os her sons However, If she should discover
! that higher speed could be attained with the
| aeroplane than with airship like Won Zeppe-
| Inns and also that the dirgible balloon was
| more vulnerable than such craft as FarInan's.
+..e Wrights' and Sir Hiram Maxim's. she might
cnange her mind. Before the arrival OF the
millennium Il * conceivable that there will he Il
/ trust controlling the production and prices OF