Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-03-13
TIE LATEST ARRIVAL

and his solutions nave IN a large num-
Der of cases proved absolutely sound.
The reason | wrote the government
authorities that my invention would
be at their service for $4,000 unre.
servedly is that ! believe all patriotic
Americans should devote their efforts
to the welfare of their government pro-
vided their lines of endeavor lie along
lines like mine and that a prohhitiVe
price should not he put upon their
work. | have the greatest faith in the
idea that the United States is the coun-
try which is destined to reach the
greatest heights In civilization, holding
up the beacon for other peoples. and
believe every true American patriot
should further this advance with all
the earnestness that in him lies"
TO emphasize his patriotic motives
MIR. Scott said in the course Of the In
terview: "If the representative of any
foreign power-England. France, Ger
many or other nation-came to me and
told me that f1,00O,000 lay in bank
subject to my check provided | would
turn over to him even the diagrams
of my aeroplane would refuse such
offer. No amount of money could per-
kuade me to sell my invention to a for
eign power.
Il ask for no aggrandizement or the
plaudits Of the multitude. only hope
to earn fellowship in the ranks Of
those whose only aim Is to do good.
BY their works ye shall know them
do not even ask to be given credit
for good intentions. have devised
an aerial war craft that In the hands
of a great and good people can he used
to abolish forever the black reproach
to humanity-war. The butchery, the
Regal murder Of the brave and beauti-
full flower Of the nations, sacrificed to
lust for power for greed and for all
that Is basest in human thoughts, must
cease.
Il never have sought publicity In
my work. | have not Joined the Chi
cago Aeronautique club because have
preferred to keep the work to myself.
The prize am sure Of receiving from
the government will help some, OF
course; but. as matter OF fact,
didn't care whether | received it or
not. for | am willing to give my serv-
Ices along these lines to the govern
ment.
"My first fights were made In the
years 1893 and 1894 at Lavergne. 4
suburb Of ChiiEgo on the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railroad. My
fights then and all have made sub
sequently have been to test my models
and for the purpose of experimental
ton The longest fight made then
WAS about 200 yards and the greatest
height about thirty feet from the
ground. | never attempted to soar
higher, for | have had an idea that If
: | should fall it would damp my ardor.
But | never have had an accident.
81 have continued my experiments
with various models, many of which
still have in more or less complete
shape. in various towns in Illinois,
Missouri. Iowa. Indiana aud Ohio. The
last flight made in one Of my machines
took place near Shelbyville. Ind. three
years ago. My assistant manned the
car, and several short flights of 200
yards and less were negotiated with
success with and against the wind and
across it,.
"Now, although many people who
have not studied the matter may scoff
venture to predict that within five
years there will be constructed aero
plane ships to carry crews of twenty
to thirty men, having engines of from
600 to 1000 horsepower and capable
of flight of 1000 miles at clip.
''The ship which | am building ac-
cording to the specifications furnished
the government will stay in the air
one hour, will make its ascents and de-
scents without danger and will carry
two men. My experiments have prov
ed to me that the planes above and
below must be perfectly fat, and there
will be no~curves or cOncavity in them.
During the hour that 1t remains in the
air my ship will maintain its eQuilib: