Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-18
AVIATION WEEK
STOCK IS NOW
SOARING HIGH
EAST Is AWAKENING TO THE
GREAT EVENT
SEVEN AERoPLANEs ASSURED IN
ADDITION TO THE FRENCH
San Francisco Bay Alone Will Send
Fifty Thousand, and the AdVer-
tising Campaign Is
Broadening

DTOdueHlH9
kilograms received from New York
and other eastern cities by the AVA
ton week committee yesterday demon
strate that the east is waking up to
the fact that the Los Angeles aviation
meet will be the greatest ever seen.
Already seven eastern aeropianes are
assured, in addition to the tour which
leave France today billed direct to Los
| Angeles. Half dozen California
aeronefs at least are possibilities, as
well as other new machines from out
side the state. The most famous and
the newest types of flying machines
will meet together next month.
ut will be one of the greatest things
Los Angeles has ever witnessed SAID
d. A. hamburger, chairman of the
Aviation week executive committee,
yesterday after a meeting of the COM
mittee. "There is no doubt about its
being a great success. Few persons
realize what an aviation meet Is, ana
until Los Angeles actually sees hylng
the people here cannot comprehend now
big a thing the first aviation contests
on this continent will be and Wnat
they mean in advertising Los Angeles.
1t will call attention to this city ana
its winter climate all over the world.
| Thousands Are coming
w. f. Herrin is authority for the
statement that $4,000 persons VIII come
to Los Angeles from the vicinity OF
San Francisco bay. The aviation week
| committee learned yesterday that the
Importance of the events is serving to
divert eastern tourist travel from
Florida to Southern California. The
dates for the meet were purposely Sc
lected somewhat in advance OF the
usual tourist rush here so that the
season might be prolonged. and this Is
working out as anticipated
The committees advertising cam
paign is constantly being broadened.
Posters are already going out telling
about flying in California in midwinter.
| Five thousand buttons will be avail
able for free distribution today at the
! committees office, 22S Wilcox build
inc. The Pacific Electric passenger
department will send out 10000 posters
advertising the week, and the local
magazines are arranging for special
mum bers Automobile pennants telling
of the dates will be supplied to owners
of cars.
Formulating Rules
The Aviation Week committee yes
terday took up with the special COM
nittee from the Aero club of Cali
fofnia numerous technical matters. In
u Guiding the formulation of rules ana
prizes. The list of awards and the
regulations will be worked out with
in a day or so and the location OF a
site will probably be finally settled
bv Monday Several possible sites in
addition to the Arcadia race track are
under consideration and the one Will
he selected that offers the most ade-
ouate opportunities for flying and for
the best handling and entertainment or
the crowds.
AT the meeting of the committee the
feasibility of issuing a souvenir book
with information fully covering the
week and aviation matters was dis
Cussed No book or program VIII DC
allowed of any character, In connection
with the Aviation Week, which con-
tains any advertising matter. and the
committee asks that any attempts to
selicit for any such publications be re-
ported to Secretary Zeehandelaar.
Another aviator who has been re-
markably successful with a Curtlss
aeroplane will probably be secured ior
the Los Angeles aviation meet by the
executive committee today in Charles
X. Hamilton. whose services We're Of
fered by telegram last night at guar
/ antee which Dick Ferris and +. j.
Zeehandelaar believe is desirable.
Hamilton Flies in Gale
Hamilton has been making good
/ flights at Lake Contrary near st.
| Joseph, Mo-. this month. Several of
/ his flights there We're made in Il gen.
/ uine winter gale. He has been success
/ full elsewhere, and is to succeed Glenn
H. Curtiss in making exhibition
flights for the Curtiss-Herring COM
pany. After his participation in the
I Los Angeles meet Curtiss viii make
no more aeroplane flights except to de-
fend his title as the worlds champion
aviator at the international compet-
ton in this country next year his ap-
pearance at Los Angeles VIII pc one oil
a very few chances to see him drive
the aeroplane he has invented as he
will devote his time to the business
interests of his company.
The Aviation week committee Will
decide today on paying the sum neces.
sarv to Mr.. Hamilton to the list of
ayiators who will be at Los Angeles
for daily flights January 10 to 70.
Benefit for Fund
A.feature of the aviation fund bene-
fit performance of the '"Toymaker as
arranged by Ferris Hartman for the
matinee performance at the Grand
opera house on Thursday, will be the
appearance of Charles Farwell Edison,
president of the Gamut club and
popular basso in the prominent role
of Brother Mathew. The part will give
Mr.. Edison many opportunities in TAX
ing advantage of his splendid voice.
With the "Toymaker" next week are
also rMuggins" Davies and Ferris
Hartman himself, who both reappear
at the Grand after two weeks absence
from the cast
The generosity of Mr., Hartman in
making this donation will probably be
followed. by similar benefit offerings
| from other theaters. Every member OF
the Hartman company is an enthu-
siast about Aviation week and has
promised to make the performance at
the Thursday matinee special one
even for the Hartman company.
None of the officials of the Aero
club of California has any fear of fur
ther trouble regarding the official
sanction. President Twining viii to-
day forward the necessary information
and formal application, and on
Wednesday the directors of the Aero
club of fsAmerica will meet to pass on