The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-29
By Harry B. Allyn

sides? Amt you got your brain all tangled up
with an airship?"
Wings Why man. those are not wings That's
the application of the motive power I'm trying to
explain to you. Don't you that those wings
as you call them, are, to all purposes the fins of
the fish I'm trying to pound into your thick head
that the motive power of a boat, is of minor con
sderation; but the application of it, everything
For fifty years. mechanical experts have been try
ing to improve the motive power Hundreds of
thousands have been wasted in new-fanged boil
ers capable of outstanding enormous pressures
twice as many more in balance valves. automatic
cutofs multiple expansion, and turbines, but up
to the present time, seems to have thought
of improving T. at important feature; the applica-
ton of the power. It's wise man who generates
power, but wiser one who finds out the most
successful way of applying it."
That's right" replied Thorne. ANY darn fool
money, but it's only a Weiseheimer who
knows how to spend it,
Then the conversation sifted down to details
and Thorne became as deeply interested his
inventive partner II must say" said Thorne as
they turned into Broadway, that you have the
most persuasive tongue I've listened to. An
hour ago. / looked at a fish from the Fulton mar
ket point of view, and I'm just interested
in fins, buoyancy, and draught of water, any
sucker in the pond. In fact feel sure that we're
going to invest few thousands in this scaly prop
osition About how many, would you think?"
oh not so many replied Hooker thoughtfully.
"All we want is boat of some description,
automobile engine-about fifty horse-four cylin-
der, guess-and a little credit with a few
chine shops. I'll do all the fine work myself;
haven't put in fifteen years at machine work with
out gathering up a trife of knowledge.
IT HE following day, the war Syndicate" as
Thorne termed their project, took trip up
along the Hudson, far Tarrytown About two
miles below that place they came across ancient
building located close to the water, which had
previously been utilized a boat house. They
landed and took survey of the premises It stood
about twenty feet up the beach from high tide,
had large pair of doors opening on the river,
and. all in all, looked ideal spot for the
struction of a mile-a-mnute boat
The next day they journeyed down to the Erie
Basin and took look at the various crafts for sale
by INDECENT yachtsmen. After viewing as Thorne
said more boats than went to make up the Span
ish Armada" they found nothing that seemed to
come up to Hookers requirements, and about
to leave the yards in disgust
"Say" said the retired sailor who had guided
them through the intricacies of yachts. sloops,
schooners and motor boats, 81 don't believe you
fellers know jest what we do want. I've showed
We almost evry sort o. craft that plies tn At
lantic--er any other pond-an still we amt sat
isfed. Now, I've got one more thing to let We
look at an if We don't want that why-gol darn
ye-you'll have to swim, that's ALL"
They wendell their way around through the yard.
to distant corner, which seemed to be given up
to the storage of junk