New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
JOY At CHANNEL FLIGHT.
Local 4riatOrs Hope 1t Viii Stimu-
late Prize Gi1ing Here.

The day that brings tidings Of aeronautIc ad-
vancement Is usually cIoudless to the en-
thusiastic seekers after the perfection of aerial
transit in uis city, but there repinngs and
regrets mixed with the expressions Of happiness
when the local sky conquering colony heard Of
Bleriot's flight across the English Channel yester-
day The feeling seemed o be that Il was a fine
and epoch making thing for Bleriot to do and that
the whole science of aviation had received i'm
petus thereby.
The note OF sorrow sounded because of the
failure Of America and Americans to offer cash
prizes for aerial achievement in this country. The
number and size Of the foreign awards largely
responsible for the gratifying work of inventors
and avfators abroad they said
E lie Rue Jones. director of the Aeronautic So
ciety and member Of the Aero Cub Of America
said:
The prayer of the American aeronautical in
ventor IS, o Lord. how long The thousands upon
thousands OF dollars offered abroad have created no
OF humiliation in the bosoms uf our aeronaut-
ically interested men Of means The different nat
Of the American prevents results in this couu-
try. Here we look for definite return for our
outlay Though not a single prize is now open in
France which might appear to be an incentive
the American inventor a fnancier who might
back experimental work. still activity increases
there daily There many engineers Of note in
this country who interested this science
and are only waiting for a chance to obtain imme-
date returns before starting work The thing
IS to find the first s., 900 prize. and the next
thing to find the second"
Friends Of Glenn H. Curtss. OF Hammondsport
y. Y. whose recent work at Mineola Long Island
surprised many and merely confirmed the opinion
held by others said Yesterday that they would be
surprised II he omitted duplicate Bleriots fight
during his demonstra tions abroad next month The
relative advantages Of the monoplane used by Bile
riot and the aeropane OF the Herring -Curtiss
struction is a subject that with theoretical sky
scrapers has no end. All the more reason. say the
Curtiss faction. fpr him prove the superiority
Of his type OF machine. Mr.. Curtiss is expected in
this city within the next three days. when
it is hoped he will promise to attempt the channel
fight.
A. NJ Herring is of the opinion that the machine
Curtiss will take with him to France will
surprise European experts. and that many records
standing will be broken by it.
Carl Dienstbach. engineering expert Of the
Club Of America, also depored the facts which
he pointed a existing when France and America
compared from the point OF view OF aeronau-
teal place.
Eight flying machines had been built at Ham
mondsport. preceding the organization of the Her
ring -Curtiss company" said Mr. Dlenstbach. These
included two fappinR-wng machines, two Impos-
sible aeroplanes after the ideas OF other inventors
and the four machines built by' the Aerial Expert
Associa ton. all of which few. America Is the
birthplace of aviation. Compare her with France
and the facilities found factories there for con-
struction of flying machines.
The new establishment Of the Voson orothers
facing the river front at Billancourt. near Paris
comprises not Jess than large and small build
ings. erected around spacious court: and though
the entire plant is exclusively devoted to the build
ing Of flying machines, il compares favorably with
any OF the smaller factories devoted To older in
dustries. The group OF buildings the Voison
works includes small gatehouse. residence with
Offices. large hall craftsmen. a larger
for testing propelIers and motors a garage, forge
and machine shop construction room for the
Noison motors an assembling room For machines
tailor shop. where coverings for The surfaces
are made. and various storehouses. Eight
chimes can be put together simultaneously in the
assembling room; six have already been handled
at the same time foreman and twenty work
men are employed in the carpenter shops. and
the same number in the machine shops. Two en-
aineers and apprentice occupy the designing
room, four the testing room, and clerks
in the office. There at least three other m
panies in France operating large scale.
There is great necessity for home industry IN
Ar1er