Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-02
Washington Making Effort to
Secure Aviation Meet.
APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT
influence of Congress Also to Be
Invoked.
THE JOINT COMMITTEE MEETS
Active Cooperation Of Baltimore in
Favor of College Park-Cer-
tain of Money.


Booming Washington as the logical city
In which the international aviation meet
should be held the committee of the
Chamber of Commerce appointed to con-
slider the question of bringing the meet
here decided today to try to influence
the President. the Secretary of War, the
Secretary of the Navy. the Commission
ers of the District of Columbia and the
chairmen of the District committees in
Congress- the chairmen Of the commit
tees on naval affairs and the chairmen
of the committees military affairs
toward the desired end. Resolutions were
adopted, copies Of which will be sent to
the officials named.
The committee thinks that Congress
should use its influence to bring the meet
to the National Capital. and that 1t
should back up it's encouragement with
an appropriation Of money.
Meeting of Joint Committee.
A joint meeting of the Aero Club and
Chamber of Commerce committees on the
aviation carnival was held at the office
of Charles J. Bell yesterday afternoon.
1t was attended also by Col. Jerome H.
Joyce. the president of the Uniform Aero
Club of Baltimore. The Baltimore en-
thusiasts have been somewhat afraid. re-
Gently, that Washington was bent on Sc
curing the meet for Potomac Park, and
this did not suit those who wished to see
the carnival held at some point between
Baltimore and Washington.
The Baltimore members have been In
favor Of College Park, but there are sew
eral other sites along the line of both the
steam railroad and the electric road that
are available for such meet Some OF
them are, in fact. good deal better. 1t Is
declared. as there Is more level ground
than oan be inclosed for the starting field
and the tracts are equally well situated
with regard to the railroads. This Is the
important part, after all. for upon the
TRANSPORTATION facilities will depend the
success Of the meet from financial
standpoint and It will be an exceedingly
costly gathering to finance.
Il has been decided that joint COM
snfttee Of the Washington and Baltimore
Aero clubs shall get together and go over
all of the available sites with view to
selecting one which IL best adapted both
to the needs Of the aviators and the
wishes Of the Baltimore and Washington
clubs.
AS soon as the committee is appointed
by the Aero Club of America to select the
city where the next meet is to be held
special party will be made up represent
ing the Baltimore and Washington Aero
clubs and the Washington Chamber OF
Commerce. and a special power vii! De
sent to New York to bring the Aero
Club committee here and look over the
various available sites.
No Word From Curtiss.
Nothing definite has yet been learned
about the arrival of Glenn Curtis. who
has promised to stop In Washington and
baltimore on his way to fulfill his con-
tract at Richmond. He has been invited
by Col. Joyce to stop with him In Balti-
rvtx, h
reception. and the same sort of an invita-
tion has been extended by Mr.. Bell, VINO
plans to entertain him here.
Word has been received by the Signal
Corps that Wilbur Wright will arrive in
Washington some time next week after
the flights i'm New York have been fin
ished. 1t is intended to start the flying
lessons for the officers of the Signal Corps
at College Park as soon as possible after
he arrives The Wright aeroplane Is still
at Fort Myer and will not be taken out to
College Park until after Mr.. Wright ar
rives. when Ii will be loaded on an army
wagon and hauled out there. 1t is ex-
pected that Lieut. Foulois will be back In
Washington before the training Of Lieut..
Lanm is concluded. and in alipr obablllty
both officers will be qualified to handle
the machines alone by the end of October.
Fund of 100000 to Be Pledged.
One of the definite suggestions made at
the meeting was that a fund of 100000
shou,d be raised for the meet. 1t was de-
cided that this should be apportioned
equally between Baltimore and Washing
ton. 1t was said by Col. Joyce that there
would be no trouble about Baltimore rails
ing her share of the fund. as there was
almost half Of the money needed already
in sight despite the fact that no SUBJ
scription had yet been started Mr.. Bell
said he thought there would be no trouble
about raising the same amount In WASH
ington, and these figures do not take into
account any money that may be raised In
Norfolk and vicinity.
Owners Are Anxious.
The land owners at College Park are
more anxious about securing the carnival
for that region than they were about
renting the land to the government for
the training flights there. In view of the
use that is to be made Of the ground by
the government there have been about
160 acres cleared, and Mr.. Edwin New
man. one OF the owners of the land, said
that If the College Park tract should be
selected for the meet he was sure the
consent of the adjoining property owners
could be secured to the Gearing of
enough additional land to make a total of
between 800 and 800 acres
The Willingness Of the property owners
TO cooperate will be taken into consid-
Grafton In making the selection of the
ground 10 be recommended. but there are
so many other sites between Baltimore
and Washington that will be available
that II is impossible to say in advance
just what will be done. The attitude OF
the railroads toward transportation IA
cilitieS will also have to be considered