The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-20
Aero Club Of Utah Takes Initial
Step in GIObe-Circlins
Enterprise.
PERMANENT LAND GRANT
ASKED OF CITY COUNCIL
Company Plans to Carry United
States Mails, Express and
Passengers.

carry, Salt Lake City will become IL
main station upon line OF airsbips with
which it is planned 10 eventually circle
rhe globe. The first plans will provide
for flight from this city to Denver,
and II the trial is successful the line
VIII gradually be extended until il
reaches from New York TO San Fran.
cisco, thence 10 Pckin, China, and on TO
London.
Dr. \. Brodbcck. president of the
Aero club Of Utah, is most enthusiastic
over the. prospects, and declares that
IN ms OPINION. IT will not he long fine
before II vii! bc nearly as common a
Slght to see various types Of air craft
WhlrllnG along through the air as il IS
now TO sec automobiles bowling alop.c
| !, ne streets and country roads.
WIN the idea IN view of making this
CITY one of the great centers of avia.
lion, Dr. Brodbeck has petitioncd tho
city council asking that body 10 donate
certain lands high up on the northeast
bench. To he used ms a site for an air.
snip factory and station of the Western
ArShlp company, which is now being
organized for the avowed purpose of cs-
,a5ilSllng a.contincntal line for dirigible
balloons between the points already nam
ed, The petition was filed Friday with
City Recorder Moretou. and will bc laid
hgtorc the city council al its meeting
Monday evening for consideration.
Mail Balloon Express.
This step Of establishing a continental
Inc has been under consideration since
The organization Of the Aero club of
Utah, a few months ago. 1t is believed
that the plan is feasible one. and the ,
wonderful trips which have been made
Inv
pointed 80 us proof that this line Of trav-
q Is possible and that the great dist
anccS between points can be covered in
much taStor time than by rail An air
ship can travel st "a rate OF speed great
" IN excess of that Of the fastest ex-
press tram in ihe world, aud the form Of
alloon used by Count Zeppelin. is is
sad, can be handled with almost rs
mach ease 9s can locomotive
~ rs not the intention of the company
pow beng formed to cross either the At
lantic or Pacific oceans direct as the
danger attendant upon such m expert
mcut would be Il trifle too much risk
The plan will he 10 follow the land az
much rs possible, but no effort will be
made TO ayold crossing ordinary lakes.
Today IL requires four full days for
the fastest mail train 10 cross he roun-
try from New York to San Francisco.
One OF thc objects of the airship line
would he that Of carrying the United
states mails, and If is believed that with
the increased speed of these vessels of
the AIR the distance could be covered lin
less time and with almost as
great safety us IT IS done by train ser
wee. Another object Will be the carry
ing of express goods, and the same rcs-
son Is applied 10 this feature rs is to
that of carrying tho mails.
Carry Passengers
It is further the intention of the com
pany, according 10 Dr. Brodbcck. 10 car
~ passengcrs-that is. limited num-
Der of them. What the rate of fare might
be. IS by no means certain but even
should IT he IN excess of that charged
on the best Pullman trains, il is pointed
out that the novel method Of travel and
The lcsscnlng OF time between points
would suffice 10 warrant that increase
Tho ordinary gas balloon. So common
10 the people of this country, would rr.
,eive absolutely no consideration AT tho
lands of the company. These balloons.
as is well known, cannot be controlled
lut must be allowed to run before the
currents OF the air. For this reason,
[ for no other. these balloons could NOT
inter into tho field IN competition OF in
my othcr manner DR.. Brodbeck de-
lares that the only style OF balloon that
$ absolutely practicable is what is
luowu as the rigid type, patterned ex-
icty after those now i'll use by the Ger
nan government and bv Count Zeppelin,
This type of air craft is capable of car
.yiug a great amount of weight. and
nail. express and passengers can be
agricd nj once with safety However.
he intention of the company, it is uu-
crstoOd, is not 10 combine the three in
nc vessel, but TO have the mail and cx.
rcss go by one airship while passenger
would he carried IN another,
.tY-ln nG
The style of airship planned win
ontain apartments, il is said, not
.rcntly unlike those in Pullman
caches, aud the passengers VIII bc &C
ordcd every comfort and convenience
hey now enjoy in railroad trains,
'raYclns IN one of these mUnGrchs Of
he mir would be steady and without
he jerks received on trains or other
and unpleasant things to
ostlc lbe passengers which one is
orced to bear in n railroad journey.
he travellers would be enclosed and
he raGm heated, The one great thing
4 its favor, it is said, is that IL would
c equally as safe as the common rail.
Dad train
In pciiiioning the city government
or this tract Of land, DR., Brodbecl
cclarcs that il is the purpose of the
Western AirshIp company not alone 10
rect factory and station upon tic
lpONuS. Dui 70 bulill dtISnlp SNpNs. An
yprcSs Office, rcpuir shops. water and
cctric light plant. g station hotel,
nd 10 improve the lands in such
ay as TO make them of vast credit TO
10 city and which also would serve
increase the value uf surrounding
nd. The company docs not want the
nd given 10 il for short time, but
.ks that The grant be made perma
mt, and in case Of failure OF The en-
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