Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-12-21

which cost upward of 100000 To al
sppt aranccs there does not seem to be-
much gong on, but the ordinary visitor
according to the way things work Out
here. can never tell when there is much
ADDING. / watched Mr. Wright very
closely for shout half an hour, but have
beet unable yet to .'catch on" to use
common street remark. to JUST what he
was trying to accompl sh. OF coarse he
knew himself, and that is the secret Of
their success. He is most unassumne
gentleman. in shnt sleeves and don'l
seem to care how much black grease he
gets on his hands. He don't handle
things with gloves on, and whether a
high dignitary or bootblack is observ.
ing him makes no difference in his
movements here and there. He is used
to It and don't care who knows it. He
IS uniformly polite in answering the
many questions of the numberless visit
ors. but you can never tell when he is
gong to fly. so the only sure way to
catch him sailing in the air iato camp on
the ground all day. 1t is most inter-
est;ng exhibition and worth the while.
Luncheon can be had at a nearby coun.
ter and the army has mess kitchen on
the ground for the accommodation of
the troops that are temporarily assigned
to duty with the air-ship squad.
College Park undoubtedly is an ideal
spot for the air ship show to be held next
year. 1t affords many advantages for a
successful meeting. The railroad facili.
lies are all that could be expected-the
b and 0 and the electric road pass
through the Park. which makes it easily
accessible to the twin cities, Baltimore
and Washington. The grounds are
extensive and level. with no trees of
any conse quence. There is plenty of
water IN iearby artificial lakes and a
large water tank and pumping station
owned and used by the B & o road.
The Park can be reached by a fifteen
minutes ride from Washington aud about
tortv minutes ride from Baltimore. Up.
wards of two hundred trains and electric
cars pass daily. If hard work counts for
anything, the committees having the
matter IN charge of raising the necessary
funds to defray the expense of securing
the show, will, without a doubt. be sue
cessful in their efforts, and the show will
be ours.
Mr. Wright has been instructing sew
eral army officers during the last few
days how to manipulate the machine.
and they are pretty apt scholars. They
seem to be fearless. and are determined
to fly no matter what comes They must
ee3on hand at all hours for Mr. Wright
nay make up his mind to commence IN
slrIctions at four o'clo, k in the morning
"f seven O'Clock in the evening or at
a Don or any old time. just as the wind
happens to favor him MIR Wright and
the officers have permanent quarters in
nearby cottage. while the newspaper
correspondents hold the Job down dur
ng daylight only and then skip into
own after dark. A telegraph cffice has
also been provided for the use of the
,ress.
When Uncle Sam makes up bis mind |
o do anything he generally succeeds as
rule. He is mostly pretty sure of bis
,round before he goes ahead. The air
hip is in its infancy and greater things |
nay be expected OF 1t IN the future, and !
Jncie Sam knows that, and he is in for
iberal appropriations by Congress for
ais purpose to deveope the ma, hine and
nake it perfection. There must be at
east two things accomplished to make
ne machine thoroughly satisfactory so it
an be practical in warfare, namely. it
lust be made to fly when the wind is
lowing and safety device provided TO,
Sc IN case of accident. to prevent the
Machine hurrying to the ground too
luckily in other words make a slow drs
ent to protect the lives of the operators
hese improve ments will ctm me in due
purse with the necessary encourage
ent.
WILL TRALE
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