Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-26
AERoNAuTIc EXPERTS HAVE EYE
TO BUSINESS END OF IN.
MENTIONS.
PROMISE TO BREAK INTO
RANKS OF MiLLloNAiREs
Have Closed Several Profitable Deals
With Homo and Foreign Govern
sments - Have Large Plans For Fu-
ture Exploitation Of Airships-Gen-
eral News.
Especial Correspondence


Washington, June 26.-The Wright
brothers. of aeronautic fame, are Incl
dentally shrew business men. Just at
present they are devoting vastly more
attention to marketing their rights in
their areoplane than to perfecting it.
They expect within the next year or
two to make themselves millionaires;
and they are the more concerned to sell
what they have. because they know
the possibility that somebody else will
build better heavier than-air ma
chine and ruin their market. They are
letting no grass grow under their feet,
therefore
Thus far the Wrights have sold their
French rights for s150,000 to the French
government. That was particularly
good deal, and they got, under the cir
cumstances, an excellent figure. They
wanted to sell to an important gov
eminent, in order to whet the appe
titles of other countries. They made a
quick deal and were highly pleased
with 1t. Italy's government did not
show disposition to deal with them
~ INV sAiiA liSS AidNC SOAA Liz Aa6i &c
for that country to syndicate of gen.
tlemen. who have various plans for
making it good thing. They will sell
to the Rome government if later it de-
cides that it must have the device; if
not, they will make their money out OF
the deal by exhibitions, etc.
Deals On With Big Powers.
Germany and England are now ne.
gotiating with the Wrights. and the
prospects are reported excellent for a
good deal with each. Germany is de-
termined to let nothing escape her in
the way of aeronautic progress, while
Britain is SO scared that she is re-
garded especially as a good market for
anything with promise attached. The
Wrights will clean up about s125. 900 on
their rights in the United States, by
their deal with Uncle Sam. and still
will retain very valuable privileges OF
use of the patents here.
But their particular business jus.
now Is getting their devices marketed
After they have cleaned up their mil
lion or two, they will have time to &C
back to scientific work; but being wise
young men, they want to make sure OF
their money first of all. Somebody will
turn out machine within the next five
years which will make the present
aeroplane look like an ice wagon rae.
ing against a ball bearing eulky; ant
nobody knows this so we'll as the
Wrights. They hope that they will b.
the ones to turn out the improved ali
craft; and they are going to work hart
to maintain their leadership of tn,
world in the heavier than air fiyint
business. But meantime they dom
choose, thru undue scientific enthusi.
asm, to miss any of the substantial re
wards that may be aimed in their di
rection. They are more interested il
dollars than in medals.
Large Plans for Future.
! AS to the future, these young mel
! have some large plans, but they hav
not divulged them to anybody. 1t il
! very we'll understood that when on,
of the brothers recently said that "be
! fore five years somebody would likel,
negotiate transatlantic voyage" h
was intimating just what the Wright
| have in consideration. The story goe
that they believe there is yet yer.
large field for development of com
bined aeroplane and gas-bag contriv
ance which would be much more prac
teal than the Zeppelin and orner hi
| balloons thus far devised, and capabl
of long voyages and of carrying heav
| loads. But If they have in mind to at
tempt such thing, they have told no
body the details of their scheme.