Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12
AVlAT0RS READY
TO LEAVE PARIS
Societe Generate viii Pay to Syndi-
cate of French Air Navigators
$4,000 Sent by II. e.
Huntington

A final interchange of cablegrams
last night between Dick Ferris, gem
eral manager of Aviation week, and
Edmund CIeary in Paris, representing
the French syndicate of aviators,
practically concludes the correspond
ence between the Los Angeles COM
mittee and the Frenchmen.
Everything is in readiness for the
aViators to leave Paris for Los An
geles their machines are packed, all
passages engaged and the $4,000
which the Societe Generate has been
holding since it was cabled by II. e.
Huntington will be. paid over to the
syndicate Monday morning.
The aeroplanes, two Bleriot mono-
planes, a Farman and a Voisin BIZ
,,lane vii be shopped from Havre next
Tuesday and the aviators, their
mechanicians and others in the party
will sail Saturday. This will give them
time to get through the custom house
and to Los Angeles to have their aero
planes overhauled and set up before
the opening day.
Willard, Knabenshue and Beachey
have their machines unpacked at the
factory" as they term the big store
room secured for their use at Seventh
and Los Angeles streets.
The Curtiss aeroplane which Willard
uses is partially set up and parts are
strewn around the room, while the
dirigible frames make the place ap-
pear like a flying machine plant.
Machines win Be Good as New
When the time comes to take the
aeroplane and dirigibles to the avia-
ton grounds they will ali be in as
good shape as though they were new.
'I realize that with this interna-
a CHI
some tall flying to be in the winnings" "
said Mr.. Willard yesterday. "Curtiss
will come to Los Angeles prepared to
do his best, while Paulhan and the
other French aviators will want TO
show America what they can do. L
shall be somewhat handicapped IN
having a motor of much lighter horse
power than Curtiss will bring, but
intend to let the machine out to the
utmost"
Knabenshue and willard quarrel
good-naturedly over the respective
merits of dirigible and aeroplane, the
former contending the racing dirigibles
will prove as exciting an attraction as
the aeroplane contests.
Money continues to come to the aVia-
tion committee of the Merchants and
Manufacturers association, although
the full amount is not yet subscribed,
A committee of leading business men,
headed by Henry 10. huntington, mace
personal canvass yesterday and Sc
cured a substantial addition to the
fund The canvass will be continued
this week. Voluntary subscriptions,
which are coming in daily, may be sent
to the Merchants and Manufacturers
association offices, 22S Wilcox building.
addressed to Secretary F. j. Zeehande-
laar.
Prizes Will Be Valuable
The list of prizes which is now being
drawn up will make special provision
to encourage the aviators to break
worlds records in Los Angeles. In ad-
dition to the regular prizes there prob
ably will be grand prizes which will
prove a considerable incentive for MAX
ing new records. If any records are
broken they will prove an added boom
for Los Angeles, as they will be re-
ferred to in this country and abroad as
made at Los Angeles"
Another special provision suggested