Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-11-08

AERIAL STATION
AT LOS ANGELES
PROMINENT MEN WILL HOLD
BIG MEETING
SCIENCE OF AERoNAUTlcS TO BE
GIVEN LARGE IMPETUS
w. A. spaIdlng, Professor Holder,
Capt. sIotterbeck and w. H.
knight viii Show lmpor-
tance of Los Angeles

| Navigating the Air" will be the
subject at a meeting at Simpson audi
forum, 734 South Hope street, Friday
evening, which has been arranged by
a number of prominent men to stimu
| late interest in the science of aero
nautics. At the meeting a movement
will be publicly launched to secure the
establishment in Southern California
of permanent aeronautical station by
| the government. In a quiet way con-
| siderable impetus has been given to
! this movement by Prof. r. S. C. Love-
Prof. Charles f. Holder, Senator Flint
and others.
The speakers at the meeting will be
| William A. Spalding, president of the
Southern California Academy of
| Sciences; Prof. Charles f. Holder and
Prof. Melville Dozier. Professor Do
zier will preside
Military aeronautics will occupy
prominent place on the program be!
cause of its Importance through the
fact that experimental work in con-
quering the air may be conducted
throughout the year in Southern CAL
ifornia. Mr. Spaldipg will give his
tory of the first practical use of bal
looms In military operations. including
an account of the services of Prof.
Lowe as COMMANDMENTS of the
He will speak of Prof. loves official
relations with President Lincoln, Gen.
Scott and other noted persons, and in
that connection will relate battle Incl
dents of great interest, particularly re-
lating to the little remembered but
highly valuable balloon work conducted
in the war.
Testimonial to Prof. Lowe
The meeting will be in part testl-
monial to Prof. Loves pioneer work
and initiativeS which undoubtedly
saved the lives of thousands of soldiers-I
in the civil war. AS a testimonial to
Prof. loves military work with the
signal corps in the war thirty members
of the local company of the signal
corps of the National Guard will at
tend the meeting In dress uniform.
Capt. Slotterbeck will speak of the
aerial map work, and charting of air
currents above Los Angeles, now being
undertaken by the aeronautical squad
of his company. This has been carried |
forward to an extent which enables the !
squad to determine the probable course |
of a spherical balloon out of Los An |
geles before the ascension is started, |
and to indicate the best time and alti
tudes for the trip for observations. A
system of aerial charts and maps has |
already been worked out by members |
of the squad, and Capt Slotterbeck |
will explain their military and scien-
tific significance.
William ii. Knight will present a
comparison between aeronautics and |
aviation, with the ordinary balloon and
dirigible on one side and the modern
aeronets, sucheas the monoplanes and
biplanes, on the other. He will give
the first public description of Prof
loves new type of airship, 1.-THE Vol
ante" which the inventor has designed
to transport passengers in companies
of ten to forty persons on local or
transcontinental trips. Prof. Lowe has
perfected his plans to stage which
satisfies him that he can make an aer-
ial journey from Los Angeles to the n
Atlantic seaboard with absolute safety
as well as speed and comfort. The
manner in which he is ready to accom-
plish this revolution in aeronautics will
be told in detail by Mr.. Knight.
A strong showing that climatic con-
conjunctions of mountain,
plain, population and ocean, and many
other conditions, make a government
proving and experimental
station will be presented by Prof.
Charles f. Holder. In addition to his
own argument he will read letters of
from government officials.
Admission is limited to holders of
cards, which are being issued without
charge to persons interested in the
science of aeronautics. Until the ca
pacity of the auditorium is reached
tickets may be obtained at 521 Central
building, 205 Exchange building, Par
ker's book store. 22O South Broadway,
and at the Bartlett music store,
blanchard building,