The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-03

I'm WV NaA6s-
In this hurrying. busting age we
are compelled to have craze" of
some kind. II II 10 not one thing it
must be another. for we cannot be
content with commonplace things. For
time the automobile craze has had
full possession Of the country. In all
parts OF the country. In everv city
and town OF any size the new stvle of
carriages 70 putting and whirling
along streets and roads. causing fright
and CONSERVATION In some cases and
disaster In others. But the auto has
come and we may as well admit that
II 10 not to he put out Of business.
But even the auto was or is too
tame for this age and people. To stay
On the ground doesn't completely sat
isfy the ambition of man; so the next
thing. and the one which is fast be-
coming a genuine erase. Is to 20
through the air. The usually phleg-
matte Germans. the excitable French
man. the restless and daring Ameri-
CANAL are forming plans to invade
the atmosphere and compete with the
fowls that have so long had II all to
themselves.
And this craze Ii fast passing from
the realms Of experimentation and Gu
riosity and becoming strictly a mat
ter Of business Recently. as we learn
from The Pittsburg Post. "a company
has been Incorporated in New York.
with a capital OF s2.ooo.oOO. which will
make a speciality of building dirigible
balloons and flying machines. This
seems to be a serious undertaking.
conducted by men who have invested
their money in the hope of getting
good returns. The one thing, that will
keep their product out of the hands
Of the foolish will doubtless be the
price,"
That looks very much as IL the craze
Is becoming something more than
craze. When men show their faith
by investing their money in such
liberal manner 1t proves that thew
expect returns. They would not thus
organize a company and risk two mil
lion dollars in a business that thew
think will not pay. They foresee. OF
bellows they do. q great demand for
flying machines. Just as there Is now
great demand for autos. and thew
propose to supply that demand in
strictly business wav.
Nor need there be any fear or appre-
hension that the price will be a bar in
the way Of selling the machines. They
come high but we must have Them
has been the theory on which the an
tos have multiplied so rapidly. and the
of all kinds. There will be plenty of
men to buy them at almost any price.
and II the demand justices it there Is
little Doubt that they will soon be
on the market at reasonable fgurs.
The apparent belief of The Post that
high prices will keep the flying ma
chimes "out Of the hands of the fool
ish" is not well founded. All the fool
ish are not poor people. by a large
lot. ....4 81
And thus we are to have this new
GRACE on US for q time ana none may
saw what will be its extent or du-
ration. II It shall ever be absolutely
proven that human beings cannot safe
ly navigate the air the craze may die
out. but IL 1t is shown that flying can
be made not only practical but easy
and safe there can be no means of
telling where or how far the craze will
20. And we may well ask what next?
Will man find some newer craze to
turn the world topsy.turvv? No one
can tell what will come next. or when
we may expect It