The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-27
SURVEYORS PLAN TO PLOT AIR PARCELS FOR PRIVATE
 OWNERS OF EARTH'S SURFACE
New Science of Air Navigation Creates New Problems Property Titles, Which Must Be Met-''J. H. s. De- scribes Some of Them.

preached by Wall street and kindred
 trusts, the inherent foresight of such combines scenting immense possibili- ties and corners in space. For instance all telegraph and telephone lines have to pay for the right of way over the
 earths surface, while the wireless sys- tenn has been using and perforating space with electric waves for nothing.
 Some of these speculators want to know if an electric wave cannot be taxed for the right of passing through
 a private individuals property, just as lawfully as can an aeroplane, and then the flying machine men want to know if they will be protected by the aerial space owners from these electric waves which might shipwreck their gas bags and whats to be done for their future safety?
 The society understands that the wireless system has been alert and prepared bills with hidden jobbers so that a legislative enactment will pro-
 tect the wireless wavelets fromre- prisal in case a wave explodes bal loon.
 Another question which requires deep thought and the highest consideration is the ownership of the rain, hail, sleet and snow in the various attitudes aeroplanes in time are to pass to and over the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific and their passengers will need water to temper their high grade whiskey and snow or rain sleet for high balls. Has not the space owner of rain. as much right to sell water to these flying passengers, as a rain col lecting agency on the earths surface has to execute 20 year contract to deliver stale rain water through met CTS to helpless and suffering pedes- trians? Then again what is to prevent sleet trust from getting on top and in the frozen attitudes, displaying of sleet at 60 cents hundred, when s1eet is as free up there as ice and water were here below until trusts were matched.
 These are but a few of the compli- cated conditions up in the air and there are some quite as serious here below. For instance suppose an in corporated aeroplane transportation right of way from railroads or trolley lines who own the thoroughfares from earth to heaven, and the aforesaid aeroplane company cannot secure the right of way through space of the pri- vate owners then the various legis- latures of the states must be appealed to appoint commissioners to condemn space. look what this means. Liti- gation before celestial courts, addit- ional judges. clerks, title searchers. pro- cess servers and 1t will become neces- sary to police the heavens with spar row cops. Tremendous possibilities be- come involved.
 State rights go up in the air and the interstate commission under the U. S. government will watch out for these birds of the sky and regulate the. rates imposed by aerial space owners and rebates granted to the sleet and rain trusts. But the most depressing question for the society is will a Hill,, a Hartman on a Nor gan merge all space and force the gas bag limited centuries to pay -trf- bute to a heavenly trust, a per cent. on sleet hail. rain and snow, just like the profits here below on weighing machines. news stands, boot shines, canned food wet goods, confectionery, cigarettes and chewing gum all of which go to swell dividends. When the land owners realize that should not, the American Society of County Surveyors succeed in preserving his upper space and he becomes dispos- sessed of 1t by a grasping trust, then he can sit on the back porch gaze skyward at his merged hail, snow and rain and sleet aerage and wonder how on earth it is possible to pay large dividends on wind. J. H. s.