Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-06
WILL
FLY AEROPLANE
IN LOS ANGELES
SUCCESS OF GREAT AVIATION
WEEK ASSURED
DIG KFERRIs IN COMM UNIcATIoN
WITH FAMOUS AERlALIsTS
Bierot, Latham, Lambert, Farnhar1
and Other Leading Aviators Will
Make First Appearance
in America
TENTATIVE impetus to the fa-

A TENTATIVE impetus to the fa-
u nous aviation week planned by
IA Dick Ferris was given last night
by the assurance that Glenn II. Curtiss,
the famous American aeroplanist, will
be one OF the exhibitors and contestants
at the local "meet."
II have wired the necessary guaran-
tee of $4,000 and closed with the rep
resentatives of Mr.. Curtiss," announced
Mr. Ferris. last evening. II have re-
ceived word by telegraph that this
noted flyer will participate in the great
week of aerial flights.
To-day / cabled following prior COM
munications with Bleriot, who crossed
the English channel and started the
world by the daring of his achieve
ment; Lambert, who encircled the Elf
fel tower; Farnham, who won his nichs
of fame at Rheims; FORMER, the great
French aviator, and Latham, whose
monoplane feats have been epochal.
Probably all of these, to judge from the
present basis of communications, will
| be seen in Los Angeles this winter.
Other more or less prominent aViatorS
are among those who are anxious to aid
in the great public demonstration.
Before announcing to the public the
exact date of the exhibits or the COM
plete details of the proposition l may
give a reason for the secrecy df SO 1t
may be called that / have maintained.
1t is because of the outside competition.
Egypt, for instance, through the steam
ship companies that touch there with
tourists, has been overzealous to secure
lust such a big aviation week. In poet
| ical phrase, there has been sounded out
the surprise of the Sprinx; the COM
parisons between the days of the pyra-
mids and the era where flying machines
shall encircle them. Then there is now
great city in the United States that
has not been busy raising anywhere
from 5000 900 to $250,000 with the inten-
tion of gobling up Curtiss and his con-
feres next summer under the cup con-
test for the emblem won this past sum-
mer by Curtiss and offered as prize IN
the city Offering the greatest Induce
ments i'm a financial and climatic. way.
"It is for this reason that have
kept my own counsel, so far as pos
sible and expedient. Now with Curtiss
signed 1 feel that we have got mat
ters to a tapis.
"It has been suggested to me that
abandon the idea of getting world IA
nous aviators here, as the fund re-
quired is large at the present time and
that we hold an aviation week with
perhaps some noted American aerial
! lists and a number of local and untried
machines. This 1 have absolutely re-
fused to do. The net result would be
a local affair attracting only local in
terests, whereas the greater plan viii
have not only the vast interest that
will be held out to Los Angeles. but
IL will Furthermore advertise to the en-
tire world the midwinter conditions in
this vicinity and at the same time
bring to the city thousands upon thou
aAA nj
here Southern California-the place
where airship tests may be held in the
winter months-will be heralded around
the globe-will be topic of daily con-
versation to those unfortunate enough
not to come here but who Will follow
the airship flights through the news
papers and magazines. Those who do
come will spend their hundreds of dol
lars: those who do not will read the
stories and come the following year.
1T is my proposal to make aviation
week a big civic project, and such an
event that will add to the glory and
fame of Los Angeles. l am going to
have it a great proposition of gen.
eral interest-interest from the scientist
and interest from the curious, and in
terest from the wondering-that 1t will
attract to us a vast horde of outsiders:
1t is going to be something that VIII
write a chapter in the history OF air
flight
my plan is to have a citizens COM
mittee of 100 representative business
men. brokers and bankers to assume
the sponsorship for this work. have
proposed that a stock company be or
| ganized and that shares be sold for 81
| each to the general public, each share
| emitting the holder to two tickets or
admission.
"This plan makes the project one of
| and for and by the general public. The
purchaser for instance, of one share OF
stock not only has two admission
tickets. worth more than his one share.
but in addition he is member OF a
| corporation that may prove big dlvi-
dend company At Rheims the 1rst
weeks receipts amounted to $375,0OO
''The enthusiasm that has been given
a -iation week has been unbounded
| Mr.. Hoskinson telephoned me that he
wanted the first share of stock and
that he would pay $25 for it, Other
men nave voluntarily offered amounts
from S. upward. and those financial
men who have been seen have come
forward with generous offers The
value of the great exhibits is recog-
nized on every hand.
"Los Angeles never went into any
thing that was not wonderful sue
cess, and it has gone into aviation
week with heart and soul. This speeds
the greatest exhibition of the kind ever
known in the United states. and per-
haps it may eclipse the big week of the
kind held in the world"