The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-06-10
WRIGHTS, "KINGS OF THE AIR."
RECEIVED A ROYAL WELCOME HOME
Man Who Flew rs Miles in Two Hours
and TWenty-seVen Minutes Talks
of Future of EIYng.


Wright on the future Of the aero
plane as he sees It came after he had
been questioned about his own ma
chine.
New inventions find or make new
fields for themselves" he said. 81
believe that this Is true OF the aero
plane. 1t will not take the place of
the automobile, the steamboat or the
railroad train. In a word, Il will
make a field for itself without usurp.
ing a field already occupied.
The aeroplane will not compete
with the railroad or steamship as a
conveyor OF passengers over great
distances and in large numbers, and
as a carrier Of freight It would prove
a troublesome and Improbable I'M
dertaking.
Machines TO Carry Sixteen
May BE Built in Future.
AT present I intend to build aero
planes for two and three passengers.
The number Of passengers an aero
plane may carry is not limited to two
or three, and in the future they may
be built to carry a dozen to sixteen
passengers.
THE aeroplane will find its pres
ent usefulness after the manner Of
the automobile in its adaptability for
quick trips over known routes, but
will not take the place of the automo-
bile"
"Will the aeroplane ever be able to
make long trips-to cross the ocean,"
Wilbur Wright was asked.
The lines about his mouth played
curiously.
Il am not building machine to
cross the ocean" he answered.
do you think the dirigible balloon
will be able to cross the ocean, or
make regular trips between inland
cities?"
81 am not a balloonist and should
not go into that field It hardly seems
Mr.. Wright then told Of his con-
tract to return to Germany aud DEM
onstrate his aeroplane, prior to its
adoption by that government, and
added, significantly, that in the last
two months Germany had turned
from dirigible balloons to heavier
.han-air machines,
Found Nothing Abroad
TO Adopt or Adapt.
"Will your aeroplane be improved
by the adoption Of any ideas or inyen-
lions you found in Europe?"
1--WE found nothing, and will adapt
Or adopt nothing, In fact, all the |
eading experimenters in the same |
ield have ordered ourmachines. Sixty |
ire now under construction in France |
md Scotland. They are of the same |
model as the one l took over. All OF |
hese have been ordered in advance. .
heir price will be about $500 EACH
Women in Flights
ihowcd Splendid Nerve.
"They showed splendid nerve.
lone of them seemed in the least
fraid or excited, and made splendid
Taking their behavior,
hey certainly showed equal nerve
18th the men, and all of the men had
God nerve" said Mr.. Wright.
Miss Wright said that she would
OF be able to return to ENrope with
err brothers in the early fall, as her
,ther has not been well and her place
with him. She said that they had
oped that the entire family might go
, Europe. but that this plan had been
oandoned.
Orville Wright told of the plans of
lie brothers in this country. They
,mained in New York only over a
~. and then went to Dayton, Ohio.
IT a few days rest. Then they will
, to Washing ton, D. c., where the
.perlments. which ended disastrous
in the death of Lieutenant Sell
idge and serious injury to Orville
right, who has been prevented from
aking any flights since, will be re-
med. Orville hopes that his In
red thigh will mend enough to per-
It him to take part in the flights.
The test is to be concluded before
Inc 2S, in accordance with their
ntract with the United States Gov
nment Then they will remain for
while to give army officers lessons
the management of the machine.
August they expect to sail for Ger
any, and will remain abroad for
me months.
On June IL they will be received by !
'esident TAFT 81 Washington.