The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-03-30
AVIATION MEET
POPULAR IDEA
Guarantee of $4,000 - led by
Committee in Few . s ours
Work Yesterda
OLD TIMERS THRILL Err
PROSPECT OF Z GIFTS
Slight Difficulties Attending Sign
ing of Contract Will Probably
Be Smoothed Out by Com
mittee This Morning.

Probably it has remained for Col.
war veteran, plainsman and miner. to
voice the popular sentiment of the
community in regard to the proposed
aviation meet which has been planned
for April and o. who in conversa-
ton with a representative of the
Herald yesterday said:
I'm my life | have dreamed many
dreams, experienced many thrills, en-
1oNed some pleasures and suffered a
few hardships. Some of my dreams
have come true. many have not, but
one of the things that | never ex-
pected to see was a flying machine
And do YOU know | believe | am GO
ing to live to see it, and in North
Yakima. too?"
When it was announced Tuesday
that arrangements would probably be
completed for II two-day aviation
meet in North Yakima, the idea took
immediate root and struck the pop
ular chord. 1T was the great topic of
conversation on the street and in the
stores throughout the day. In the
afternoon II committee of business
men composed of w. l.. Lemon, c.
II. Barnes and w. c. Schroeder
called on business men and in four
hours secured subscriptions covering
the $1,000 guarantee asked by the
Curtiss Hamilton company again il
Illustrating the popularity of the pro-
posed meeting.
Slight misunderstanding.
However, when 1t came to signing
the contract. a little misunderstanding
occurred between the committee and
Mr.. johnson. who represents the Cur
tiss-Hamilton people, over the terms.
The company is asking in addition to
the guarantee 40 per cent of the gross
proceeds. No money is to be paid I'M
less the flights are successful Ger
tain members of the committee felt
that the contract should read net"
instead of gross" proceeds and ne
gotiations suffered II little delay. Mr..
johnson was prevailed upon to re-
main in the city over night and an
other meeting will be held this morn
ing at which it seems reasonable to
believe that the two interests will get
together.
In an interview with several mem
bers of the committee last evening all
expressed the belief that the proposed
meeting is well worth considerable
effort and all stated that they would
do their best to come to some terms
agreeable to both factions. When it
was made plain to them that the
Hamilton contract is practically n
duplication of all carnival and public
n amusement rOntr1ntC tho Gitnaf n n
took on different light. and it is be-
lieved that the difficulties that have
occurred temporarily will be smoothed
tee gets down to business this morn
ing.
Big Thing for the Town.
w. l.. Lemon, president of the Com
mercial club, stated that he was will
ing that the guarantee should stand
and that the Hamilton people should
take all of the proceeds, but it APP
pears from the interest manifested
that the proposition already made of
40 per cent is a much better one for
the city, inasmuch as a tremendous
crowd is in prospect.
The idea of dcvoting the net pro-
ceeds to the good roads movement has
also struck a popular chord and it Is
believed that not less than $500 or
perhaps $4,000 would be netted for this
undertaking. 1t is pointed out that
aviation, coming as it does on the
heels of centuries of scepticism con-
corning the practicability Of navigat-
ing the air, is something everyone is
Interested in, and that on account of
its novelty and its scientific interest
everyone who can Will take advantage
of the opportunity to knock off work
for day and watch "A man who has
mastered the art of initiating "a bird
on the wing. Very few features could
be secured for this community which
would do more to amuse the public
than to secure Charles * Hamilton
for a twO-day aviation meeting.