Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-19
LATHAM WILL FLY
FROM PHOENIX
TO TUCSON
Famous Aviator to Make Aero
plane Flight if Two Arizona
Cities viii Raise Sum Of
S1250 Each,

Phoenix. Ariz., Dec. 17.-Provided
Phoenix and Tucson will raise Sl'zoV
apiece Hubert Latham, the FAMOUS
French aviator. will fly an Antolnette
monoplane from this city to the Old
Pueblo some time in January.
Latham wants $1,000 to pay the eNr
penses of the flight. John Mitchell OF
The Hollenbeck hotel. Los Angeles
has offered to put up hair that suhl'
Fl. D. Ryus, the Apperson automo-
bile man. is ~endeavoring to make the
necessary arrangements at this END OF
the line. Ryus is not promoting the
deal for personal gain, but merely out
of a sporting desire to see the 1l1shl
made. Every cent of the $5,oVO VIII
go to Latham, and the aviator says ~
will barely cover his expenses ne -
willing to attempt h illght nereiS
for the pleasure of flying in TINS at
m~osphere. -
Latham is now in Los Angeles
hayine contracted to fly in that place
for 100000 Christmas week, ana IL
San Francisco the first week IN Janu'
ary for $4,000. A few days g Ryus
was talking to the aviator 0 az
mospheric conditions in Arizona eN-
nlaining enthusiastically about the
wonderful calm of the air ana the m
frequency of a weather.
The French airman became en-
Unused and said he would be WILING
TO fly between two points in Arizona
Rvus suggested Phoenix and Iucson'
Latham said that if they were ohiS
sixty or seventy miles apart he woulu
make the round trip in one day, pul
it was later learned that the two citles
are 1870 miles apart. n therefore
Latham will merely iy from "ooi'
to the Pima capital.
uOtnU man who StOOO DN WnilN
Latham and Ryus were talking saio
that he knew q man VINO ~ouiu Pun
m half of tho $4,000. He was asked
TO produce his party and went away To
interview John Mitchell. He re,
turned later and said that Mitchell
would donate $1,000. ASKING no condi-
ton except that Latham's air Journey
he known as the mitchell flight
Ryus later had a talk with Lath-
ANS business manager, Dexter p. Dor
gan, who was no less Enthusiastic tlal
his chief. As Ryus was on the poin'
of leaving for Phoenix on automobile
business he offered to see what car
be lone in This city. The Tucson Gu
zen was notified by telephone yester-
dav afternoon that that city would be
expected to raise 81, $50 and a repre-
sentative promised that that paper
would Immediately set a campaign or
foot -
There is no better aviator livinf
than Hubert Latham. He is a mil
lionaire many times over and aero
planning is merely a sport with MIN
He does not fly for money but mere
Nv endeaVors to defray expenses, as M
travels about. His flights in san fran
cisco. and Los Angeles, however, VII
net him a considerable profit.
IF Latham likes this country ne !
likely TO STAY some time said Cap
tain Ryus last night, If we once &c
him here he may remain merely t
make experiments II this perfect at
mosphere. As for myself. ] Will &c
less than Latham. / told hin that az
| wanted vas to make the Ihsh
with him. or, If he couldn't take
passenger, to fly around the city
little" J..
A flight by Latham, from Phoeni
to Tucson. would bring both cities INT,
prominence all over the world
Latham is anxious to come, as he De
lieves THAI he can make a long DIS
lance record in this atmosphere.
George Purdy Billiard, president o
the Automobile club, is co-operauh
with CAPTAIN Ryus INC last night n
stated that he had no doubt Phoenl
would be able to raise $3.50 in IN
next day or two. Last night hyu
sent a letter to Mitchell, asking mr.
to make his offer by telegraph, S
that the message could be show
those who win be asked 70 contr1but
toward Phoenix share of the $b,oOO.
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