The San Francisco call., 1910-11-22
FAMOUS AVIATORS
Will FLY HERE
Businessmen of Community to
Raise 100000 for Big
Air Meet
Prominent Citizens Urge Public
to Discourage Any Attempted
Unsanctioned Exhibitions
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impossible 10 have the meet before the
latter part of January or in February.
but he made the suggestion that the
meet be held in January. This sugges-
tion was adopted.
7 wish it TO be understood by the
public" said Chairman Scotford. that
there is no promotion in this committee.
II there were any promotion in it. we
would not be here. This meet is to be
given for the best interests of San
Francisco. The complica tions that have
hitherto existed are not due to any
fault of the Pacific aero club"
ARMY OFFICER SECRETARY
In the general discussion of the meet
Major Frank Green. U. S. A, said that
would be of decided interest and inn
portance 10 the army. Colonel George
H Pippy moved that Lieutenant Paul
". Beck. L. s. A. be made a perma-
nent secretary Of the committee. I'VE
are depending on Lieutenant Beck"
details OF the meet" Beck was elected
secretary.
Scotford explained the financial side
OF the meet we can have" he said
"a meet at a total cost of $4,000 in
prizes plus the necessary expenses in
preparing for the meet, the grounds
and other details. This money will be
guaranteed by the citizens. All of the
funds received will be applied directly
10 discharging the expenses of the
meet There viii be no salaries save
for clerical help. This meet viii be
promoted purely and simply for the
good Of San Francisco. We can state
definitely that we viii have the Wright
machines here and Curtiss and foreign
avistors. We should know definitely
by tomorrow night just who will be
here"
FINANCE COMMITTEE
On motion the chairman appointed
the following as a finance committee:
Gregg Jr., Henry Dernham, James
Wood. Leopold Michels. NJ. H. Rob-
bins Jr
On motion OF Colonel Pippy, the
chairman was authorized to name an
executive committee Of %. chosen from
among the merchants and businessmen
named in the original call for the
meeting. A. Christensen was chosen
vice president and Charles Templeton
CrOcker was named as treasurer.
Charles A. Cooke OF the Palace hotel
company said that the committee might
have headquarters at the hotel, where
the headquarters of the former avia-
tion committee were.
UNITED SUPPORT
The meeting being of one mind on
the aviation question. the men present
discussed thoroughly the methods by
which the proposed meet could be made
the most complete success of any held
in the west. The danger of independ-
ent promoters offering unsanctioned
svistors in unimportant flights was
considered at length. G. ". Hornick
took the stand that the meet to be
given by the San Francisco business
men should have the full support OF
the community. This is to be a citi-
zeus meet" he declared. and no one
in San Francisco is to go contrary to
the interests of the community by
holding a minor meet. You must an
noUnce to the public that you are going
10 have q meet. and the people will ali
be behind you"
N H Robbins Jr moved that q reso-
luton or announcement of the plans
Of the committee be prepared and sent
10 the press for the information of the
public on the subject. That motion
was adopted and acted upon.
The text of the announcement is as
follows:
A committee of so representative
businessmen at A meeting in the
chamber Of commerce rooms, No
Vernber 2I decided that there be
an international aviation meet in
San Francisco upon the earliest
dates after January j. when weather
conditions will permit
The tender of tract OF land ad-
joining Tanforan as a site for such
a meet was accepted.
The Palace hotel was made head
rnrers FNr@ Flaa %s-r-
tee OF 25.
The citizens OF San Francisco and
northern California are earnestly
requested 10 give their support and
encouragement to the Businessmen
in promoting this meet, and the
newspapers and citizens are re-
meet before the date TO be selected
by the executive committee.
II is felt by the committee that
II any meet or meets are held prior
TO the date of the international
meet il viii seriously impair the
success Of the citizens meet AS
no unsanctioned meet can be in
ternational or representative in
character. every influence should
be brought TO bear to insure the
success Of this meet and to dis
courage any meet which would de-
tract from the scientific value and
interest Of this one.
The committee announce that the
greatest aviators in the world rep
resentlng every make of machine,
have been secured. The army has
detailed q competent officer to as
sist in the conduct Of the meet
The interests of San Francisco at
this time demand that this meet be
made an unqualified success, and
this can oHly be brought about by
the earnest and hearty co-opera-
ton Of the citizens Of San Fran
cisco and northern California
PAUL w. BECK.
First Lieutenant Signal Corps L.
s. A, Secretary.
WILL WORK IN HARMONY
At the close of the meeting Chairman
Scotford announced that the citizens
committee would take over the inter-