The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-05

New York Nov. 5.-While the great
aviation at Belmont park which closed
this week was not an unqualified sue
cess SO far as the monetary reurns
to its financial hackers are concerned,
| 1t undoubtedly will do more to en-
courage the popular adoption of aerial
flight both as a diversion and as a
business enterprise than any similar
event that has taken place. In fact
all New York and the representatives
of wealth and fashion throughout the
country generally are aflicted with a
case of aeroplanitis compared to which
the interest in automobiles in the early
days Of motor development was in
significant. With the demonstration
that aeroplanes can fly in all kinds
of weather except actual hurricanes
and that planes built to carry one or
more passengers are feasible and safe,
almost all men of wealth-and many
women also-haye become afflicted
with a desire to own some form of air
craft. The art of flying as practiced
by the experts who took part in the
meet seems so easy that many persons
who have always maintained that they
never would trust themselves in the
air have become enthusiasts over this
form of sport The great demand for
air machines has established the
building OF these craft on a substan-
tial basis The builders now in the
field are crowded with orders that they
cannot fill for months to come and
plans have been perfected for the es-
Establishment of $1O,000,000 company
to operate the Wright patents. 1t is
said that the sons of Thomas F. Ryan
who were the leading figures in the
management Of the recent meet are
largely interested in the new company.
While the ownership of aeroplanes
among amateurs is at present mostly
confined to the millionaire class on
account of the expense attached to it.
the best posted authorities predict that
before the end Of 1912 safe and prac-
teal air craft will be brought within
the reach Of men of moderate means
and that the operation Of a flying ma
chine will attract no more attention
than does that Of an automobile at
present.
The newly organized export assoc
citation which has just been formed
here for the purpose of aiding Amer
lean manufacturers to place their pro-
ducts in foreign markets has compiled
some striging statistics which show
that South America and particularly
Brazil and Argentina, are among the
most promising fields for the develop
ment of American trade II only the
merchants and manufacturers Of this
country will comply with the local re-
quirements as the traders OF European
nations do. The figures show that
while American trade with these coun-
tries has expanded at a very rapid
rate during the past few years, due
In large part to the excellent trans
portation facilities provided by the
seven lines of steamers now in oper-
alton. we still import much more than
we export both in the case of Brazil
and i'm that OF Argentina. The export
association finds that general mis-
understanding Of conditions exists In
reference to this field of export trade
because OF the statements made In
congress and elsewhere to the effect
that rates between the United States
and South America are far higher than
between the latter continent and Flu
rope while the service Is inferior. The
vestigation that has been made by the
shippers representatives shows on the
contrary that rates from New York
to Rio and other Atlantic ports of
South America are the same as those.
from European ports, or in some In
stances lower, and that the time made
by steamships carrying American
trade is as rapid as that of the Gu
ropean steamers. The American man--
ufacturer. therefore. IS In position
to compete On even terms with those