The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-25
mo- A'ER'0.P LIANT
AT STATE FAIR N. |
Directors and Wrights Fail to
Come to
Terms.
ALL NEGOTIATIONS ARE OFF.
Executive Committee Fears Re-
petition Of Last Years
3Fiasco.

petition OF Last ears
Fiasco.
Negotiations for bringing Wright
5neroplane to the Virginia State Fair
have been declared OFF, and It Is not
expected now that there will be any
#airship exhibition this year. Special
Representative Thomas II. Jackson, of
the Wright Company, who has been
here in conference with the fair direc-
tors. finally told the executive COM
mittee yesterday afternoon that the
time had come either to bring negotia-
lions to a head or to break them off.
He exhibited a telegram from Roy
.Knabenshue. general manager of the
exhibition department Of tho Wright
Company, which read: Don't waste
time with these parties;eith sign UP
to-day or go on Mr., Jackson viii
leave this morning for Atlanta, where
he has negotiations on for exhibition
OF a Wright aeroplane at tho Georgia
State Fair.
The executive committee OF the Fair
Association has had the matter under
advlsement for more than a week. and
arrived at no conclusion. 1t was stated
sA1h L. sSs AAAallSA AdNOl GU ClOSllS 1lue
contract; that Malvern Patterson
wanted still more time, and that L.
r. Page and other directors. bearing
in Mid the flhsco OF last year, were
unwilling to go into an aeroplane VEN
ture involving an expenditure OF
$4,000. even though backed by the
prestige and standing Of the Wright
Company.
What Happened in Meeting.
All parties were reticent as to dis
cussing Just what went on In the
meeting. General Manager Mark r.
Lloyd merely said that the discussion
had been general. without any final
action being taken. Ono Of the direc-
tors said he had been unwilling to
vote for the guarantee, unless the
Wrights would specify In the contract
an operator of worldwide reputation
whose name would attract visitors TO
the fair.
a M r. Jackson stated after the meet
ing that he was done; that he had
spent more time here already than
his home office Approved; that he
would leSve for Atlanta to-day, and
that II the Fair Board wished to re-
new its negotiations it must be done
with the home Office of the Wright
Companyat Dayton, o.
The Wright proposition which has
been under consideration for week.
was to send Wright biplane with a
skl!rul operator. to guarantee daily
flights during the Fair week of from,
25 to- 500 feet in height, and of not
less than ten minutes In duration:
five-mile race with motor car
around the track; turns at high
speed, dips under wires. roller-coast-
or acts and other features demon
strating perfect control of the ma
chino. and ability to take 1t pratical-
lY anywhere the operator wanted
The purse was to have been $4,000,
the performance to be guaranteed by
the Wright Company. and the Fair
people to have the right to exhibit
the airship in tent between flights.
a concession which was estimated to
go a long way toward paying the
guarantee cost Of having the attrac-
ton.
Baked mt the Price.
The Fair directors not only baked
ut the price, but have stood out for
some widely known aviator--prefera-
bly, ono who held some world record.
Aviator Brookins. who holds the high
altitude record, is engaged for some
time to come Ralph tombstone and
Arch HoXsey, who made brilliant rec
iords sat Asbury Park last week. win
ming about $4,000 In prizes, ex-
pressed a preference for the ST. Louis
aviation meet. which comes the same
week as the State Fair. and in which
prizes aggregating 100000 have peer
offered. La Chapelle has already
signed for the Illinois State Fair the
same week
The Wright Company being appeal.
Al fa nff n Av{n Or IN al o.
OF Dayton, who Is the shop manager
and instructor for the Wrights. AM
who, by the way, taught HoXsey ant
some Of the other youngsters wha
they know about flying. But the Fail
directors did not know about Pane
lee Ills name had not afigured in thu
newspapers as having been at AsburS
Park or the other recent meets AM
the fear was expressed that his nam,
would not prove sufficient guaran
tee to the public supporting the Fail
that the farce of last years hop:
about the field by the Curtiss machin,
would not be repeated.
All negotiations Or.
1 There the matter rests, The deal Il
off. and the Fair is not much NOR,
than a month away. There will b,
no airship exhibition, for the Wright
have thrown over all negotiations
and. while the Fair people have hat
letters from the Curtiss promoters. /
Is not probable that they will asail
do business with the concern which
so disappointed last years visitors
1.-THE best or none" has been he mot
| to of the Fair directors and sine,
Sthey are not willing to pay the prize
! for the Wright machine, which hold
the worlds record, they will let TIL
attraction which has most interested
the visiting public sgo by for THU
year
HENRlC0 ASSESSMENT
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