The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-11-03
News and Observer. Oct. Is.

News and Observer. Oct. Is.
Raleigh is to have the great Curtiss
AerOplane Meet, with two OF the cele-
brated aviatOrs now taking part in
the New York contest, giving exhi-
bition flights in the wonderful Glenn
Ii. Curtiss flying machines, Wednes-
day and Thursday, November 10th
and 18th. Yesterday The News and
Observer signed contract with Mr.
ii. w. Sutton, representing Mr..
Glenn H. Curtiss, for a two-day
meet here, with two machines taking
part, and an invitation is extended
to any other owners of machines to
take part in the competition. No
whereelse in North Carolina has any
contract been arranged for a meet
between two machines, and the meet
here will be for two days.
The Southern Railway, Seaboard
Air Line Railway. Norfolk & South
ern Railroad and Raleigh and South
port Railroad have announced that
they will place on sale for these dates
the same special low rates as were
given to the Great State Fair and
will sell attached to the railroad
tickets admission tickets to the
great Aviation Meet, which is to be
held in the State Fair grounds
Special trains will be run wherever il
is necessary to take care of the thous
ands who will come to Raleigh tC
witness the great flying machines in
their first competitive flights in g
North Carolina city. Raleigh will bt
in gala attire and the occasion will
attract here the largest crowds evel
in the city.
The guarantee necessary to secure
the meet in Raleigh was large anC
the News and Observer undertook to
raise the amount in this city. Al
the fnll amount could not be raiset
the News and Observer has arranged
a special issue, and has signed a con
tract with the Glenn H. Curtiss Exhi
bition Company that guarantees th
appearance OF the aviators in tn
capital city.
Great interest has been manifested
in Raleigh, and everybody seen, will
very few exceptions. gave hearty co
operation in the undertaking. Mer
chants and manufacturing plant
stated that they would close during
the afternoons of the Aviation Nee
from 2 o'clock until dark, the hour
of the exhibition, that everybod,
may have the opportunity OF witness
ing the flights that have startled tn
nation.
The fact that the Curtiss machine
are to fly in this city excited all wh'
heard of it yesterday.
Contracts were given by telegraph
last night for thousands Of grea
posters that will be placed on tn
bill-boards all over North Carolina
The newspapers OF the State will Civ
their cooperation in spreading tn
news of this great event in the Stat
because of its educational value t.
the whole people OF the State ant
the railroads will distribute NOR
than fifty thousand flyers telling c
The News and Observers Great Avia
tlon Meet for November 10th an,
18th in Raleigh. Low rates on th
railroads and special trains to RAJ
eigh for these dates assure the at
tendance here of many thousands
The probable crowd has been est
mated at as high as fifty thousand
while it is admitted generally tina
the crowd cannot fall below twenty
five thousand
Between this date and the Aviation
Meet The News and Observer viii
publish many pictures of the fyint
machines and articles about tn
aeroplanes that are to fly here
Everybody is interested in the grea
invention that has made travel acros
the water at faster speed than sixt,
miles an hour possible The sam
type machines as crossed the Englisl
Channel is to fly here, in fact th
same style machine exactly as Glenn
II. Curtiss used in his world-famou
trip from Albany to New York in les
time than the fastest express trair
over the same route.
The present aviation contest II
New York City is attracting the at
tention of the whole world. Th'
flight on Monday to height OF Owe
1900 feet, and the straight descent
OF the aviator in less than two min
utes, without accident, and th'
reoord-breaking speed flights, are be
ing contested by the most daring
aviators America has produced. Twt
OF the most famous of these aviatori
will come here. They will visit Nor
folk the first OF November and in De
cember will be in Columbia, S. {.
and their trip here will be betgeer
these two meets. Raleigh is the onll
point in North Carolina where ar
rangements have been made for {
two-day meet or where two machine
have been arranged for. The occa
sion will find Raleigh ready to tax
care OF the thousands who will com
for the big event, and the railroad
officials promise that abundan
equipment will be provided from al
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