The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-08

New York in an aeroplane within two
years is the prophecy of A. j, Moisant.
Mr. Moisant is a brother of the noted
aviator, j. B. Moisant, recently killed
at New Orleans. Several months ago
be gave up his active business inter
ests In San Salvador to aid his brother
IN educating the American people in
the possibilities Of aviation-' Mr..
Molsant is an American, who went to
San Salvador several years ago, and
now is one of the wcalthiest men in
Central America.
''There is no doubt in my mind that
the aeroplane is the greatest invention
of the century, said Mr.. Moisant.
a machine already has been built
that is constructed entirely of metal,
| and there Is no more chance of the
planes of that machine breaking while
the machine is in fight than there is
that the wheel Of an automobile will
| go TO pieces.
"Thc prediction that it will be pos
sible TO fly to New York in two hours
| is not so extravagant as would seem.
If a steam engine had a clear, straight
track from Washington to New York,
| have no doubt it could cover the 225
miles in less than three hours. How
much faster would an aeroplanc be able
to 90?
| ms country is IiT De0lNu INC
tions of Europe in aviation. When I
returned TO the United States last Oc
! tober there were only nine pilots here,
while FFance had 500, and the other
European nations nearly as many"
EX,,Judge Thomas NJ. Burke of Seat
| tie, who recently was Il candidate for
the United States senate, is III the city.
| He expects to spend the next two
months in the east and the south. When
hi ,fr,, t.rr fn,,Nr Al ora,
Burke used 10 be its chief justice. hav-
ing been appointed TO that Office by
President Cleveland. He is one of the
| trustees of the Carnegie lnternatioual
Peace fund.
Business on the coast is in a fair
condition generally, though lumber is
quiet, - said Judge Burke. "The lead.
! ing business houses of Seattle have
done much larger trade this year
than last. The development of Alaska
and the new discoveries Of gold there
have made good business for Seattle.
| for the bulk of The Alaskan trade is
done through Seattle. OF late there
has been a steady increase in travel
to the territory on account of the dis
coveries at lditarod and Valdez.
No War With Japan
81 have been out there thirtv-Gve
years - said Judge Burke When
settled at Seattle and hung out my
| shingle the place was then Il little vii
! lage of 1900 people. The only industry
| of any account was numbering, though
there was u little farming carried on.
The lumber was mostly shipped to China
and Japan, but some was shipped TO
! California. Fir had always been count
ed as the valuable timber out there, and
hen ] went there YOU could not sell
a cedar log or board. 1t is only in re
cent years that cedar has come to be
considered worth anything. Now its
price is higher than that of fir.
] 1.-The great growth OF all the cities
out there has been since 1889 and the
cause at that time was increased travel
ing facilities getting there.
| 81 want to saw added Judge Burke,
''that there is no ground for any Japa'
nese scare on the Pacific coast. But
| though | am a trustee of the Carnegie
peace fund ] believe we should put our
! selves into position for reasonable de-
| fense both us regards Notifications and
our navy. In that respect | take the
same view as President Taft and Sen
ator Root. ! don t expect my ueighbor
| TO turn his COW into my back yard, but
at the same time-I should like to have
the yard fenced in.
"You know most people out in Wash
iEgton arc fasteners by birth. When
| went out to Washington territory at
least two-thirds, probably three-fourths,
Of the people out there were from New
England or New FORK. and one curions
thing is that ! found in Seattle more
college men than there were in Mar
shall, Mich. though the latter is quite
near the University of Michigan.
United States Circuit Judge Hough
is considering an application by the
Brewers association Of Pllsen. 30.
L. Rss.N
! importer from using the word ''Pils.
ner' to describe the Bohemian beer
brcwed outside that municipality If
the suit is successful actions Will be
brought against local brewers OF so.
called Pilsner beers to restrain them
from using the word.
The action before Judge H6ngh is re-
garded rs test case of the utmost nm
I portance, and whichever way II is de-
cidcd it will probably be carried to
the United States supreme court.
Fifth avenue soon will lose one Of It's
newer landmarks. the Windsor Arcade,
All the tenants have been asked to
move The Fcnccrs Ilub of America
and the Jockey club already havc en-
gagged new homes. They must vaeate
before May =, 1911.
Passing OF the arcade erected for
Elbridge r. Gerry about ten years
ago. recalls the disastrous fire of the
| Windsor hotel which stood on the site,
} Just as the head Of the st. Patrick s
day parade was passing on March II?
1899, when many patrons Of the hotel
were at the windows, flames were seen
by people IN tho street. An hour later
the building was in ruins, and there
had been left n fatality record among
the most gruesomc since New York had
fire department
The old Windsor. twenty OF thirty
years ago. was among the leading Amer
I ican hotels II was natroniZed by Will