Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-01
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first little engine fired up to make that
early start 10 the town of Marietta.
/ was 40 years old before listened at
the first telephone to hear message a
half-mile distant IL had been installed
that day in the United States capitol in
Washington city and connected with the
government printing office. 1t was be-
wildering to listen to distinct converse
ton so far away. Now it is a common
thing to talk 10 distant localities with
ease and clearness. 4 remember hear
ing the first photograph that was car
ried into the same United States CAPT.
toll where the human voice and long con-
versations were produced so accurately
and correctly. | never saw an ounce of
kerosene oil until after the war, nor a
railroad sleeping car until later. We had
candles Cheap and expensive), train-oil
lamps, and "burning-fiuid" lamps before
the war. The wonders of electricity were
also unknown 80 years ago, and we are
only on the threshold of these electrical
developments at this time. saw the
first electric cooking at the Chicago ex-
position. but there were no electric
carriages until a few years ago. In the
final history of our nation Edison will
rank among the immortals.
Automobiles have come along within
ten years and now the air carriages.
Within 70 years these novelties have
been given to the world as l can testify.
Some of you will travel in electric cars
will do all your heating and lighting
with electricity as well as your travel
after awhile.
l expect to see valuable mail carried
by aeroplanes. and possibly these air
ships will cross the great Atlantic.
What wonders hath God wrought
FLYING THROUGH THE AIR.
1t has been foregone conclusion for
some decades that the air could be nav
igated and that the time was approach
ing when there would be air cars by
which people could swiftly go from point
to point and land at their proposed des-
tinations
The aviator who made his remarkable
trip from New York city TO Chicago dur
ing last week has made what have
here stated. plain and convincing. 1t Is
demonstrable assurance. People can
rise like birds, go to appointed places.
ride smoothly and swiftly overhead and
alight at their will and again rise and
do the same thing without difficulty day
after day.
It is also demonstrated that this air
navigation can be made reasonably safe
for air yoyagers, but the time is not
vet when you and 1 will be willing to
travel overhead, instead Of on the
ground. Nevertheless there are many
/, persons who will adopt aerial travel
in preference to steam cars or ocean
liners, especially land\ voyaging tourists
There will be found inventive minds
to construct safer passenger balloons
They win be able TO fly at lower alti-
tudes and with more certain limits as
- ,4fcfrer ana Haurnudfu0
l should think there would be a strons
inclination to use these air cars, among
the venturesome who find great delight
in climbing Alpine heights Just to &c
what but few people can do. II they car
hire an air ship and rise to the highest
mountain top without climbing It seems
that they would universally adopt the
new route. 1t is said that foot climb
| ing among Alpine tourists has always
been very risky and the element of dam
ger attracts the foolhardy.
There ought to be danger enough II
sight with aerial travel to satisfy these
climbers. But the fact remains that
people will surely sail on high.