The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-25
CITY Will GET
TWO DAYS SHOW
OF AVIATORS
COMMERCIAL CLUB GIVE PROP
osITIoN OF PROMOTERS A
GOOD SEND OFF.
WILL BRING Big CROWDS HERE
Merchants Plan for Two "Trade Days."
March 1928, With Free
} Flights.
WILL BRING Big CROWDS HERE

That Hattiesburg will have great
two days aviation show on March 22-
20. was made practically certain at
noon today, when a preliminary report
was made of the work of the special
committee of the Commercial Club.
The committee meets this afternoon
at o'clock to finally pass upon the
matter.
| Two score business men were at the
club rooms last night to hear the prop
osition of Director-General Mercer, of
the National Aviators, for the two
days meet in this city. The proposi-
ton was well received and at the close
the chair appointed Messrs. Higtower,
Heidelberg, Bixler, O'Ferrall, Hughes
and Jackson to make campaign with
Mr.. Mercer among the merchants OF
the city looking to raising the neces-
sary guarantee to secure the meet.
1t was this committee who found much
encouragement this morning.
Two Trade Days.
The proposition which interested
local merchants most was that for a
two 'troda 1ayzn affair by which hun
dreds q roo11o trom other points
would De brep11t b Hsttiesburg dur
ing the meet IAs pEcSran eaRtem-
plates giving the entira zzd{
each day over to trading. thus ~
ting merchants to reap the ~
fit of the event, while the flights wou
be made at o'clock of each after
noon.
Machines on Show.
j. While the flights would be absolutely
free to the public the hangar (the
= tent in which the four machines are
j houses) will collect 25 cents for each
admission. Thousands who have new
u er seen a biplane or monoplane, would
p thus be enabled TO thoroughly inspect
u the mechanism and at the same time
e. hear the instructive talks of the avia-
D. tors who will be on hand to answer
u questions and explain the machines
-e Such a low admission fee, it is agreed
II would draw thousands to the city
e. since this would be the only item oil
expense attached to visit to the city
" Special Bargain Sales.
Leading merchants would, it was
also agreed, put on special sales" on
March 1928, making it possible fol
S. out-of-town buyers to more than save
their transportation and hotel bill
" while in Hattiesburg on even MOD
III crate bill of goods. There are ovel
rs 90 towns in this section, each of which
ge it is claimed would send from so u
I'd 200 people to see the flights Of tn
he birdmen-the first in this part OF tn
state.
Have Fine Machines.
w. L. Swain, the owner of the show
has four fine machines. TWO ar
es monoplanes, Bleriot and two b
IS planes of the Curtiss and Wright type'
The Wright Company are making
rs large single surface machine for M
Swain, which may be received in tim
to be shown here. This is the newe'
in the way of flyers and is marvel
All of the Swain machines have u
IN powerful Gnome engine, thus assurir
IN power and safety for the aviators.
the party of birdmen are John @. Fri
bic, Lo. Miller of the L. S. Aerial 4
mi serve and two substitutes. Lo. NH
by is an authority on aeronautics and b
tel, lectures are pronounced the cleare
Ia and most easily followed Of any 4
is turer in the field
on Hattiesburg win get the await
so meet-that seems certain this aft
the noon.