The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-21

chimneys or church spires as a pub
lie nuisance and dangerous to the
aviators with imprisonment for fail
ure to comply.
Mr. Judson said his committee con-
sidered this bill, but as it would cut
out the chimneys in Bridgeport local
pride would not allow him to favor
it, and when the committee acted up
on Mr.. Forbes he was much Ike. the
man who took a candle to see if his
gasoline tank needed replenishing.
HE got out just in time
Referring to the proposition for a
registration of aviators he said bill
would be passed substantially upon
the lines of a bill presented by Mr..
Forbes. Five years ago, he said,
such a bill would be treated as a
joke, but to-day it is serious enough
to be made the subject Of a m'ssag
by Governor Baldwin. and Governor
Baldwin is no joke. Mr.. Judson de-
clared. The credit for placing Con-
necticut first in proposed legislation
is due to Mr. Forbes, the speaker
said.
Henry A. Wise Wood of New York
speaking of the future of aviation
said power is the king Of the air
and much of the future depended up
on power. He said the Aero club is
now confronted with the problem of
selecting three aviators to contest for
the Bennelt cup, anu with Only 20
to chose from this country is sadly
handicapped. In France the pro-.
gress of aviation has been very rapid,
largely due to the fact that light
and very powerful motor has been
developed there. The commercial
side of the sport is suffering from
lack of motors in this country and
he hoped invention would be slim,
ulated. There is large profit in the
making of good motors, and he
quoted some figures. The machines
can be readily made but the motor
sport a great stride has been made
here, and he referred to the feat of
Curtiss in landing and rising from the
water, and said that in future it
would be seaside sport, out to sea
and return like the yacht races. and
that Connecticut is very favorably sit
uated to take an active part. Ava
ton should be taken seriously from
an industrial standpoint he said.
Engine WIN Come.
Hiram p. Maxim Of Hartford pre-
dicted that the ideal motor would
come, that the discoveries in x rays,
radium, and raadium chloride, point
ed the way and that in a few years
we would be able to get thousand
horse .power in the weight we now
| use for 10. In coming to this con-
clusion he referred to the early strug-
giles with the automobile, that the
good auto engine came because OF
the desire for it, and that the engine
for the aerop1ane will come through
the same desire. Our advance for
the future will be just about the
same a sour advance in the past
August Post spoke briefly upon the
development Of the aeroplane, and
| William c. Beers of New Haven de-
scribed a trip to England and a num-
Der of flights he made there and up
on the continent, one with Bleriot. He
said it was thrilling and delightful
experience, and he is eager to extend
, his flights at every opportunity
Moving pictures Of the meet at Bel
mont park last fall and views of the
Curtiss aeroplane factory at Ham
mondsport, New York. closed the
evening. A vote Of thanks was ex-
tended to the committee Of arrange
metns, which was headed by Gregory
S. Bryan as chairman. Altogether
the affair was a decided success and
will probably stimulate the interest
! in aviation in this city and the state.