New-York tribune., 1912-03-03

lifted in air. sent WhZzing along at two hundred mics
the through express and mail possibly three '1ur
hundred milcs-an hour, lowered to scheduled landing
places en- route the progress OF the discharge am al
ing being visible TO the operator and again rals -nd
u 10 flight bv the elauomatic control dcSpa'. .- AZ
the HEADQUARTERS of the line. The possibilities ~ me
part crcwicss warshipS Of the air may play by drnng
carth-rcnding bombs upon the cities OF the enemy,
obvious.
WITH wireless propelled passenger air carrie aav-
w ing decks closed or protected against the ran-
cling lung drowning rush through the air. trayc .1rce
or four hundred miles an hour through route Mgh
attitudes, may have six clock dinner IN ~" YORK
and breakfast next morning in San Francisco or nton
or Paris, or have luncheon in San Francisco .. tea
next day in Canton or Toxic.
The airship Of Teslas invention will be ncith.- ero.
plane nor dirigibe will it have wings or gas IS or
propeller blades. All these things, he SAYS are pos
Sibc in the construction of 4 commercially pray' oe
airshp. The aeropane he classes as no more th.r IN
amusing toy vehicle for exhibition by the venture
some Sportsman will it ever be anything more. e
cause in its essential principles it has irremcdabe vs.
that are absolutely fatal to commercial success. laS
arShp will be proportionatey as substantial as IN
and dependable and altogether as alrworthy ne
steamship of today is scaworthy. II Will man n
steady even keel and will not be in the least aft by
air currents or any sort OF weather conditions.
The size of these ships Of the air may be imi only
by the area of accommodations provided for q and
ing. Or they may be made small enough, being i>ily
and simply handled, that the school girl and may
ride them to and from school, and in greater Sa than
walking in the city streets The single or d. .e or
triple passenger aerocar of Professor IeSlaS yi H be
more popular too, for individual and Independent tran
sit either for business pleasure, than Was .yyce
in its heyday, the gasolene automobile D., best
Then the city Commutcr of the future may g. ani come
between business and residence on his wiz, aerocar
and he may 80 many miles farther ahci nto the IN
crowded hills and valleys and sea and l.c shore 70
make his home
HOWEVER before the general public fully '"o.,cd
IL to the popular use OF aerial navigaH us nhoh
utility wireless power will have been g,.r. Z mol
universally applied to the railroads. II Is ', prop
able in fact, aside from the industries AMI .H com
mercc, that wireless power will find its irS, "ria'ion
to rail traffic 1t will be an ideal source t roWeT''
and the resulting advantages and econooHy- VIII DE-
more truly than tntely, too numerous 10 mention IL
ANYTHING less than a volume.
Millions of tons of coal will be saved tha. aye now
consumed in hauling fuel to coang points. The use
hydrocccric power will conserve the coal r,-ou.Ss'
The pondcrouS. track wearing steam locomotive VIII O
abandoned TO the SCraphcap The smoke and SCOT ana
CRIME of travel will be eliminated Direct wireless con
ncction with the motors under each car will discard the
deadly third rail and the hundrcd-ton electric ,ngne.
Wireless controlled safety devices will make COLLISION
impossible and the wireless trains will provide every
comfort and electrical convenience OF the latest ihnS IL
hotels. 81,
The maximum of speed will be determined by the
capacity of the track to withstand strain And wireless
power will make it cheaper to cut through mountains,
fill valleys and bridge CanonS, than to operate on curves
and grades With these abolished and with roadDeus
lad on approximate levels, Strdiglld~dN rs uV ~:
flies for hundreds of miles, and with Tesla gyocop0
mechanism to provide stability and prevent lateral I'M
pact two or three hundred miles an hour may be nam
tanned with safety and comfort Then one might nave
breakfast overlooking the Golden Gate and attend
Broadway thcater in the evening and be home aSai'
before noon the next day.
Wireless power will make it possible to despatch crew
less light cigar shaped steel mail cars on curveess
gradcess elevated or overhead tracks across country a
an inConcevaby terrific rate of speed 1t may be el
tomatically operated from a terminal SNlchDodlu;
from where the train may be started speeded anu anu
stopped or "ocal" car dropped off and another taken
without pause at cities or functions en- route Le
tiers posted in New York in the morning may theh "