The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-25
AVIATION IN THE FUTURE
Now in Infancy-Cbeaper Tran-,o-s-- tion of Passengers And Freight
 Predicted.

CBy Congressman Clyde H. sTavennerJ
 Washington, June 25.-Has aviation human flight in heavier-t1au-al machines, reached its limit of develop ment Will the aeroplane always re- main a precarious playthinR, fin which human daredevils either for amuse- ment or pay will continue to thrill less venturesome beings, or as a. haz- ardous, but necessary, machine for the uses of war
 Or has the aeroplane a greater des- tiny? Will it become a powerful civilizing agent, made safe by pro gressive invention, a great instrument in reducing the cost of living and add ing to the comfort and convenience Of the population?
 William G. Sharp, of ohio. fs one Of those who has intense faith in the great future of human flight He be- lfeves that the flying machine is stiu in it's crawling infancy and that fts future development will be as amazlng as that of the automobile He fs con vinced that scientific discovery and fn- vention will in time make the aero plane as safe and as widely used ag automobiles and motor boats are now.
 Aviation is Sharp's legislative hobby He has shown this by the many bills and resolutions he has introduced look ing to government encoursBemeut of aeronauticaI invention. While sharp
  and practical one. His whole life haa been practical 1; his business success ls proof of that. His mind has been keen to grasp the possibilities of invention as shown by the succes of the cheul- cal manufa curing business in Ohio ol which he is the proprietor
 While MT. Sharp Fealiseg that tt i1 easiest to secure government encouT- a,Eement of aviation by appealing Co the patriotism of the people-that is
 mm. fleet for use in war-yet he believes that the greater use of human flight viii be in the -pursuItG Of peace. ln scientific investigation, in improViu8 transportation
 Thin< what opportunities for scian- tifc research our aviators of today arc missing" said MT Sharp to me recently After each altitude record is made the aviator speaks of the fact thai inc higher he goes in the air the blackel the clear sky becomes. But he oD- serves this merely as an -interestllg sight and that is all.
 But let a. scientist ascend to that great height, and there is no tellins what profound results in human llLe his expert investigations may have There never has been study mace of the higher strata of the air There is a most wonderful substance in space-we call it ether. It is tn@ medium which carries the wireless rnez- sage and which conducts the sun light and heat to the earth, yet man knows little or nothing about It.
 believe that aviation is going co make possible the study of ether uT scientists. This study may result in revealing to the human family a won derful new. force of nature and make possfbIe its practical use by manklna-
 There are tremendous posstbilitle- for the flying machine in transpor7r a+iou The free air above us may Itli- nish the commercial highways or l4e future. Greater speed and cheapnsa9 in the transportation of passensers. freight and nnaf1-these the public oe- mands. and the craft of. the air may furnish both.''
 Congressman Sharp has introduce1 measures looking to the delivery cr mail by aeroplane to inaccesslniz regions. such as exist in Alaska ana the mountainous regions of the Wea~ This project is regarded favoraply ey tl1e Post office Department He is an enthusiastic advocate of a goYernnl eilb bureau and laboratory for. the Aclen- tifIc study of aerodynamics- He pe- leves that by such study the govern u1ent scientists may discover ne. nrinciples on which the Edisons o flight may base inventions which Wll- 7o3 human flight of danger and make it tr1o most useful agent devised ns man.