New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-14
Wright Co. and Connecticut
Aircraft Co. Delegates
Confer Tomorrow.
BIG OF" HOWEVER,
MAY BLOCK THE DEAL
Attorney for the New Haven Firm
Predicts Adjustment, but Says
II Will Take Time.

Rrfn~rrte TOT lilt W IlEllA NNiliiaAiS oAAN
, -.rrsseptstiyes Of the Connecticut Air
OF company, Of New Haven, will meet
.r,e eitv tomorrow for the purpose of
,.,s.;re the terms Of a contract giving
CIV. New Haven firm the right TO manu-
80 acroolanes and issue licenses 10
r. manufacturers throughout the coun-
T-non this conference will depend the
,o5iate future of aerouautical develop
,~ert En- the United States
NEGOTIATIONS between these two arms
.A. ~es,,rt of which was expected TO clear
che atmosphere for the aeroplane manu-
sa.,,-e-s have been at q deadlock. The
ms which Orvjlle Wright has insisted
-, from tho first have not been met,
-, is POSSIBLE that the deal nay fall
,,r,,eh Contrary to information given
~, Of various times no contracts have
NO., drawn up. and the whole matter Is
as high .u the air as it was two months
ago
Tho ores,fon confronting the Wright
~ornpary. referring TO the court decision
Giving il absolute control of the situation,
= .%oy that you've got il. what are YOU
going 10 do with it," And all this time
Cyrtiss. Burgess, sloane. Thomas and
o,bers arc going ahead building and ad-
,.rtisirr machines. Their reason. APP /
,srsntlv. has been that the contract be- /
tween the Wright Co. and the New haven
6rrn has been reported as ready for sigma
,re. and is terms, as announced, include
the right Of the latter company to issue
licenses n manufacturers.
Men who are aNioIs 20 go into aviation
Of he unsettled
conditions. and admissions made yester-
dav by officials Of both the Wright and
connecticut companies hold out little hope
Of speedy change.
Situation Seemed Clearer.
When the Connecticut Aircraft Com
many backed by men Of high standing IN
The business world, came into the field
last spring the uncertainty into when
the industry had been plunged by the
sweeping decision granted the Wright
COMPANY in the United States court OF
Appeals seemed TO be lightened. The
news went abroad that here was the So
luton Of the problem. Ample capital was
available 20 accede 10 any terms That
might be imposed by the Wrights.
Time went on and nothing happened
In reply to queries as to the reason for
the delay il was stated by those in au-
thority at New Haven that Samuel =
Morehouse. attorney for the Connecticut
Aircraft Company as well as one of rs
principal stockholders. was i'll and that
matters would be Strengthened out as
soon as he was bic to get about. This
sounded reasonable.
Several weeks ago Orville Wright pur-
chased the holdings Of various stock
holders in the Wright Company, and it
was rumored that instead OF arranging
for a license the Connecticut Aircraft
Company would take over the entire
Wright interest and that Orville Wright
would retire from the business.
IL was stated yesterday by a man high
in the councils Of the Wright Company
that no such deal was imminent and that
Ouille Wright had no intention of retir-
Ing Also he said, the Wright Company
has been standing pat, and the delay IN
closing things up has been due to the
unwillingness Of the Aircraft Company
10 accept the conditions imposed by
Wright
A reporter for The Tribune called on
Samuel c. Morehouse at his home in New
Haven. yesterday. Mr. Morehouse said
that while his illness had delayed mat
ters there were other considerations
which had a bearing on the case, but
which he did not wish 10 make public
Dispute Will Be Settled.
Z believe" said Mr. Morehouse, "tha:
we shall come 10 terms with the Wright
Company but il takes time TO work these
things out"
II was urged upon Mr.. Morehouse that
the public is interested in the situation
because the future progress of grea:
new science in this country depends large
ly upon what steps are taken within the
next few months While Mr.. Morehouse
admitted that America is far behind other
nations in aeronautical matters. and thar
closer knowledge Of the possibilities of
the aeroplane is necessary to induce
Americans 10 take aviation seriously, il
was apparent that he looked upon a
venture IN aeroplane manufacture much
as he would upon any other business
Venture
When asked what the capital stock OF
The Connecticut Aircraft Company was, he
replied: Five hundred thousand dollars,
with million authorized"
Would you care TO say how much has
been paid in?' was the next question.
J Will not talk about that" was the
reply. but / will say that we expect to
pull the deal through. and that when we
10 We shall have an array of the best
TALENT IN the world connected with us"
Another deal in connection with the
wright patents which has been rumorcd
u late Is the possible purchase Of a con
Volling interest by 100000 corporation
headed by Roy Knabenshue. Of St Louis
Naptain Thomas S Baldwin. chief con-
Meetor Of the Connecticut Aircraft Com
pehy. Of New Haven. returned from
Doiope on the Vaterland yesterday. lie
mas been abroad in the interest Of the
sompany, with the idea OF purchasing a
Nigiole balloon. While abroad he sent
sOfd here that ne had acquired the
american rights TO manufacture the Sop
'h biplane, which has done some SEN
suoaai work on the other side Of the
Water.
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