New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-28
pemarks That Aviation Has
Advanced Since WrightS
Built Machines.
OTHER MAKERS IN
ROYALTY PROTEST
Dayton Inventor Insists on lie
cerses for Aircraft Entered
in Water Flight.

There vas but one subiec, Of discussion
,- se~o~sutic circles Yesterday. tho state
,.,,s made log CrvUe NriSnt THURSDAY,
49, rrola1le o1ect upon aviation in sen
.,sI ana the WanswaSer aish. in paruc-
"a
p+ho-gh -.-ys ~ Nj W~ghrs views
40 the transatlantic flight proposed o.
posfran Wsnamaker vas reported 10 ny.
r.-..ss at an early hour. the first state
.,,rt mace hy NJ. Curtiss came late IN
-. afternoon and was given out at the
aero crab OF America The statement IN
part follows.
.yhc question as @ whether or not am
e--e-e .n this undertaking. IS answered
b, .he fact chat payment Tor the machine
!, sro only after 80 has proven itself
enable o. carrying the load sufficient for
ell. -~orose8 Slight. IL IS obvious that
v.,ris not undertake This arrangement un
lee Vas confident % being able 90
.....s,.re he machine will call attention
- r., fact that thc~e has been considera-
1-o advancement fu aviation since the
v-chts made the'r machine. There are
man. practical engineers. aViators ana
,tor+ysfe eho believe that the Atlantic
all Doe crossed hv an aeroplsne this
:cs-"
william z. Cash. on behalf o. Rodman
7y.-,rlakcr. said that the order for the
f-sussilanuc fier was placed and Work
On the machine started prior 20 the time
SIR Cart.ss went 10 Europe in December.
.A-oflcr matter on which Mr. Wright
touched provoked much discussion yes
,srday. and that was his version OF thu
reasons FOR disseminating the license OF
tho BURGESS company and Curtiss OF
Narbichcsd. Mass Mr. Wright said that
ITO license was cancelled because the
garec company had not acted in good
f,.n and had not MADE proper reports Of
tho amount Of business done on which
i., Wr.-hts were entitled 20 royalties.
rr -cplr tho Burgess company referred
fe a statement they had sent 20 Aero
rsrf.rs' 'n which thoy assert that the
company had paid royalty Of 1900 20
ihe Wrilhts ON every machine ~ manu-
,.rfured bat Chat coiucidont with the
court decision UNFOLDING the Wright pat
,r,e the Wright company became dis
asroulano and sought pretexts 70 cancel
tlo existing contract, at the same time
requesting tire Burgess company and Cur
.es to become licensees under q new con-
,-a-t which called for increased royalties
amounting 10 20 per cent on AN sales, In
Guiding acroplanc parts. motors and other
rol1ct not patented or subject 10 pat
ans B. tho Wright company
THO Burgess concern continued that as
these conditions were prohibitive they de-
.o,l 20 withdraw from the aviation field
Lieutenant j. O.. Porte. who IS 10 pilot
,t. l-anamaker machine I'm its Atlantic
rrHf. said mo- considered the exaction OF
81 60 pc- cont royalty exorbitant
Alan R Hawlcy. president Of tho Aero
club said. ANY statement made by Or
vito Wright goes 1Oo per cent with me. 1
,m r'cased that tho atmosphere has
cos-,d AZ last Now we can 20 ahead
and arrange several acronautical events
witch We have been holding up.
Shortly after Orviue Wright left for
Washington u was said by man promi-
mont in aviation That Mr.. Wright had
denied saying that his company would
license any existing concern providing
ih. baci. royalties were paid This was
taken 10 mean that the Curtiss Aeroplane
Companv would be frozen out.
when this runor came 10 the ears OF
Alan T HawIey he exhibited letter
from Orvle Wright. in which the in
,entor stated that any Wright planes or
other makes upon which license had been
taken could compete in that race without
Interference. and that the Wrights were
making arrangements by which any one
owning an infringing machine could have
q licensed by the payment of royalties.
Tho Aero club has reserved the right
70 enter two men in the Jacques
SCHNEIDER water race al Monte Carlo on
Aprf % as word has been received that
CHARLES 7 weyman may be secured as
. pilo; 70 represent tho club in the %ofNon
I,nne,. race. IN which event he VIII Do
entered IN tho water event. The Schneider
race viii take place Immediately follow
inr the Gordon Bennett affair which ends