The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-23


, IL Is here. not to stay, hut TO lead.
No one can with any measure
of certainty predict the definite
/ lines it, development will take. az
7 the airplanes future opens up pos.
sihilitics of which the Imagination
can scarcely conceive. This much
We can safely say, however;
with seattle as one Of the
{ largest air terminals IN the United
7 states. cQastwise and continental
air mails viii Immediately spring
I into being. to be quickly succeeded
by freight and express,
Passenger Routes Next
FOLLOWING the successful demon.
stratlon OF these iines-and they
cannot fail OF success passenger
air routes will be established. The
rich viii take to aviation. once they
are assured OF It's safety and con.
veniencc. Priyatc,owned and gov.
crnmcnt air and sea .planc lines will
be first established. following which
We will have public-owncd ilnes-or
utilities. as they viii b. called then
The one impeachment 10 the fu.
ture OF the alrplane is motiv. pow.
or propulsion. We must have more
and lighter power, We will obtain
IL. Tor the best inventive brains OF
the nation viii labor on this. Then
there Is no limit. not even the sky.
to sirplanc progress. or rather. the
progress OF aerial navigation"
Colt declares that the average
man has discounted the airplan, In
his estimates % the future. whereas
the airplanc will be one OF the most
astounding features OF that future.
According 70 Gott scapianes will
be almost universally In use along
the Pacific coast. particularly in the
Pacific Northwest. This Is for a
variety OF reasons. principal among
them being tho ideal water land
ings. Seaplanes. II il claimed. are
easier to navigate than airplanes.
and there Is less danger connected
with them. altho danger is one OF
TN. Objectionable qualities OF aerial
navigation that IN to be shortly
eliminated. Colt sayH
VIII Fly to Alaska
zone OF our first seapiane lines
will be between Seattle and ketchi.
kan or skagway. Alaska" declared
Colt. This Is approximately a
nine-honr trip by air.
'Scapiane line. will form vcri,a-
bic network In the air over the Pa
eific coast. particularly the Pacific
Northwest
According 20 Go,t. the possible.
ties OF air and scapianes are at
present limited 10 tho known. but
single simple invention In me.
ehanics may develop possibilities
now beyond reach OF the lmagina.
ton.
May Upset Standards
Among these Is mentioned the
perfection Of a light. and yet trr-
rrendousiy powerful steam engine.
that would be able to propel an air.
plane frame capable OF carrying
from 10 TO 100 tons. stcaming thru
the upper reaches at tremendous
speed. putting ocean competition to
naught. and upse,ting all previous
standards OF transportation.
Gigantic piano forms. caHabie os
carrying enormous loads. but for
which. so far. no adequate engine
has been devised. may be readily
manufactured. and will BE- durable
and reliable. Colt says. adding tina,
light and powerful propulsion will
first have solution In the form OF
compact steam engines. models Of
which are already undergoing OK.
Fermentation In the hands OF in.
ventors and expert mechanics.
In the not remote future. we
viii see air freighters and paAHen.
gers OF immense size rush across
city and state. continent and ocean
When that day dawns. the trains
and railway tracks will rust.
Predicts Heavy Freighters
The forerunners Of these mighty
fcets--thc mail and express air and
seaplanes that we viii very soon oh
serve without surprise coming and
going as punctuaiiy as trainH-arc
now in the making. They have
been used for war. now they will
be used In peace"
Gott attaches great Significance
10 the fact that government avia.
ton experts are engaged in ma.
uon.wide survey OF air landings and
localities for hangers and stations
among routes considered being a
mail traffic between Seattle and
southern California. That the gov.
eminent will be the instigator Of air.
plane commerce. IL believed by
Colt. who believes. however. that
eventually private and corporation
ownership Of air lines and stock
will fully develop the game.
And Just remember that while
we are yet comparatively small. air.
plane concerns will grow bigger
than the shipyards and the rail
roads and other OF our present day
popular construction Industries.