Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-24

n Jones'. who made the trip IN % min
utes- a Distance nf c. miles
Aviator Jones' was accorded a hearty
and eurhuaiasric grerring On his arr;va;
q: the State Mustar F'isld at - p n.
today.
The trip was made in n Canadian
panied
Mr.. Jones expects 70 return To Port
ianG az 2 IL to-day with mail.
Sincere,r yuurs.
kENNEEEC JOURNAL coMPANy.
tSigneda c. r FTyv-.
Treas. and Gen MEr
Maxim's e-ophery Of 10 Years snp
The :eat az this flying machine re-
calls ID c. r Fiyn-, business mauarer
and TREASURER Of the Kennenec journal.
al Interesting experience which orcur-
rad AMOUR % years agn- when Sir HI
ram s. Maxim. tho famous inventor.
VIM WIS born IN Sanuerviile but later
making his home IN Lnndon, England.
where ne died, came 10 this country an /
brought with him hin autumnric gun
for the purpose Of exhibiting Il 70 a few
of hts friends IN wavne, Dexter and
Gardiner
Mr.. Maxim learned the trade Of the
ca-ria-enaker Of .. D, Fyynt. the
fEther OF 6. r. F1ynt. in Abbot VII
lnge 5uEt oefure the Civil Var
On the occasion Of his above men
rioned visit he made q special trip To
Dexter, passing several DAYS tnere
with his ''Cncie DHniel" he as always
Called MIR Flvnt. and exhibited his gun
Under very favorable conditions
c. F. FTvrt on tina; ocrasiun was in
vtted To meet M. Maxim and passed
several days in his cNrnpKny.
Al that time Mr.. Maxim has spent
many thousands Of dollars in expert
nenting with flying machines. and he
al with fTin many photographs OF Hy-
ing machines in various stages Of COM
pier1Dn. Nj. Maxim was asked Il h.
believed flying machines would ever be-
come practical st cer,Riniy 40 was
his reply. The oni-- thing required TO
make this practical is a dependa bic en-
Fine using satisfactory fuel Nj
Maxim's Judgment has been entirely
justified By results.
First IN New England
Mai mas been taken from Boston
&c New York by at-piane. But this
in the first time u the history Of
New England that mail has been
carried from one New England CITY
70 another. Besides the fact that
II brings 10 attention that Aviator
Harry NJ. Jones. VINO has flown the
deep blue skies for the past nine
years, Is q remarkable Young man
Il shows Augusta people what car
be done with modern implements as
used by Uncle Sam Z an aerial mail
se-vice should be loblished be
tween Portland and Augusta il
would mean that mail could pc
brought TO this City and that thai
mail could De brought from this city
to Portland In q little over an hour.
Mr. Jones conducts q school of
flying a. Old Orchard beach and his
endeavors n that line are meeting
with marked success. He VIII con-
duct the schools ali winter.
Special Post Marx
First Augusta Portland Aero
plane Service, Oct 23. 1918" Is the
inscription which is borne by every
piece OF mail which was brought 10
Augusta from Portland by the aerlEl
mail service. Il might be. Il one
was SO disposed thai they could gay
most any piece Of mail was brought
from Portland II this remarkable
manner But thanks 70 the augen-
uous forethough1 Of POSTMASTER
Plaisrad this possibility was elm
mated.
The stamped explanation as above
quoted Is only on The mail matter
which truly made the trip. Those