The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-10-13

nlQlIll W many apparently Alsupelapo ooo'"'
- cles, to the point where success Is
assured IN consequence, Omaha Is proudly claim
Ing to be Americas most progressive AVIATION
center
The purposes of the congress are praiseworthy.
The congress itself Is likely to be Of great I'M.
portance.
One purpose is to bring the flyers together for
a bic reunion, the FIRST since the World War; An
other Is to show everything in connection with
aviation, in order to interest the people OF the
nation In flying. third Is to form national
air body for the advancement of aviation in Amer
lea. The big purpose is: Aviation supreme for
America"
The formation Of a national air body appears
to be we'll under way, through preliminary organ-
cations in the states. At this writing twenty-five
states ore forming state organizations Of the con-
gress and will be represented by delegates.
That there is necessity for the formation Of such
body seems hardly open to argument Rudyard
Kpling years ago, wrote Of aircraft: 1--WE are
at the opening verse of the opening page of the
chapter of endless possibilities" We have read
far beyond that now and the march Of events
forces us to keep on turning the leaves II we
would keep our place In the forefront Of the pro-
cessl0n Of the nations.
In the opinion Of those who seem best qualified
to know, the United States has not kept abreast
with other countries in the development of avla.
ton, especially In the matter Of development of
Always For example, the best we can show IN
the way Of transcOntnental route is that follow.
Ing the general line Of Cleveland Chicago, Omaha,
Reno and San Francisco. The experts declare 1t
to be not more than 40 per cent complete in organi
zation.
4, An essential Of the success Of big business Is
imagination. Imagine If you can, what the part
Of aviation In the life Of the nation will be five
years from now. 1t Is no wonder that men Of
large affairs want the organization of a national
air body and want 1t now.
Omaha's slogan was inspired by the Aero Club
Of Omaha, an organization of 100 former pilots
and observers Of the World War. Nevertheless,
all the city Is talking aviation these days. Three
months ago, of course. it was not so. Omaha was
no more enthusiastic over aviation than any other
city. When Its citizens heard an airplane droning
overhead they gazed skyward for moment. 9th.
erwise they were unlnterested
linen EaTl w. fOrter, president or the Aero
Club Of Omaha, conceived the idea of the con.
gress and went to work on it. Now aviation is in
tho blood Of the citizens. They talk of the many
phases Of air travel with the nonchaance of aces
In other cities the people may call anything that
traverses the air an arship. But not so in Omaha
they rightly use the word aircraft Do you hear
blimp In Omaha? Well, hardly Omaha knows
that blimp Is not only slang but obsolete slang,
whereas people In other cities are still applying
the word unfortunately to all balloons, rigid
ard nonrigd airships and lighter-than-air craft
You never catch an Omahan these days saying
hydropane when he means seapane; he knows
that the former never leaves the water And YOU
find him correctly using airpane, seapane and
airship instead Of aeropane, hydroaeroplane and
dirigible. You may even overhear conversation
about the captive hellcopter. In short EVERYONE
In Omaha appears to be enthusiastic about ayia
tion In general and the coming congress in Oar
dcular.
President Porter went to his fellow cluhmen
They Endorsed his idea and his plans and pledged
their support They also fixed On him as the logi.
cal head Of the movement and he was duly made