The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-11-05


eXlIllIDV~O many apparently insuperable obsfa-
/ cles to the point where success II
,assured In consequence, Omaha is proudly claim
ting to be Americas most progressive aviau0n
Honter. - "a - s ..1. fesA-s
(, The purposes Of the congress are praiseuorthy'
The congress itself II likely to be OF great I'M
portance
One purpose 10 to bring the flyers toge1ner .o'
4 Biz reunion the first since the World War. An
ether 4 TO show everything in connection with
aviation In order to interest the people OF the
nation In flying. third Is to form . national
ar body for the advancement Of aviation In Amer
jca. The big purpose il: Aviation supreme ior
America" e~'s~--+~= -
The formation OF q national air body appears
% be wen under way. through preliminary organi-
sations In the states At this writing TWENTY-FIVE
states are forming state organizations OF the con-
xress and will be represented by delegates.
Thst there Ii necessity for the formation OF such
q body seems hardly open to argument. hudyAro
Klpling, years ago. wrote. OF aircraft: we are
Ct the opening verse Of the opening page o. 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-
eession Of the nations.
II the opinion OF those who seem best qualified
10 know, the United States has not kept abreast
with other countries In the development Of avta-
airwaya For example, the hest we can show In
the way OF transcontinental route Is that follow
ing the general line Of Cleveland. Chicago Omaha.
Reno and San Francisco. The experts declare II
to be not more than 20 per cent complete In organt
nation.
An essential Of the success Of big business Il
imasinatiOn. Imagine, II you can. what the part
of aviation Ia the life Of the nation will be Ave
years from now. II Il no wonder that men Of
large AFFAIRS want the organization OF = national
air body and want 1t now.
Omahas slogan was inspired by the Aero Club
Of Omaha an organization Of 100 former pilots
ana observers Of the World War. Nevertheless
iii the city is talking aviation these days Three
months ago. OF course, It was not %. Omaha was
- more enthusiastic over aviation than any other
city When its citizens heard an airplane droning
overhead they gaxed skyward for Z moment. 9th
erwise they were uninterested
Then Earl w. Porter, president Of the Aero
cub u Omaha, conceived the idea Of the con-
sreae ana went to work on II. Now aviation IL in
he blood of the citisens. They talk q the many
nhasea II air travel with the nonchalance Of aces
Is ether citiee tie people may call anything that
trnverree the ar IN airship. But not 20 In Omaha
shev rightly use the word aircraft Do You hear
aa}I.n a Onahaf Well hardly. Omaha knows
~ h,lmp i not only slang, but obsolete slang.
,vhereos people In other cities are still applying
he woed indiscriminately to all balloons rigid
ard nonxieid alrships and lghterthan-air craft.
! - nevef catch % Omahan these days saying
r. S,rrlene wten Sc means seaplane: be knows
q 1S1 v5.e 1ou,er sever leaves the water. And yon
~ ~. rorrertiy using airplane. ssaplane and
o. lnri6.d u aeroplane. hydrO-aeroplane and
Ynn nay even overhear conversation
s1~k ~ raptive he3icopter. In short. everyone
appears "a. be enthusiastic about avia.
- pl and the coming congress n pas-
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