The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-03-08

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assured. In consequence Omaha is proudly claim
Ing to be Americas most progressive aviation
center.
The purposes of the congress are pralse"orthy.
The congress itself is likely to be Of great I'm
portance.
One purpose is to bring the flyers together for
q big reunion the first since the World War. An
other Is to show everything In connection Win
aviation. In order to interest the people OF the
nation in flying third is to form nauonal
air body for the advancement of aviation in Amer
Ira The big purpose is: Aviation supreme TOT
America"
The formation Of national air body appears
10 be we'll under way through preliminary orsani-
cations in the states. At this writing twenty-five
sot,s are forming state organizations OF the con-
cress md will he represented by delegates.
That there Is necessity for the formation OF such
body see.Ns hardly open to argument fIuusaru
Kiplnc yeal> ago, wrote of aircraft: we are
o, rho onening verse of the opening page OF the
oson,er Of endle.> possibilities" We have read
far beyond that no@ and the march OF events
forces us 10 keep on turning the leaves, II we
wound keen our place in tbs forefront OF the pro-
cession OF the nations.
In the opinion Of those who seem best Quaiineu
10 know the United States has not Kept aorea'
with other countries In the development OF ava.
ZION. especially in the matter Of deVeiopiheh' u
eiryays For example, the best we can snow III
rho nay of transconlnental route Is that 1olio"'
Ing the general line of Cleveland Chcaso, olaha,
Reno and San Francisco. The experts declare II
-, No, moro Than 40 per cent complete in organt-
zalion. ..,,o.s l.,
An essential Of the success OF big business Is
,macinarion Imagine. II you can" what the Par'
of aviation in the life Of the nation VIII De h'e
vaors from now. II Is no wonder liat ihei U.
iorca affairs want the organization OF natohai
mir body and want il now
O,rsha's slogan was inspired by the Aero Ciuo
If Omaha, IN organization OF rV iofinef i,ioN
.ns observers Of the World War Nevertheless
oil The civ is talking aviation these days lhfee
- r, of course Il was not so. Omaha was
~, ,-, enthusiastic over aviation than any othor
a., When It's citizens heard an airplane oroh'hs
o,.orheoa they gazed skyward for moment o'ii-
erwiSe they were unintertSteo'
1,o EsrI w. Porter. president OF the Aero
,r,,h of Omaha conceived the 'uea ol tiie e'i-
-oss oDa went 10 work on IT, NO" a'lation - III
~, blood Of the citizens They tax OF the ihah!
,.,s of mir travel with the nonchalance OF ACES.
In other cities the people may can an!t"l ,.,a.
,,overses the air an airShp Bur nor SO III oi'ian"
~ ,,htIv uss the word aircraft. Do you near
u, !, omaha? Well hardly. Omaha knows
.,,,, Linn is not only slang. but obsolete slang
,,-,,S ne1rLe in other cities are sun appi!'ns
$50 word ,rl.Scriminate!y 10 al! pa'ioou>' i's.u
ard nonrigid arships and lghterthah-alr crai.
w.. ,,,ar catch an Omahan these DAYS saying
hyIronlane when he means seHrIane' ne SHOWS
,Iar II, former never leaves the water Anu you
ind him correctly using airp'ane' se.plsne any na
, .l irs cad of aeroplane, hydro-aeroPiahe anu
| ,. ,",r Won may oven overhear conversation
-, oontiva helicopter In short everyone
h' OMAHA appears TO be enthusiastic about ava
III ','''', ,,,nroI and the coming congress In par
tcular. . ,,s follow cIubmen
~ ,,,,orsed his idea and his plans ana pieusea
,bsir support. They also fixed on him as the .os.,
~, head OF the movement and ne was ou's n'"0'