New Britain herald., 1927-06-11
L|NDbERGH MADE
 UP MIND IN FALL
Started Planning Ocean Trip
 Many Months Ago
By MORRIS DE HAVEN TRACY United Press Staff Correspondent) Copyright. 1927, by the
 United Press.)

! By MOItEiIS Dt hAb EN luHNl United Press Staff Correspondent.
 Copyright. 1927, by the l United Press.)
 CHAPTER ELEVEN Charles A. Lindbergh's decision to fly to Paris was made sometime last fall while he was still carrying the night mail between St. Loui' and Chicago. At least, it was thel that he began to talk of such flight. To many people such a pro ject then sounded foolhardy but il was typical of the confidence Lind. bergh's friends had in him that the aviators immediately took the idea seriously.
 I've knew that Slim was ex. traordinarily well fitted for the job. one of his associates said in telling of those days. I've knew also that he would not content himself very long with air mail flying
 In December he resinged from | the air-mail service telling his friends that he proposed to fly to ! Paris. It was at that time that he was credited with saying that the government had spoiled the sport of flying the night mail by lighting the St. Louis Chicago route and robbing it of thrills.
 Makes First Move
 | December 27. 1926. Lindbergh made his first concrete move to- wards organizing his flight. He call ed upon Major William B. Robert son of St. Louis, laid the plan be- fore him and asked for advice and financial assistance.
 He had a clear idea then" Rob- ertson said. "of the sort of piane he wanted to use and had decided it was best to use single motor
 "We talked it over with m! brother. Lieut.. Frank Robertson and finally called upon newspaper reporter for advice.'
 January 9. 1927, conference was held and Harry H. Knight, g 1 Albert Bond Lambert. once bal. [ loonist and the father of the de. yelopment of aviation in St. Louis and Harold Bixby, secretary of the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce were interested in the project. | Knight set out to finance the flight. He and Bixby singed a note for sl5.0O0 at bank and that amount was put on deposit to the credit of Lindbergh and his asso. ciates. Then the note was under. written by subscription. Lindbergf gave s2,00O, which was the largest single subscription to the project Harry r. Knight, father of H. H Knight, Major Lambert. J. D. w Lambert. Earl C. Thompson and the St. Louis Globe Democrat sub. scribed from $500 to $1.ooo each.
 Used Only $13,aOO
 | It is interesting to note that thu loan from the bank still is in effec' and that Lindbergh used only slS. | 300 of the $l5.000 raised for him The remainder still is on deposit With the flight financed to his sat isfaction. although $15,O00 seemed z paltry sum when the magnitude O. the project is considered and the amounts spent on other like pro jects are recalled, Lindbergh started out to buy an airplane.
 He favored a Bellanca monoplant and opened negotiations for the pur chase of one from the Bellanca in terests. But he could not come tt terms with the New York firm and with characteristic decisiveness broke off negotiations and started 1 for California to deal with the Ryar Aircraft company there. Lindbergl was just turning o5 years of age ane B. r. Mahoney, president of thu Ryan company. was just turning 2 years. It didn't take these tw' youthful spirits long 10 get together Mahoney agreed to build the plan' which would cost $l4,000 to manu facture. It was specified that th established sale price. allowing fo royalties and payment for patents would be s25,O00 but Malone. agreed later to sell it to Lindbergl for $10.5O0.
 In those negotiations began th friendship between Mahoney ant I.indbergh which caused Mahoney t' follow Lindbergh to New York t bid him farewell and then to Paris
 Iindbergh remained in San Dies' while his plane was being built During those two months he live, aviation and nothing else. H. roomed with X. J. Edwards, and ac cording to Edwards worked con stantly and with little sleep as hi preparations went on.
 1 "Hc gave no attention to socia life whatsoever" said Edwards. 'H' never cared for girls. Only onc' during the entire time We lived :o gether did he ever have a date witl a girl and then he made me prom ise that I wouldn't say anythin, about his proposed flight to Paris.
 "He always preferred to spenc his spare time reading and studying or in taking long walks. He wa not woman hater in any sense o the phrase but women did not seen to have a place in his plans for tn,