Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13

from the Government. We ask for no money in
advance, we pay for our own experiments and
offer a finished product to be paid for only IL
satisfactory. Like every manufacturer, we must
have specifications for our product. Besides, it
Is essential for us to know whether the Gov.
eminent wishes a monopoly Of the airplane"
The reply to this emphasized that the board
does not care to formulate any requirements for
the performance OF a flying machine or take
any further action until machine is produced
which by actual operation is shown to be able
70 produce horizontal fight and carry an
operator"
Our military wiseacres resolved in effect that
the airplane did not exist although 1t had
made q flight of "a miles,
a T this time the clouds of the Morocco dis
pute rose to blacken the European horizon.
There was direct controversy between France
and Germany over the control of Northwestern
africa, and II these two came to a clash all the
powers OF the Old World would be involved
With secrecy and dispatch q French military
commission of four men was sent tn DAYTON
IL started with full power to act but this was
revoked en- route
IL did not take long for the commission to
become enthusiastic believers in the airpIane.
They had not seen the machine but were mora
night, by the tales of witnesses and the sin,nla
sincerity OF the inventors A price of 600 OOO
francs was agreed on and a cable was sent tn
Parls' asking authority to close the bargain.
meanwhile clique of army men in Paris
which had curtailed the power of the COM
mssion' mad been working to checkmate itS
EFFORTS and arranged that its urgent cables for
action were ignored. The commission was SADLY
exercised as the Morocco crisis came tn a
Climax Only the inventors remained calm,
They knew they had something Of value
Wnetner disposed of then or later
The war clouds dissipated with the satt1a-
mene OF the Morocco dispute at the AIeeciras
0onierehce. Inls brought victory to the army
cirque opposed to the airplane for the com.
mission was recalled from America after threa
weeks Of inconclusve negotiations.
Some Two days after the rueful departure If
Lne rrencnmen short rudy stranger in POND
street clothes, given to SMOKING ca1aLons.
pipe called on the brothers and preete5 tbe,.
In something like this fashion: ''''A
nav, MT Wilbur Wright, I believer And
Mr. OrVille Wright Great pleasure and honor
I'm sure. The fame of your achievements has
reached me in London Just dropped ovor -
snake hands with you both Nv 49, -. ~
about?" Is SUN
"nue the French negotiations were simmer
ing at long distance to a thin end in the lot.
summer OF 1906, the inventors busted then,-
O ACW HlOCOr OF 1OuT cylinders
yielding 80 horsepower "'
Cnaries r. Flint & Co.. New York bankers
1nd promoters were led by press items to con-
sioer the economic aspect Of the airplane
representative Ulysses S. Eddy called ON the
Drothers at their Dayton Office on the dav after
ASsiVing' 1906. The head of the firm be-
came a convert and later sent another renre.
sentative George H Nolte. to Dayton. In earIv
lSOf contract was made by which the EInts
became the business agents, on commission for
t tne apane IN all countries except England and
Inc relations of the wrghts with the Flint
concern are in refreshing and almost startling
contrast with their experience with the world
OF business In general. The banker-pronoterc
neither sought nor took unfair advantage of the
inventors liberal contract was scrupulousIy
kept.
"A ROUND the time this business arrangements
was made. the Aero Club of America
launched subscription among its members to
pay the inventors 100000 Sor their patent
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