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Show It. LOIUhlLM UK SHU . imxTicn. Soml tltuoiloce an nrtlcle partially deecrlrtlTe of an air ehlp luvrntlon by Mr. Charlte O. Dorter, which hat created ft good deal of lutereat In Ibo Ka-t. aj reared In thlt Journal. Tbe aubject appeared to b worthy nf more thau ft mere jjualnif. uote, becauan of thotnTentor barlaft formerly re-ldtd In Utah, lly court eiy of Iho Rentle man to whom It Ii adJrraacd. wo aft enabled toprcaenttbo ollowlatf letter from Mr. l.oeber, who. tea Idea glvlnj omojftrtlculais regardlDg hla acrhl machloe, mpreaaea ft kindly ftellng for tbla Territory an 1 IU poople: 2J UNIOT bT llROOKrY1, .N. ., Mayaj,lK!2. My Pear Mr. Muanert Your farorot tho J7lh ulu recelred today to-day by kludnoaa of Mr. llerrlea, of tho jMjttf reachml mo through tho Informal Hon or Mr. Pyaou, whoaaw thoadrer-tlwntent thoadrer-tlwntent of yAr letter hi la.t Sunday' IMyt -of which newapapor 1 am uot an habitual rea ler. 1 am heartily slftd to hear from you. and Tory muoh pleuod with tho iplrltoftbo editorial of tho Pr-ittKT Jiawa. which you endow. I respond with ploaaureto your roquet lor further Information about my uudertak luf, aul mill you almuluueotu with lhl proapectus and attached uowipaper eiccrpU thooo from tho tUettticvt Itt' tit-waud Ciffxan belnK aomewhat oum ptlinentary to tbe proapertue The cut of tbe air car In the propwctus la but ap proilmately accurate.but autUdeotly ao ui aifurd an oblect leaaoo, Not untlt lily In ventlon te patented will li be prudent fur me to pubhab a faoeltntla of my air car. l.veu an approximate ehtctda Ion of my dlacovery la exceedingly dltUcuU,bccauio of lta nature. Ita physics are all original anltuyowu, being, my dUootery ond application of au unknown atmoapberla iroperty, namely bulhexla. and of an unknown natural law, namely, tho law of locomotlou lu air My system of air con teyanre theonlr oue, truo ayatml porhap moat appreciated by comparison with the preaeut ideaa on air coureyance. of whlih there aro two, namely, tho Id -4 of 1 alloonhif, I. e , notation and tbe Idc of ttalnftextraordlnsry motlvoiower. by mean a of the ao called roropUue. Both 1 leas, equally iitlqtiatod.lenore' tho ouo the factor of weight oMehlcle (gravity), and alao tbe Uctor of fulcrumase, tho other, tho latter factor and tbe legitimate tiM of motlro iiwer. A lloailng air Teblcle Is unHt fur apoul and control, by reason of Ite letllyj for, lu air aa on land, heft of Toblclo is at onoj tho main Impediment Im-pediment and ludlspeusable requirement to looomotlou. Tbe Uoathtii atr ft hide, moron Yer.lgnoro. fulcrum.. no, at doe. the ao-callod airplane ohlclo, which la sought to be ralid, supported ond pro pellod In air by mere mutlro ponar. This la a stupll Imposalblllty, for ntollro powor.bowover sreattraunot act against take hold of tha air oblclo m llbout ful c rum age, aut this Is tu bo alTordod ox ilualuly by the air. Ibo tlllTereu,e betwqen alt the world ond uiysatf on alrcouveyaucoa. htatod lu bricf,lthl Tboworlt kniwi tbe air only as a tenuous aubaUnoo. soiueTW tin os llghtor than water, and unablo to support anything bearler tluu Itaelfj whereas I ha.odUeo.erod the air to bo as much stronger to suppurt weight and roaM force than la tho ocean, aa 1 100 Is grout or than 01,1. o i tho ocenu support Molghtto thoextbiit of U. pounds to tho lublofoot but tho almosphero aupports weight aud fono In any direction, to tho extent of LI 00 potiuls tothuare f o.at e i lurch Tbl aunoapborla support de ereaNOs wUh al Itu to, being, at a helgbt of 'J0.000 fet alove set lorel, 11 pun U to Ibo suaro foot) and tbU Is my staiuUr 1 of usoof authexU. My dear frioud, J hare often thought of UUh, yourself ao 1 other frlendt, whom I ho j to meet ere long, uotubly my friends lllahop Murdoch nnd Mr, WMt akvr, of IIh4at Cltyj and porvolriug ,oiir rououueed rigorous thlrography you must bo ol ler than no aclf, nn 1 1 am iaitClH years I am hojifoj that im UUh frlauds and 1 will yet if ro to tnoU faco lo face In tbla world, on my air rar It will bo four tor u yrare this (joining Motn r alm.e I loft your grand, beautlf it lltub, an I that period h been mot ereutf ul to tne, a well it to yourself an d maoy of your people I am no profc.or tmd want no title, lxJt.1 content with Ibo autborabtp of air conroyanco. Let mi toon again hear from you, and bellero me to bo, with boartlo.t reitarda, Sincerely you m, CHAHLK4 a LoKnrn. V M Mn-aor, I'l. MAlt take City, UUli. |