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Show f t FUTURE METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION. Transportation of human beings and their burdens has ever been n progressive problem. The methods employed and thc systems adopted have grown by steady evolutionary strides. Today we have the perfected electric and steam conveyances which traverse the lands and cross the waters, but it now appears that the problem of aerial navigation is to be reduced to a practical science. We have in this city a demonstration of how an accurately and scientifically constructed airship can be made to travel through the air. We refer to Strobel's airship being exhibted at Saltair. Wc do not mention this by way of advertising, but to call attention to thc lesson in practical applied science that may be learned. Those who think that successful aerial navigation is an impossible, iridescent dream will receive a decided set-back to their ideas by observing a trip made into thc air by this wonderful ship. And we submit that aerial navigation today is in a much farther advanced stage of development devel-opment than was either the steam railroad, electric car, automobile or steamship a few decades ago. In fact it requires no very strong effort ef-fort on the part of memory to hark back to the time when the automobile auto-mobile was looked upon with grave doubt as to its future usefulness and success as a transportation facility. Measured by the same standard stand-ard of tune as these other transportation and navigation achievements are measured we venture the prediction that there are people living today who will have the opportunity of traveling through he air in comfort and safety not merely as a novelty but asa practical econo. ical way of being transported from place to place cconom |