Deseret Evening News | 1908-02-17 | Page 9 | Signal Corps to Have Complement of Airships

SIGNAL CORPS TO HAVE COMPLEMENT OF AIRSHIPS 11 01 Feb Iel 15 1 Another effort clor wan WILH made mido today nt at tIme thu office to obtain satisfactory bids for tor the tho construction If of a mi dirigible hal bal 1 1 loon when were ere opened o ond In 11 Gen tien AI office A month ago ugo UIO six fix bids ivore sare received but bau o i or lC orI f fI I Ihl ho lie of ot tho the Ilona lon them all al Tv were ro re Tho The specifications cover the construction of a dirigible balloon baloon to carry earo a combined Weight of ot US and at Ica I least ast t pound of ballast It Is to be ba designed to olive olivea o a I of or 20 miles mile an mimi Si hour In tn till still dI air ll hut but the thu th bIdders bidden were irate r to II submit proposals for lor cont COlt depend depond log ing upon the speed attained during tho the trial according to n a I sched schedule ule ulo of lesser r down to 10 18 16 1 or a 0 a speed un tip to 24 21 miles There hore l I to bo ho bl a I trial flight Ight of or two Iw wi hours bouts during which tho the airship Is Pm I to travel continuously at lt an aim 11 average speed of ot 70 per cent of ft that flint which tho the balloon accomplishes during the tho trial light for tinned The Tho trial Might Will be he held hele nt at l Port Fort or Meyer Yn Va wi WJ J nAO IN I Ten 1011 11 little bids bils In mill all al vcra w ro re They some Homo or of the manufacturers ami In addition inc no mo from front from front Lou Loul Louts It Lu tu tui potts i etU who offered to construct a I bal bil loon In III 30 Id Oi days thae for til Thu lh lowest lowet bid cama caine from tol Thomas B R of uC Now New No York City who rib aid 1 a n to 10 construct con i i balloon tot for All ot of tho the 70 I will Wi bo im b to tu a board parl fur tur examination and Id report report dm don d Tha a aJ ho following Is Ii u n list of at the bid J Entry lurry lurr 1 1 U 10 days day i Boren C O 10 days day al Ray ilay Raymond no mond mood Chicago no nD o li 80 10 dayn U maim Bl St BI LoUis Louts lio clion Lottie T Par Irs 90 DI I du days UI Carl Crl ID 15 M II uit ti N y I cia days