Show BALLOON balloonist ISM FOR THE WINTER tim THE graphic people undoubtedly chagrined by the two failures with their big cotton balloon have grown less garrulously communicative as to their plans and purposes in regard to aerial navigation but a little is revealed now and then the company say that having entered upon their aerial experiments in good faith the idea of abandonment has lias not once occurred to them after careful study of the subject they are satisfied of the extreme probability of a constant easterly air current and the feasibility of keeping a balloon in that current for miles these two points they propose to test and they are going about it in their own way they want first to learn whether the current actually exists at what altitude or altitudes ani and anu ana under what conditions and second how to construct a proper balloon D during u ring the winter season when an over ocean voyage would be impracticable the time is to be employed in settling the air curreli current question experimenting in the u upper pa air r for which purpose a new balloon carrying pounds weight is under construction in this balloon mr donaldson will make divers ascensions to great attitudes during the Winter and early spring to study the phenomena of the upper air he will be accompanied by a special observer detailed ifor for the purpose by the signal service I 1 ce bureau of the government which operates cooperates co in the matter the experiments will be made on a scale never before attempted and discoveries of importance are expected king ring of boston donaldson and walters of troy and others are experimenting on a an elaborate scale under instructions from the graphic company with a view to discover the thel best material for a balloon preventing percolation and securing the utmost lightness correspondence and cooperation amo aro invited and practical suggestions and improvements will be considered and liberally paid for the apparently careful and thorough manner in which the gra gfa graphic h company are prosecuting these experiments experiments deserves success and valuable u ua e additions to aerial verial science i mn san hardly fail to result from them |