Evening Star Newspaper, November 1, 1924, Page 23

REAL ESTATE. BABSON FORESEES PRACTICAL y S”BURNED USE OF COMMERCIAL DIRIGIBLES Economist Predicts Rapid Strides in Air Transporta- tion—Urges Study by Inventors of Possibilities. BY ROBERT W. BABSON. vember 1 the progress been reached. transcontinental ng of the ZR-3 r L Star. LLS, Mass.. No- : fourth milestone in transportation has The Shenandoa trip and the land at Lakehurst, N. J., aking flight, make ain revolutionary have had heavier-than-air ma- for many yvears, and every one s commercial scroplane as development, but so 1 use of great value during prophesied a tre- success for the result of its war far this com- heavier-than-air nes has been a distinct disap- Fly ers go .to great heights, attain terriffic speed and vie with one tical another for the record in Stunt flying. however, in commercial fields n of daring. Commercial The round-the-world trip just com- | demonstrated the fact that It is not ved a great deal of at- pleted rec tention. While markable feat, small economic The only real made today of Value Lacking. it represents it is of relati importance. practical use being the heavier-than-air machines is in connection with the mail route, but e id to be a They are really commercial ven these cannot be success. being operated by the government to encourage experi- mentation and t dustry so as®to trained men ready The Zeppelin, sibility of e transportation. 1l rea asing ably the r ment purc practical, o maintain the in- have machines and in case of war. however, offers the rapid, and This is prob- son for our govern- ZR-3. Washington doubtless felt that the Zeppelin Com- pany had unwise for the wisdom of this thoroughly justi valuable experience which it world to 1 information and would be very The been record program ha fied by the made between Germany and America by this newest and most advanced research ‘will make such readily avallable. ThiaM) Service Practieal. Within a fAw years we shall have regular transtlantic passenger ser ice by Zeppelins. It mi cost some more than steamship fare, but it will be within the reach of passengers who prefer swifter, safer and more comfortable mgans of transportation. These great ships will not only:- be able to cross the watér at a speed of from 75 to 100 miles an hour, but they will also be able to cross plain and river, mountain and valley, with equal facflity, Passengers for Europe will board their ship at Chicago, Cleveland, St. Louis, Kansas City or any other large inland cities and will go directly to their European destination without change. This will in effect make every city asseaport. It is even pos- sible that several ships from diffe: ent inland points will join and cro as a fleet or even as a gigantic strin ‘Theé possibility of nland ports” itself portends a great change in our commercial structure. 1T am well aware of the fact that this may seem like a far-fetched fancy to & good many so-called hard- headed business men, but I should like to remind you that Fulton's folly was the joke of his time. The first steam rallroad was ridiculed, and there are those of us today who can | remember “when the “horseless cal | riage” was looked upon as an inter- esting but impractical toy. Even Motor Busses Scoffed At. The development of the West would have been almost impossible without the steamboat and the rail road. But for the automobile con- gestion in our cities today would be almost unbellevable. No so long ago the street railway men scoffed at the idea of the motor bus as a practical means of transportation. They are just beginning to appreciate thefr orror and to adopt this thoroughly established method of conveyance. The cable companies laughed at radio, yet today a large part of the trans-atlantic communication is car- ried on through the air. If we count the ship messages, it is probable that more words are sent by wireless than by cable. Mere newness does not necessarily Justify the acceptance of a develop- ment as commercially practical. The airplane, for that matter, is newer than the dirigible. It, however, lacks the fundamental qualities necessary for economic adoption. The Zeppe- lin has these qualifications. It pro- ‘sted but was a distressingly fre- juent occurrence. This .weakness has been successfully overcome by the use of ‘helium gas in place of hydrogen. Tt is not only non-inflam- mable, but is much more stable and wilt sustain a ship for a greater length of time. The second danger in the early dirigibles was the possibility of loss fn a storm. Their speed of around 25 miles an hour was not sufficient to cope with a high wind. Once they were driven from their course, they floundered helplessly, a victim of the elements. Today the wireless pro- | Vides a means of constant communi- cation by which the dirigible may be warned of storms or other threat- ening weather. The speed of 75 miles an hour and upward enables the ship to maneuver its way around the worst of the storm and to make a_ satisfactory progress against a high wind if necessary. Swift and Safe Carrier. | | lighter-than-air machine has The only a very swift carrier, but is also a safe method of transportation. The aeroplane attains a terriffic speed, but the breaking of a guy wire or the stopping of a motor may force a landing at any time and emergency landings are almost invariably ex- pensive in breakage if not in the ac- tual loss of human life. - The Zeppe- lin is free from these major dangers. The breakdown of a single engine might slow up its speed to some ex- tent, but the siopping of all engines would not seriously endanger the ship or its passengers. Repairs may be made and the flight resumed or a landing may be maneuvered at leisure. Such a contingency in the lighter- than-air machines may involve a slight delay, but it threatens very lit- tle damage to the ship and almost none to its passengers. The two major requisites of speed and relative safety have been thor- oughly demonstrated, and, while the high cost of helium gas and un- standardized manufacturing of equip- type of lighter-than-air machine. ment may make the cost of dirigible vides the swiftest, safest and most trans- | method of transportation which en- portation economically practical and{ables one to take the shortest route Two Reported Destroyed by Night " Riders. GLASGOW, Ky., November 1.—Re- ports that two tobacco barns were burned last night in the section of Metcalf County marked by demon- strations in a “tobacco war” ‘were re- ceived here yesterday. One barn, owned by Jesse Cren- shaw, negro, had been damaged when dynamited by nocturnal raiders ear- lier in the week. Growers are report- ed disturbed over the latest outbreak between two given points. The cost, the one iohibiting factor at present, will doubtless be brought down to a reasonable level by fur- ther experiment and devélopment. As this is done a great industry will develop to supply this' new means of. transportation to the world. Urgea Careful Thought. I therefore urge investors and business men to give this situation serious thought and to anticipate the effect of such a development upon their present interests. In such an event all corporations connected with long-distance transportation would necessarily be affected. In the dirigi- ble industry itself for doubtless be made and po Most of the commercial airplane work is .being done at the present time by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation and the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. It Is probable that both of these concerns will take up the manufacture of lighter-than- air machines, and if so, they should profit thereby. Chances are, however, that the greatest development along this line will be undertaken by other interests, such as the Goodyear Rubber people, Who, I understand, “have already se- cured certain rights from the Zeppe- lin interests in Germany and are Ppreparing to undertake the commer- cial manufacture of dirigibles. It will pay you to watch closely the 8TOWth of this new industry. Fire Wrecks Steamer. W ORLEANS, November 1.—The Steamship Jamalca of the Cuyamel Fruit Company was destroyed by fire at Bluefields, Nicaragua, according to a message received at the offices of the concern here yesterday. 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The two drawoacks which have held up the development of the dir- iziblo have apparently been over- come. The first problem was that of the danger of combustion. So long 4s hydrogen or inflammable gases were used to float these machines, danger of loss by fire mot. only transportation seem prohibitive at convenient means of transportation Your Interest THIRD PLACE NORTHEAST (Bet. 3rd & 4th—L & M Sts.) One hundred and one HOMES under Construction. 38 Just Completed—31 Sold THIRTY-ONE satisfied that they obtained the utmost in value—and all KNOW that the owners are scllié}g to ONLY the right sort of folks—assuring each purchaser they will have desirable neighbors. 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Modern tiled bathroom, full enameled Luilt-in tub, medicine cabinet; large closets in all bedrooms and in ng room; full size cemented cellar, area way, laundry tubs. electricity, gas, hot-water heat, gas range, gas water heater; broad front porch full width of house, concrete porch at rear; lot 38 by ¥30 feet; high ground; ample garden and garage space WHERE ELSE CAN YOU FIND ALL THESE ADVANTAGES? Only $8,950—Liberal Terms OPEN WEEK DA ND SUNDAYS UNTIL 6 P.M. Drive out R, I. Ave., turn South on 20fh St. Pringle & Arnold, Owners and Builders 1315 Half Street S.E. * Lincoln 3431 Evening Telephone, Lincoln 177 or 6212 Truck Farm Near Washington No. 539—49 acres, 25 clear, 6 miles from D. C. 6-room house; all necessary farm equipment, including 15 new hotbed sash, implements, disc harro seeder, fertilizer and 6-hp. engine and saw outfit; 2 cows, 2 mules, 2 horses, hogs, pigs and chickens. Truck body and Ford touring car. Good for small fruit farm. 2 Price, $6,600. 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Il L ol T e i imeratd awlton 2 e B e A Lol b catree et clcctsical malets, lavee cedar closet, listed below, or.will.sell 300 acres for $6,000, for general farming, and 60 Clark Jewel Gas Range with Lorain oyen regulator, Chamberlain metal weather strips, Sanitas acres, now used as chicken farm, for $2,500. Chicken farm includes 3 covered kitchen, etc. Such things as ‘interior decorating and shrubbery are left to the taste of purchaser if purchased before the house is finished. ‘ S ‘We want you to see these houses now before finally completed, examine the maferial and workmanship thoroughly, and if you are interested in having one of them for a home, have it brooder houses and 180x24-ft. Iaying house, all with concrete fioors: bungalow dwelling; garage; 2-room tenant house used as incubator finished according, to your own ideas, so that when it is finally completed, you will be absolutely satisfied, and will ‘enjoy living in it to the Nth degree. E Price, $5,500. Half cash, balance § years at 6%. Another Row of Our PETWORTH HOMES 4908 to 4920 lllinois Ave. NW. . *© Colonial homes contdining six large reoms, tiled bath, hot-water heat, hardwood floors, servant’s toilet, cement front porches. Sleeping porches. Drive Out Georgia Avenue to Farragut Street, thence East ‘to Illinois Avenue Sample House, No. 4920 ILLINOIS AVE. . Floyd E. Davis : 7th and E Sts. S.W. : - *Main 353, - b |——|o|c——lb \ house; workshop. 20 acres clear, balance in woods. Price, 60 acres, $2,500. Price of whole 360-acre farm, $8,500. Many other fine farms and water-front sites, from a few acres up, avail- able for immediate purchase on favorable terms. For further informa- tion and name of owner or agent, telephone Berwyn 142, or write to/” To get to the houses you can go out cither Maxnachusetts Ave. or Wixconsin Ave. to Edmunds or Fulton Sts,, and turn into 36th Place, which is the first street east of and paraliel to Wis. Ave. ; LAND IMMIGRATION ' S OMMISSION ; - BORDEN & NEWBOLD _ “College Park, Md. | Main 280 2 . . 305 Investment Building i IEIEI:—EEIE——:IEE—:IBE EEE—:EEEEE—E