New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 26, 1926, Page 19

T the end of the rainbow to fame, Glenn L. Martin, ploneer Amerean birdman end internationally cele- brated buflder of bombing and com- mercial aircraft, has found his pot of gold. But he keenly regrets that the crucibls holds considerably more than $1,000,000, Think of that if you are aiming at we According to Martin, belng a milllonalre isn't all that it Is supposed to be. “Before I had mboney, things didn't bother me,” he saysy “Life went elong like a song. Perhaps I was happler, “Then came the money and with it came added obligations. “I am not sorry for the increased responsibilities. But money means power. And it Is a task for any sane person to wield such a force given into his hands.” Martin reluctantly told how much he w worth. The writer asked the capitilization of his present company. “There’s $1,500,000 worth of property,” he kaid. “1 feel almost ashamed to admit—I regret it indeed—that 1 have been so unfortunate as {o e more than $1,000,000 during my lifetime."” PREFERS THE AIR He'd much rather be aloft sailing the blue than k down at an executive's desk by wealth, “1 des! money not for itself, but for the pov that is locked up in If,” he says. his power can accomplish good. However, ft cannot be directed unintelligen “Money is a fearsome thing. Before I had it— let us say before it came into my keeping—some how, I felt differently “I had time to do things that I hobbles to arrest my brain and steer off the cares and worrles that beset every man, PRISONER TO GOLD “But I cannot do many of the things now that T once took delight in, “Money has tied me down to great extent. It has fastened nu mands that 1 watch it, care for it and for it without regard for mys “What to do with such a creature? “What to make of it? What to mold it Into for some good sz us fatters about me. I purpose? “These are problems constantly confronting the ged with the custody and administration of wealth. “The milllc an or woman unfortunate enough to he ¢ naire is under grea obligation to tha community at large and to his conscience and to his fellowmen, Money rightfully used can bring happiness Happiness is the goal of humanity. Money, in great measure, can contribute to it and aid the seckers after happiness to obtain the their own efforts zoal through “In these days of cent zalton of ative has been taken away from m ers in the various fields of employment. “No longer does the apprentice tan the hide under a master cobbler and then set himself up In another shop just across the strect to become @s much a master of the trade and controller of his own business as was the man for whom he had been working. “Today, the worker, by far too great an extent, has evolved into a mere automaton. His task is an operation in the factory. He works b dly and far too often without pride fn his work. “Such conditlons are but the natural result of a 8§ tributing cogs in an ndustrial ma “We must get away from it if pride in craft is to come back. And since no man ean be really | PPy W effort or work of so b bring happiness—mus Ive a schema to | e and re which will br than the frritable dissati try MONEY IS TRUST “These are things the man with money set h houlders to, waste on } OWn enjoyment “It has been handed down as a trust combination of cire imstances., A with it and make it work to br and better living conditions. “These things are fundamenta! and di who has sct himself a be a factor for good. “The millionaire—though h try to d it—really knows just what his responsibilities "It having amassed a million do “I am not afraid of the responsibi 1 do dread, somotimes, that perk s my effc really do the right thing—to shoulder the burc ~will not be car 1 out as I wou ellige ike to do.” Ma in a finar clated by fact and comparis aloft and, perhaps, it the aircraft industry. tem where human effort becomes but con- Successful operation of a pla the kite as he sald he ened to Intercesslon and has Incorpor tted his son to at his own to the device and n and come hurtling \ ' N 1. Ve must get away from it if mon are to be When in the re he confined ely to constructing different oing up In a kite agan, his father that he g a larger return to happine ction now manifest! TERNS TO AUTOS 9 gt Into the automob was still in its fn- every action and m trom Towa to Santa “The man or w nn ran a successful first cars which bad h was rented “Whatever lu e Rt I imply to the wat 1lysis that my avi . pt his mother, that reason, that ] say, that I r her is his best la., Jan. 17, 1886, When & boy of eig three-purpose (Copyright, 1924, by NEA § CQOKING Into the future, Glend L. Martin, aviator and succese- ful bullder of alrcraft, visuate fzes the plane of 20 years hence la the year 1044 as a bird of grace, comfort and absolute safety and super-speed. In his opinfon all excess fare traing will have been taken off the rafiroads by that time, due to competitiom trom the alr. Passengers, to whom the saving of time s an {mportant element in the transaction of business or hue ried transport across the country, will no more think of using raflroads then than they would the old-time stage coach now, “The alrplane of the future will elways resemble in its sallent fear s the ehip of today,” he says, “There is no doubt but what refine. will come Into use, but we {llaly vs have to depend upon the wing surituces for flying sapport. “Struts, wires and other parasite resistance in the fuselage may dis: appear, but for the present we have with us the Internal combustion 3 ch looks as though It is here to stay until some more economle power is found. “The ship of 1944 for passenger- carrying purposes will be luxurioyse v equipped. It will have spaces v frelght, crew quarters and some of electric kitchen aboard for aitfon of meals under su. ne islon of an expert chet. FAST MAIL iration of the one-day mal E o by plane between New York and San Francisco In July will serve in great measure to accelerate the advent of the super-plane by focuse Ing public Interest on the feasibilitg of flight end the economy of aerhl transportation, he alrplane industry just now is marking time in its development due to lack of sultable legislation covering the operation of planes and ) the stagnation of publie interest {m aeronautics as a commercial venture since the war. “The airplane, driven with fte powerful gasoline propelled engines, will always hold its own in compets- tion with the dir “‘The dirigibles of the future will be much bigger than they are today and are {deal transportation facilf- tles in cross-oceanic flights, “The alrplane, too, will be larger, Just how much more, it is Impossible to say at this time. “In all probability the a!rplane will reach a happy medium in size after it has passed {ts grow.ng paing and the manufacturers cut §t doww to the right dimensions. “For cross-country flight nothing can beat the alrplane. The dirigible no match for it when used for 1ch purposes. “The divlg loses efficlency when eoaring to great heights ta avold mountaing and is dependent upon mooring masts which must have been fixed for its arrival befores hand. DESIGNS BIG SHIP e direction of fu- s, T have designed & ship capable of carrying 24 passen- 1 e a daily run n New York and Miamf, Fla., “As a step iIn ture aerona “This plane is equipped for the 1 all the standard Pulle rts, It has an eleotr! rd and washrooms for women pa engers. ng will of the puller type. 1 am dis rates 600 horse- wo pilots will operate the craft 1 a dual control system. ‘Any engine may be Increased oe lowered in speed without interfering with the operation of the other mo- tor units.”