MONOPOLY OF THE AIR.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9684, 7 January 1910, Page 3

MONOPOLY OF THE AIR.

The brothers Writ?hf, with several millionaires behind them (writes a London correspondent under date of November 26th), have formed a combination to exploit flyir.g machines, which by reason of its articles of incorporation, a<;d its claim 10 what they call "the basic principles ,u£ aviation,'' has, apparently, j >stifi d the sarcastic comment' t'iai "the Wrights own not merely the world elbow, but the air above." Ine cap ital is £200.0U0, and the cornoration will control in America and Canada all aviation tjy means ol air machines. One paper rails it the American "Sky Trust." The articles of incorporate i not only mop up everything in the flying world witl.in sight, but the past and future as well, and, appaiently, ignore the lact that while the Wrights were still engaged in repaizing bicycle? at Dayton. Ohio, without dreaming of flying, there were iren in Euiope who were already flyir.g qiite nicely, and that, as regards the bu-ir principles of aviation, which th. American brcthcrs claim to have dis covered, tin birds Lave bee;: illustrating them to perfection from time immemor.al. There is no stock for eale. 'ihe company which has been formed to 'take over the patents of the Wrightf, and to prosecute all infringements, claims as one of its assets even the principle cf the pi are and the control of the equilibrium of the machine, it' this contention is upheld by the Supreme Court, the company will have the monopoly of the air. Wilbur Wright will be president of the ntw company, and his brother, Orvi'ie, v'ce-presi-dent.