Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1909 — FLEET OF 2,500 AIRCRAFT [ARTICLE]

FLEET OF 2,500 AIRCRAFT

Charles R. Flint Tells What Cost of One Battleship Would Do. New York, Oct. 15.—Charles R. Flint has returned from Europe enthusiastic over the subject of aviation. He said he thought the United States should have bought the secret of the Wright brothers and have obtained control of the most successful flying machine Ir the world instead of forcing them to gc abroad for recognition. Flint said that “for the cost of one battleship you can manufacture 2,500 aerial warcraft. Equip these with twenty cans of dynamite and the re suit may be figured out easily.”