Wants to Come to
Wilson
Mr. R.R. Fleury of Newport News, with five Curtis airplanes
equipped with the O.X. Curtis motor which he says corresponds to the
Continental Type of Motor, was here and wants to bring his machines to Wilson
provided he can secure a suitable landing place. His is an entirely commercial
proposition. He charges parties who desire to fly or be transported from one
place to the other as price as consideration.
He represents the A.E.F., flying corporation and contends
that the planes that he uses do not cut up the ground as much as the regular army
planes, which their tail skids which are used in stopping.
The purpose of Mr. Fleury is to locate his machines at some
point in eastern North Carolina and work out from here until December, when he
will take his planes to their grounds at Kissimmee, Florida, where the company
owns grounds and has a field all its own.
Included in the list of aviators is Mr. M.A. Bishop of this
city, who quite naturally desires to come to Wilson. All the men have seen
service in France. The matter of course will have to be decided quickly since
Mr. Fleury must some arrangements to locate his planes, and unless Wilson makes
arrangements for him he will have to go elsewhere. The advantages to Wilson as
an advertisement are obvious as well as the announcement from Mr. Fleury that
he has with him an aerial photographer who receives a salary of $100 per week.
Mr. Fleury announces that he will take pictures of the city and present them to
the Chamber of Commerce. He was with Secretary Barlow today, who is very
anxious to have him come to Wilson and is using every endeavor to help him
secure a place.
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