Yes，theAirshipIsHere.
Fromallofwhichwemaywellinferthattheflyingmachineinpracticalformhasarrived，andthatitisheretostay.Itisnoexaggerationtosaythatthetimeiscloseathandwhenpeoplewillkeepflyingmachinesjustastheynowkeepautomobiles，andthatpleasurejauntswillbefullyasnumerousandpopular.Withtheimportantitemofpracticabilityfullydemonstrated，\"Come，takeatripinmyairship，\"willhavemorerealsignificancethannowattachestothevapidwarblingsofthevaudevillevocalist.
Asafurtherevidencethattheairshipisreallyhere，andthatitspresenceisrecognizedinabusinessway，theactionoflifeandaccidentinsurancecompaniesisinteresting.Someofthemarereconstructingtheirpoliciessoastoincludeaspecialwaiverofinsurancebyaviators.Anythingwhichcompelsthesegreatcorporationstomodifytheirpoliciescannotbelookeduponasamerecuriosityortoy.
Itissomeconsolationtoknowthatthemovementinthisdirectionisnotthusfarwidespread.Moreoveritismorethanprobablethatthecompetitionforbusinesswilleventuallyinducethecompaniestoactmoreliberallytowardaviators，especiallyastheartofaviationadvances.
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