On this date in 1929, most Fargoans interviewed said they wouldn’t make a parachute jump, citing fear, lack of training, or disinterest.

Here is the complete story as it appeared in the paper that day:

Would you?

If you would, you're in the minority, because four out of five Fargoans interviewed today wouldn't go up 2,000 feet in an airplane and jump out, trusting to a rubber band and a swirl of cotton to land them safely on terra firma.

A reporter asked the question: "Would you make a parachute jump?" with the following results:

All of them would take a chance on a chute if a crackup of their plane seemed certain, but to do it premeditatedly—that's another side of the matter. Here are a few of the excuses:

W. P. Chesnut : "No, indeed, there's a lot of ground work I've got laid out

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