Coincidentally, the original source has a longer version of the interview where he goes on to talk about railroads and airplanes immediately after the segment a

Coincidentally, the original source has a longer version of the interview where he goes on to talk about railroads and airplanes immediately after the segment about the sailing vessels: "Now the railroad is slow. Just now, this afternoon, going right up over here, I saw I guess a dozen aeroplanes..." https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/MVTN/id/5313/rec/2 https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/MVTN/id/5313/r... (at 5:33)