Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-09
HITCHCOCK FAVQRS
CARRYING MAIL
BY AER0PLANES
Postmaster General Has Rec
commended to Congress APP
preparation Be Made FOR
New Service During Year.

New York, Jan. As the
result OF numerous experiments
IN carrying mail by aeroplane
during the past year, Frank II. Hitch
cock, postmaster general. who has
taken a deep personal interest In the
subject since the first inception OF
the idea, urges an appropriation BY
congress for that purpose during tho
coming year. The second assistant
postmaster general, who r. IN charge
81 mail transportation. and whose re-
port has iust been made public, asks
mails by aeroplane.
Ever since Postmaster General
Hitchcock made trip as passenger
and mail carrier with Captain Paul
w. Beck, u. $. A., In "a Curtlss ma
chine al Nassau boulevard, last Oc-
tober he has been an enthusiastic
advocate of the aeroplane as a means
OF transporting mail over difficult
routes. During the past few months
he granted permission 10 q number OF
Curtiss aviators. Including Hugh Rob-
insan, Lincoln Beachcy, Charles II
Walsh, Beckwith Ravens. Charles G
Wilmer, Eugene Godet and others. "a
act as special mail carriers, and these
men carried mail bags at many cities
throughout the country from the avi-
alton fields TO points near the post
office Among the cities where such
tests were officially made are Roch-
ester. n. Y; Dubuque, Ia; Fort
Smith. Ark. Temple and Houston
Texas: Atlanta, Savannah, Columbus
and Rome. Ga. and Spnrtanburg and
Salisbury, n. c.
The record for long distance NAL
carrying Is held by Hugh Robinson
who took a bag Of mail az Mlnneap
oils Mimi. and carried II on his Ions
l flight down the Mississippi river II
a Curtiss hydro-aeroplaae as far n
| Rock Island. III. The distance Gov
cred by Robinson was $40 miles 81
!! this trip, ana letters and first claa
mail matter was put off and taken ~
lat wtnona, MINI; Prairie du Chen
Wis; Dubuque and Clinton. Ia, ant
Rock Island. III.
One OF Five Greatest achievements
The New York Times. with charac
taFistlc enterprise and a desire q
ascertain the opinions Of the grea
thinkers OF the world on progress
during the past year, published o.
January responses from ieadlnl
| men OF all nations. whom Il had ask
ed 20 specify what they regarded q
the five greatest achievement Of IN
4 year 1911.
one OF the most striking points Il
many OF the replies returned 10 IN
Times is the position given the pros
ress IN aviation as one Of the great
est achievement OF the past year.
Among those who mentioned III
aeropiane and its 1911 progress are
king Victor Emanuel H. OF italy
Admiral Peary, discoverer Of Oh
North pole; sir Ernest Shackletol
the Antarctic explorer; United state
Senator John sharp William Of Mis-
slssippi; Haddoh Chambers, play
wright and author; w. L. courtnel
editor OF The Contemporary Review
, Count Bernstorff. German ambassa
dor to tho United states; Ida NJ. Tai
| bell. the author President Lyon {
= Tyler. OF William and May college
President benjamin I. Wheeler OF IN
T University Of California; Presidct
! Jacob q. Schurman Of Cornell un
: versity. and Rev, Dr. Henry va
l Dyke, author and poet.
= Out OF the twenty-eight repli'
, printed by the Times. twelve Of u
; ] men and women who keep In clol
: touch with the progress OF the wor
> unite upon the aeroplane. Its develol
, ment and achievements during q
Q year 1911, worthy of a place Ia q
. very limited list.
with such unanimity among repr
setative thinkers. all occupying col
n splcuous positions In the world OF al
!, science, literature ana law, can the
J. be any further question as 60 the Z
!. tuFe of aviation?