New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-01
Discoverer of North Pole
Heads Aero Clubs
Committee.
WORLD AERONAUTICAL
SCALE OF THE LAND
plans to Agree on Standard Signs
10 Aid AviatorS to Pilot
Lanes as on Sea.

pear Admiral Peary. discoversr Of the
>,,~tb Pole. is chairman OF a committee
,,,oin;ed by the governors OF the Aero
,-lvh OF America 10 undertake the propa-
~a,ion OF world aoronautical map.
The committee will enter into negoti-
,,ors with aeronautic authorities Of
other countries, proposing the establish
-oert 81 a standard scale and conven-
,,onal signs. so that aviators flying from
country 10 country will not be handi-
canned by differences as at present.
I-pon the settlement OF an interna-
tjonal scale. the committee is authorized
10 make an aeronautical map Of the
United states I'm which IL will have the
assistance Of these aero clubs Baltimore.
Buffalo, Connecticut, Cuba. Dayton. III
nols. Michigan. New England Ohio and
pennsylvania. Also the aero clubs Of
Pttsneld. the Queen City, St Louis and
washington, the Aircraft Club OF Peoria,
the Harvard Aeronautical Society. the
Kansas city Aero Club. the Milwaukee
Aero Club, the Pacific Aero Club, the
rochester Aero Club and the Western
Aero Association.
The committee will urge the establish
ment in the United States Of a chain OF
aerodromes and landing stations for the
benefit Of those making long flights. such
as exist now in France. Germany and
Italy. where there are special landings
near all the cities and larger towns In
France alone there are moro than 500
landing places where aviators can get
supplies and be cared for overnight
20 far the different countries have been
developing air maps. using varying scales
and signs 10 show such things as handing
places. aerodromes. hangers. inhabited
places. distractions. fortrcsses, land
marks. railroads. stations. highways. etc.
This requires aviators 10 study variety
o. maps.
Brindeionc des Moulinais. flying from
Paris to Moscow. had 70 study three
maps Vedrines. BONNER and Daucourt'
fyiag from Paris TO Cairo. had maps for
only part Of the way
The Aero Club decided to take up the
present project on the suggestion Of Ad-
miral Peary. who was a delegate 10 the
lo'h International Geographical Confer
encc. which discussed the problem. but
failed TO reach a decision.
Aero Club officials also believe that the
time is ripe for such an undertaking. in
view Of the rapid progress in aeronautics
and Of the Importance Of mapping the
hazards Of the Western country. One of
the results Of the committees work. 1t Is
pointed out. will be the announcement
q louc distance flying here by chart and
compass. as is done by European avn
aiors
Besides Admiral Peary the committee
Includes Archer VI. Huntington. William
G sharp Rodman Wanamaker, Harold F.
Mccormick. Lieutenant Colonel Samuel
Eeher. l.. :. A: Captain Mark L. Bristol,
T.. S. A.: Manuel Estrada Cabrera, Presi-
dent OF Guatemala; George ". Perkins
Henry 4. Wise Wood. Otto II. Kahn, Cor
uoiius Vanderbilt. Vincent Aston, w. X.
Vanderbilt. J. stuart Blackton. Alan r..
Uawley and Henry Woodhouse
Lieutenant Colonel George o. Squier,
T.. :. A.: Ebert H. Gary, H. c. Richard
son. Edwin Gould. George Jay Gould,
Glenn w. CurtiSs, Thomas F. Ryan, Cort-
landt T. Bishop. Orvile Wright. James
Means. ". Startling Burgess. G. Jerome
Wanamakcr. L. s. A: a. 7. Zahm and
James Gordon Bennett
ogden Mills Reid Ralph Pulitzer, W.
Redmond Cross. Captain ". ! Chambers,
L. S A.: Frank A. Munsey. H. p. Whit
roy. Robert J. Collier. William ID. Cash,
Alvin Untermeyer, Arthur Johns. Samuel
u Valentine. V. J. Mayo. Sumner Il. Hol-
lander Emil Berliner. Edgar Beccher
Bronson Paul u. Cravath, Roy D. Chaplin,
William j. Rowland, Pierre Lorillard. jr"
u. A. Metz and Charles Dickinson.
George W. Myers. Professor Perclval
Lowell. Professor David Todd, Frank A.
s. Seiberling. Guy 7. Slaughter, +. C..
Havemeyer. Frank s. Lahm, Howard
Huntington. G. T. Campbell Wood Rob
ert Nolker. Charles Jerome Edwards. w
W Miller. 4. Holland Forbes and Clar-
enco 7. Wynne