New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-04
Wanamaker's TransOcean
Co. to Do an Aero Cab
and Garage Business.
WILL HAVE HANGARS
FOR PRIVATE FLYERS
Firm Has Selling Agency for
CurtiSS Machines - Trip to
Europe Planned in Fall.

Within a few weeks it will be pos
sible for the owner Of flying boat TO
participate in the following telephone
conversation:
Hello American Transocean Com
pany? Well, this is Binks. My motors
gone dead at Tarrytown. Shoot up
with another, cause I've cot to make
West Point"
Or John j. Commuter, Of ,Westches-
ter, may complain over the phone:
Thunderstorm has knocked out the
suburban trains. How about a machine
to get me home in time for dinner
On any perfect summer day the fol-
lower Of flying will be able to ring up
the hangar and say. "Im going up for
a spin at o'clock" When he arrives
at the hangar the tank will be filed
with gas" the motor will be tuned up
and every detail Of inspection and pre-
paredness will have been attended to.
TO BE Curtiss Sales Agent.
These are only few of the practical
possibilities foreseen by Rodman Wan
amaker for his new company, organized
TO develop all feasible phases Of aerial
transportation.
The American Trans-Ocean Company,
the ultimate aim OF which is TO make
a least one scheduled air trip to Eu-
rope. has contracted with the Curtlss
Aeroplane Company 10 act as agent for
its entire line of flying boats, aero
rlanes and motors for New York and
vicinity for several years. Offices have
been leased in the Foster Building, 2lS
and $50 Madison Avenue. one block
south of the Aero Clubs headquarters.
As soon as a suitable water site has
been selected, hangers and repair shops
will be erected The company will not
only demonstrate new flying boats, but
will also conduct school and carry
passengers.
William d. Cash, contract manager OF
the Wanamaker stores, who has charge
of the preparations for Rodman wanna
makers proposed transatlantic flight,
has been elected president and
general manager. He will have general
Supervision of the agency. as well as of
the new America, in which the trip
across the Atlantic will be attempted
reXt autumn.
Air Taxi Service Practical"
Details Of the flying field, aviation
schools and projected aerial taxi ser
vice will be managed by Stuart Macdon-
aid, assistant manager OF the company
and former manager OF motor sales Tor
the Curtiss company.
plans for oferi z aerial transporta-
ton to commuters are by no means
visionary" Mr. Macdonald said yester-
day at the Aero Club. MANY owners
of machines have been unable to use
them because they could not find
hangar accommodation in the city.
We will take care of the New York end
As soon as our new flying boats ar
rive We will select the hangar site
this week.
Our company may be able 10 es-
tahhsh an aerial transportation SER
vice between New York and Boston or
New York and Philadelphia. These i'm
provements are coming they are feas-
ible."
Mr.. Cash said that one Of the six
3O0-horsepower Curtiss motors with
which the new America is TO be
equipped will be tested in the air
within ten days. This motor has STOOD
up well under factory tests.
Among the aviators who listened 10
the plans for a central aviation garage
was Dave Mccullough, who return I'd
yesterday from Italy, where for SIX
months he has been instructing Italian
naval officers to fly.