Evening journal., 1918-04-08
MAIL BY AIRPLANE
TO Be TINE Saver.
Wilmington to be One OF
Connections On Bird
PoStman Route
START SERVICE
ON EARLY DATE

WASHINGTON. April ss-Aerial mail
service between Washington, Phlodel-
phla and New YorF 70 begin not later
than May IS. viii mean not only lime
saving in the delivery OF letters 20
these three cities, but viii result in
better service to many other cities and
towns.
The PostonlceDepartment stated yes
terday that many important railroad
connections viii be possible under the
aerial service.
"An alrplane leaving New York at
noon viii arrive at Philadelphia at i30
o'clock and at Washington at So" the
department announced. Earlier train
schedules from New York VIII be made
with trains for Camden and Atlantic
city, n. j.; Paoli. Lancaster and Harris
burg, and Chester, Pa; Wilmington
DEL; Port Deposit. Md; Cape May. n
j., and Reading and Potisville, Pa
Mail arriving at Washington by air
plane at $50 o'clock would make con
nection with the Baltimore and Ohio
training leaving Washington p. m FOL
Cumberland, Nd; Grafton, w. Va
Pittsburgh, Pa; Cincinnati, o.; and ST
Louis, Mo. Il would also make connec-
ton with the Southern railway train
leaving Washington at ais p. m. for
/ Charlottesville, Lynchburg. Danville
Va; Greensboro, Salisbury and Char-
lotte, n. c.; Atlanta, Gu, and Birming'
ham, Ala.
The time saved on these connection:
would amount TO eight hours or more
/ In order 10 make these connecti0ng By
rail IL would be necessary for mail q
/ be dispatched from New York at a. m
On account Of more frequent train ser
vice and different schedules OF trains
/ going north, the saving Of time woulC
not be as great TO outlying stations fol
| northbound mail.
Letters dispatched by air route from
| Washington VIII at Philadelphia con
meet with earlier trains for Trenton
hanunka Chunk. y. J. and East Strouds
/ burg, Pa; Chester, Wilmington, Cam
den, Atlantic City. Cape May, Reading
Pottsville and Bethlehem.
AT New York earlier connection
viii be made for Bridgeport New
Haven, Springfield. Boston, Albany. Syr
acuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Cleveland
Toledo, Elkhart and Chicago. An air
plane leaving Washington on this nool
schedule would make late afternoon de
/ livery over the entire city OF New
York. To make this delivery by trail
letters now have to be mailed before
a. m.
''The three landing Aelds for the aeris
mail service have now been selected an
the work Of preparing the fields an
erecting the hangers viii be pushed a
rapidly as possible. The service Will
i'm operation not later than the 18th {
MAY. The date OF Its inauguration ma
be advanced considerably.
"Ihe three landing fields selected az
Potomac Park FOR Washington: Bustls
ton, North Philadelphia, for philade
phia, and Belmont Park for New Yorl
Difficulty was experienced in the seleC
ton Of a landing site for New York O
account Of the high rental asked for
suitable property. The WestoheSte
Racing Association. in a spirit Of pa
triotism, rendered Belmont Park 10 IN
government for the purpose free G
charge and the offer was accepted. Tn
hangers at Potomac Park are now 4
course Of construction and the wor
at BuStleton and Belmont Park will b
speedily begun. Extensive rolling an
grading Of the Philadelphia field is nes
essary but the work viii all be don
during this month"