New-York tribune., 1918-04-08
Race Course, Offered Free,
Will Be Station for
New York
Potomac Park To
Be Used at Capital
Bustleton is Philadelphia Site; :;
Big Saving in Time
Promised
STAFF Correspondence1

WASHINGTON, April 7.-Belmont
Park in New York, Potomac Park in
Washington and Bustleton, north Of
Philadelphia, were to-day selected by
the Postollice Department for landing
fields for the aerial mail service 10 be
lnaugurated between the three cities
next month. The work OF preparing
tho fields and erecting the hangers viii
be pushed as RAPIDLY as possible, as
aurlag the Inauguration OF the service
at the latest by Nav is, it was officially
tetvc schedules announced by
the Postotfice Department to-day give
.osN .ne benefit Of greatly i'm
proved mail service. An airplano Ieav-
Ing Washington at noon, US now
planned, will reach New York in time
to permit a late afternoon delivery
throughout the city. To make this de-
livery by train letters now have to be
mailed here before 8 a. IN.
The Postofice Departments official
announcement Of the new service says:
Work To BE Rushed
"Thc three landing fields for the
aerial mail service have now been Sc
ectcd, and the work of preparing the
fields and erecting the hangers will be
pushed as rapidly as possible. The
service will be in operation not later
than May Is. The date Of it's inaugu-
ration may be advanced considerably.
The three landing fields selected are
Potomac Park, for Washington; Bustle-
ton, North Philadelphia, for Philadel-
phla. and Belmont Park for New York.
Dliilculty was experienced in the Sc
lection Of a landing site in New York.
On account of the high rental asked for
q suitable property. The Wcstchester
Racing Association, in spirit Of
patriotism, rendered Belmont Park to
the government for this purpose free
OF charge, and the offer was accepted.
ne fangars at Potomac Park are
now IN course of construction and the
Work at Bustleton and Belmont Park
Wlli be speedily begun. Extensive roll
ing and grading of the Philadelphia
field is necessary, but the work viii all
be done during this month.
=, Assuming that the airplanes leave
New York for Washington at noon and
leave Washington at the same hour for
New York, rail connections for destjna-
tions beyond these cities and Phila-
delphla vii be made which would other
wise be impossible.
Much Time Saved
BESIDES the saving of much time in
the delivery Of letters addressed to
New York, PHILADELPHIA and Washing
ton, there will be large time saving
through making these connections for
earlier trains to the points beyond the
terminals. An airplane leaving New
York at II noon, arriving at Philadel-
phia at 1880 and at Washington at 3 80,
Will connect with earlier trains than
those conforming to the train schedules
from New York for Camden, Atlantic
City, n. j.: Paoli, Lancaster, Harris
burg and Chester, Penn; Wilmington.
Del; Point Deposit, Md; Cape May>
Reading and Pottsvilc.
Mail arriving at Washington by air.
plane at $3.50 would make connections
with the Baltimore G. Ohio train leav-
ing Washington at 4 p M for Cumber-
land, Grafton, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati
and St Louis. 1t would also make con-
nection with the Southern train leaving
Washington at 4:15 p. m. for Char
lottesville. Lvnchburg, Danville. Va:
Greensboro, Salisbury and Che rlotte,
n. c.; Atlanta and Birmingham.
To Gain Eight Hours
"1he time saved on these conncc-
tions would amount to eight hours or
more. In order to make these connec
tions by rail it would be necessary for