The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-11
NJ FREDERICK NJ. KERRY
\. n. A. staff Correspondent

NEN NOtsk. Ice llsr-fuS uhl'
Non dollars worth OF aerial mall and
As .eoa, ooe worth OF parcel post bust.
80 is awaiting the time when the
u,ans already made by the postofrice
&usrtment are fully carried out and
he sirplanes and pilots that tho war
|. usoducing are at the disposal OF
he postal authorities for mail carry
ne.
However startling such an esti.
uats may seem. this II actually a
epnspryasivc business calculation.
Harry wccdhouse. governor OF the
kero club OF America. and authority
= serunautlcs. has made a study Of
- possibilities OF nail.carryinS BY
slTplAne.
Aircraft capable Of iiftins Is tons,
vtth a speed of Zoe miles an hour.
srs nov In actual production" he
"A The first of tho American
hux,s Caproni planes. equipped with
iucr Liberty motors. and developing
liza horsepower. has just been sue
emufuliy tested. This giant plane
~ ! total lifting capacity Of 10000
psund2 or 20 tons. The supcr'Hand'
h1FaR or the caproni could easily
uzry 80 bags. or more than ton OF
al This means 100 600 letters.
Js6Eing the future development OF
sfcyafs by what has taken place In
~ last two years. We may look for
II building az 5000 horsepower
sirplAne. possibly within a year.
TOCR HUNDRED MILES
4 DAY ~ POSrPl.ANE
III the people Of the various cities
sisng the eight great nirways air~ady
imposed Insist on II. at least a dozen
sddftional aerial mail lines can h. es-
Ahiished within II month";" Weed.
hou>e continued. This can be done
~ utilizing only machines not need
d BY the army or navy. That means
i viii be possible 10 send BY post.
psxne At least se.0s9 600 Of the leo.
ees.soo day and nlght letters. and nj
lsAss .s.ooo.oo Of the 5000. 900 sps-
ei4l delivery letters that are sent
h year in the United States.
-Po~toffice officials estimate that
thu average cost OF feicgraphic day
and night letters now going over the
wires b close To- 81 each. Special de-
livery htters average 10 cents apiece.
This makes a total Of more than
rs.soe.eeo worth OF potential aerial
eakansss that h simply waiting for
~ establishment OF aerial mail
wutes which can easily be establish.
= within the NEXT IL months.
Tour hundred miles Is the dis
haos over which possplane day mall
b0Ost effective Aerial mall letters
~ effective over any distance.
S1n, With proper stations. light sig.
nh and guides for night postplane
nyIng. the air mail can be carried
nosr than 1000 miles between the
hours Of s .. m and a m
The cost OF aerial mail night and
~ kttsrs viii be lass than that Of
vise standardization. The cost Of an
aeriai mail ietfer Is Is cents for two
cenees For this price there can be
mt message that would cost IS to
sn1 ~ telegraph.
fhs estimate Of $50. 5oo. go Of pc.
enthi postpIane business takes no
aecsunt Of the possibilities Of trans.
bostfng parcel post aerial mail. One
q the Caproni 400 horsepower ma.
entnes now In operation could easily
Transport $500 pounds Of mail. AZ
EAST tzs,ooo.00o worth Of parcel post
nuid b. sent by airplane.
Enthusiasts who look forward 10
~ transatiantse transportation Of
ssral mail as certain TO come within
Ne next tweivemonth assert that
msse Is another s25 900 900 worth OF
uansatlantie mail waiting for an aar-
9 mail service. They point out that
Uncle Sam now pays so cents a
paand TO American steamships to