The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-31
III, s, WILL ESTABLISH AIRhnAIL
TO PACIFIC and SOUTH america

WASHINGTON. u. C.. Dec. al
Immediate extension OF air mail Herv.
ice connecting the principal com.
mercial ceutsrs Of the country by "A
system OF trunk lines and feeders.
and connecting thla country with the
West indies and Central and South
America. is announced by Post.
master General Burirson IN his an.
nual report today
-Four great trunk lines viii he
established as soon as the war IL OF
ficially ended by the signing OF "a
peace treaty and the release OF air
equipment by the army. They are
first, the New York TO san Francisco
route. with feeder lines from Chicago
to 81 Louis and Kansas city: Chi.
caEo 10 st. Paul and Minneapolis.
Cleveland 20 Pittsburg. Second. the
Boston 20 Key West line. Of which
the Washington. Philadelphia. New
York service Is already established.
and fro-n which feeders will go from
philadelphia TO Pittsburg. Washing
ton 90 Cinelnnaus Atlanta TO New or.
leans. Third. the Key West. via lila.
vana. TO Panama route. Fourth. the
Key West. Via the West Indies. to
South America route.
'on this program" says the post
master general. Il have to report
progress az follows.
Il. Boston to Key weat-of this
route the Washington New York a.
vision has been operated since May
10 aud ls funcuonIng perfectly.
The HoHton.Sew York division
has been tentatively laid out and will
be established whenever. IN the opin.
ion ot the war department. its opera.
ton will not conflict with the war
needs Of the country.
The Washington Atlanta and A..
ianta Key West routes are now be.
ing worked out with view 90 their
immediate establishment
-. New York 20 san Frannlaco-
or this route the division from New
York to Chicago has been carefully
worked out. The war department.
under act OF congress OF July 2. 1915.
has released TO tho pontoffic- depart.
fnent. for IA. use OF this division.
airpianes % $50 pounds mail carry.
Ing capacity which are no longer
suitable for war needs. The hangers
have been ordered. landing fields oh.
taincd. and the route has been or.
drrcd established bcfor. the cloae OF
tho year In n series OF airplane
flights by the postoffiea department
early In September. the route was
carefully charted for emergency and
regular landing fields. In this work
ono airpiane made record flight
from Chicago 20 New York in less
than - hours. including all stops
en- route. Tho flights were made
thru storm and heavy rains over
parts Of the route. Tho reconnais.
sanco developed that !, viii be feast.
bic 90 maintain a daily S.hour sche-
duie between New York and Chicago.
as compared with the .i.hour sche-
duio Of tho Twentieth Century Lin
it'd. The New York Chicago schc.
dule for the present will call for DC
parting from New York at 6 n. m.
and arriving az Chicago about
y. m. thus connecting with all city
deliveries. The principal mail stop
will be Cleveland. The ti,ne between
Chicago and Cleveland will be cut 20
3 hours q minutes. and between
New York and Cleveland to hours
Is minutes. Mail from the Atlantic
scaboard win be advanced from IL
10 "a hours 10 the west and south.
west by this new service. The
feeder routes from Chicago 10 ST
Louis. Kansas city. 81. Paul. Mime
apolls. and the remainder OF the
trunk line from Chicago 10 San
Francisco will be worked on, during
the ensuing year with n view 20
their immediate Inauguration.
-. Key Yves, TO Panama. and
-. Key West to the West Indies
and South Ainerica--Sceotiatio
looking 90 the conclusion Of special
air mall convention between the
United States and tho foreign coun-
tries involved for the establishment
OF these routes to the West Indies
and Central and South America are
now in progress IL In realized that