The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-02
AIR MAILS 70
 HAVE TERMINUS
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Boston, Dec. 2.-E NJ. Jordan, superintendent Of the western dt- vision of the United States aerial mail service, will be in Boston today to inspect the proposed site for an air plane Iandin- field and aerial mail terminus at the Straudway, South Boston.
 Tomorrow morning a conference will be held at Ci,y Hall for tle pur- pose of obtaining the approval of the city and Us cooperation with the federal authorities in constructing the field as q municipal project, such as has been done ta a number of other large cities Of the country.
 This conference will be attended by Mayor Peters, Superintendent Jordan, Lieutenaut-CoI L. H. brennan, air service officer of the Northeastern De partment, and representatives of uhe Boston Chamber of Commerce. City Planning Board and the public works departn snt all of which have favored the Strandway site for the proposed landing field.
 PostoTice officials and officers of the air service of the War Depart ment have for some time been urging the establishment of q landing field at Boston. The St-an ITvay location has been judged to be the best avail able ground for such a field in the vicinity of Boston and aviation ex- perts claim that il is far superior to present fields iq any other large city
 Benefit to City.
 The committee on postoffice and postal facilities of the Chalaber Of Commerce has made thorough study of the Strandvay site and finds it entirely practical On the recN.u- uendations of -he committee the di- rectors o& the chamber have approved the location Tor Q landing field.
 Henry s. Lyons, chairman Of the Chamber of Commerce committee, pointed out three distinct values Of the municipal landing GeId-as a ter minus Tor aerial mail service, as a military and recreatonal base, and as a means of promoting the arplane industry in G2rea ter Boston.
 The greatest benefit to the city of Boston in the sense of service for the largest number of people, he said. will be the use of the teId for aerial mail service. Boston has definite as surance Of being placed on the 'aeria mail main when a suitable landing field is established. The Post0ffice Department IS eager to extend the StNL al oE'4 FACC LiJ AJtSlAJLi \Oil=Lt51s IS expected to provide an appropria- ton for the development . of aerial mail routes, and the lack of a, suitable landing field is he only obstacle to this CevelopnenJ
 Possibilities for Other Uses.
 "A landing Held n Boston would be Of great Eaiae to military planes and for the training of reserve officers The development of aviation presents great possibilities, lihev-.ss for the use of airpianes for pleasure trips. Tn fact. the entire future o9 aviation holds possibilities Of other uses, and landing :.lG here would en- courage the promotion of the airplane and would be 1 most important ad- juncL for wLatevec purpose the air. plane may he used.
 ''The commercial phases of th* question have also been cons- Lered The airplane industry is in irs n. fancy, but New Euglan- is in 3 70. sition to secure q large amount O this business, 4 number of New Eng land firms are interested in the max, ing of aircraft materials. For th. proper development of this 5uduser. iu Boston, and New England an ,tc plane landing field is enc of tn fundamental rrCuirem men+s"
 Cost City About $I25. .OOO.
 Two postal air routes have beer suggested for Bo..on. One from BOstol to Cleveland, with a possible stop q Albany, would save from IS to ? hours in delivery of mail betweei New England points and the West.
 A north and south air trunk lin between Boston and Atlanta is aIs, discussed. It Is estimated that iron Is to 24 hours would be saved in rh delivery of mail between points o1 this route.
 The total cost to the city in tn construction of the landing f1eI would be about $125,O00, which woul include regarding and putting on firm top coating. Maintenance of tn field and accompanying equipnen exclusive of airplanes, would be at tn expense of the city Incidental mat ters regarding the project would b covered by an agreement between tn federal government and the city