The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-05
AIRPLANE FIRM
 PREPARING FOR
 ALASKAN ROUTE

SEATTLE coRroElTIoN HEADED
 nY HNpERIENcUp NBrl><E
 MEN ENTER ALASKA AERIAL
 TEANsroRThTIoN CAME ONE
 PLANE COMING SOON
 Several weeks ago The rutz.u printed d new despatch from Seal. uc regarding the orgau.Huion of au mrpIanc corporation for the purpose ur entering the aerial transportation game in the North, and stating t.. one .l the first routes to b. e-ah 1 Hshrd would be between FIrhau0 and Valdez. Since that time uo0b.us has been heard directly of lhn ,um. 1 pany.
 A copy of rhc Valdez Miner. JuH received here however, contain. H. following article rr4arIua nr cum pany. swing details of ifs oraauM lion and plans for its service. 1 Ihc Alaska Aircraft TUuaw awHaI5n company recently organized in Seattle for the purpose of couductiu4 a gen. cral freight and passenger bu .u.-s from coast points to thc interior wifi , brings its first machine .o Valdez some time in October, accarj.n- tu information received here this week. The company which i- composed ut .mcn familiar with the airpaua bu- lnos- from start Do rinj=h has Tod Date for president and general man lager Mir Date has had r years 0. pcricncc on freight and mail aeIIs cries 10 interior Alaska and anoW- the possibilities of d proper iniglH carrying machine in Alaska Mr. Date left Alaska in l911 and ounjus the period of war studied and worked lon airplmuc problems construction aoa operation. From May 1, 1917 to Juun E. l91> MT. Date was with the Standard Aircraft corporation of EII abeth, New Jersey as superintendent. of assembly, leaying this company tu accept the position as foreman in charge of wing assembly. also ohleG rigeer in No. Assembly at ta. United States naval aircraft rac.on League Island navy ward, s.Nne lI. go1ernmrut in this capacity mtu the armisticc Was signed He has 0h. very highest credentials from 'a. companies for which he worked
 Milton Van Dyke is first ljceprra idcnt of the company He ls man with great experience in airplano con spruction and manaeeuont u F. Gt lis. second vice. president. i. d promi ncnt mine owner and cariaU.I aI Valdez. experienced in Alaskan al fairs, and q man of uprjehJuoa. and character
 James P. Holman secretary roa. surer is also a well known promoter and capitalist
 The hangar and construction work will be in charge of l. C. Stern. chic, .,n4mrrr and chief con.JrucIcr "t tu, company Mir Stern comes duvct from the superintendrucy ul IHa Glenn l.. Martin company of CIrNe. land, Ohio lIe is qualified in Juv | highest degree to design. con.uUct and operate aircraft
 Since the beginning of aircraft i experimental work, Mr. Stern ha# been associated with Chaa II. I'u the recognized engineer authority in the United States for aircraft work MT. Stern served the government for one year asN chief inspector. All l.. |Iry-Paec planes, built in fine United States during the WAT period wer. under his direct supervision uS chI@ of construction Ilo ls familiar with Alaska from personal experience on the trails some years ago.
 The machines to be- used will be of the bipIanc type with d support ing surface of 236o square feet They will have four Liberty motors of total horsepower of lGo0, ample t" buck the fierce gales which sweep the coast at times. The freight load will be six tons and with this load the machines will maNc q speed of d hundred miles an hour, landin@ in Fairbanks in about four hours from the time of leaving Valdez, or mah- ing the round trip in a day easily. With a working period of l20 hrs. per month and an operating expense of $O8549 per mile, il is claimed that these machines can make a profit of $670.S0 per trip, carrying freight at S.5 cents per pound or profit of $13,41GOO per month. The company expects to pay a twelve per cent an