South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-07
AIR CRUISER CARRIES
FIRST NEWS STORIES
Achievements of Big Dirigible May Grow
Into Frequent and Dependable Trans,
Ocean Traffic, Says Coffin.
CBY AlRSHIP ACROSS THE
ATLANTIC


LONDON. June 30.-"An aerins
mail from England to America.
which. I believe, within two or three
years. viii grow into a frequent and
+ dependable trans ocean traffic, be-
. gins, with the voyage Of The Rs
10 Long Island" Howard Z. Coniu.
/ council Of national defense member
Of the aviation commission declared
10 the United Press here today.
In an interview. which has the
distinction Of being the FIRST regular
news story ever carrs-1 across the
Atlantic by air cruiser. CcHu fore
cast that peace viii speedily bring
tremendous achievements In this new
art OF transportation. SO uniquely a
1 product Of the war.
The United states in a like period
will be crossed and criss-crossed b.
the trans-conIinental air umitedA'
ne predicted.
Predicts Many Routes.
'Five ycars-perhap less-shoulc
see a great inter-continental air
thorouEhfare between North and
South America.
All the continents will be con-
nected by crowded air routes during
. the next decade What this involves
IN international conradeship and
prevention of wars is obvious. For
! the history Of civilization s advance
/ is largely a history OF the progress
+ of transportation
The air era is already at hand.
This is the practical signihcance
OF this third crossing cf the Atlantic
within a month.
l. National Authority.
Coffin, netional authority on
aviation. was one OF the first big
automobile manufactures 10 ofer
f his services 10 the government 40
1917. The American aviation COM
mission arrived in ENGLAND recently
. ON its research tour through the
allied countries of Europe.
Several ytars-perhaps two or
, three. should suffice 20 place cross
Atlantic nyng on commercial
/ basis" Coffin said.
I believe large volume of pass
engcr traffic viii be- released into the
Atlantic air channels the moment
air travel is demonstrated Jc be safe.
Convinced they are not riskIng
+ their lives any more than In ordinary
+ surface passage. a large number Of
business men or both sides VIII
+ crowd into the new world speedsters
T ] would think the fares would oe
. about 800 10 200 one way eron
/ New York 10 liverpool.
Income from this alone would
/ virtually cover operating oNpenses-
+ once a line was established.
Nav Vsc Scaplancs
/ Personally. ] expect the FIRST leet
/ Of passenger liners 10 be seapianes
rather than diriglbles OWNS TO the
great cost OF constructing .lrigIJles,
. ] doubt whether capitalist az Irst
viii want 20 sink such large sums
+ in initial outlay when they can draw
/ fine profits from airplanes carrying
% TO 80 persons and costing COM
paratively little to- cuild. and less 20
1 operate.
The airpalaces VIII come later.
Colin plotted the probable routes
of the first traUs-Contincntal air
lines Three from east TO west. one
across the uortn. second half say
down and a third from Fiorida or
. Georgia 20 southern la..forn.4-
largely following raI lines.
of dve north 10 south De drew one
stral-nt down the Pacidc coast.
,hrouph seattle. portland. -ar Franc
cisco and Los Angelo Another
traced the course OF Tho N.ssls.tppi-
4 third connected cleveland Iuf-
falo and WashinEtlu. u. 90. The
fourth skirted tho Atlantic coast a-.
a possible fifth supplied Dec M.s--
sippi valley alonz The base OF the
Rockies.
To Transport Money.
"One or the most important -.r-
vices they viii perform ,il Dee trliis-
porting mcney." he added Now,
several days interest must acculuu-
late before q check deposited 800 Sow
York can be cleared ll Kansas tltt
ON large sums the interest .o-t 90
this interval is astonishing
bankers tell me an alr express
from New York 90 kansas city.
through Buualo. Cleveland De-rot
and Chicago. would pay for i-e-l
Just in mones saved .n interest
In The case of trans Atlantic
ira nc. the interest margin would 1e
cut between 500 and 200 per cent
This would 20 a long way toward
defrav.nE cost Of maintenance. baL
Of course. traus-A Atlantic opera
expenses are proporu0aate.y much
heavier.