Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-16
Airplaflc Service in United
States Makes Great Progress
81 Since Closing Of HOstilifies

AT the height Of 5000 feet, considered
the minimum at which commercial
planes1of the future will travel, esq
pecially over cities, 1t Is set forth that
an airplane, the motor Of which has
become stalled, could volplane or
glide a distance Of four to five miles
in a horizontal direction.
In addition to the regular routes q
company at Seattle has started an in
ternational' air mail. operating be-
tween that city and Vancouver, b. c.
Several lumber companies in the
northwest are using the airplane for
forest patrols and surveys. A New
ark. N. j., department store delivered
merchandise by airplane to customers
large Chicago clothing house made a
specially Of delivering clothes to coll
lege students within q 100-mile radius
of that city. A Canadian aviator r
ried 400 pounds Of furs from Toronto
to Newark. N. j., stopping at Clayton,
n. Y. to pay customs duties on them.
The navy conducted experiments in
guiding fishing craft by airplane at
Gloucester while the army conducted
York and Newport News, Va
One of the strangest uses for which
the airplane is being considered is the
spreading of the gospel in the Congo
states Of Africa. "A large American
manufacturer received q request for
prices FROM the Congo mission Of the
Church of the Disciples OF Christ.
launches with flying boats. The plan
has notgyet been carried into effect.
sAirplanes and spare parts, valued at
several hundred thousand dollars.
were recently sold by American man
ufacturers to French :, interests, who
are planning airplane commercial
routes in the orient. Delivery Of tho
material has begun.
Parcel Post Planes.
In Europe three English companies
maintain regular passenger and par
eel post service between London and
Paris andt London and Brussels. On
one of the trips a grand piano was
carried from: a London store to its
customer in France by airplane.
In accordance with British aircraft
regulations, adopted last April. pilots
of these Commercial craft are examin-
ed, physically and technically, and
licensed by the government. landing
fields and prominent points along the
routes are distinctly marked. stand
ard signals are used and regular air
lanes r. followed.
Two French companies carry pass
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battle lines and there is a regular
service between Paris and Brussels
and some, Of the large French cities.
Merchandise carried on the first Paris
to Brussels trip included 800 pounds
Of Holsters. Regular mail service be-
tween Paris and Geneva was estab-
lished last May when a Swiss aviator
made the trip Of ESQ miles in SIX
hours, including 80 minutes spent on
French soil as a result Of a. forced
landing in the fog. Londop.. Manches-
ter, Paris and Berlin newspapers are
successfully employing airplanes in
the delivery of their publications.
Zeppelins Used.
EZeppe4ins as we'll IS airplanes have
beensMsed, extensively for commercial
purroeesin Germany. Although little
il mpwnsofs German aviation develop
ment during the past few months. It
is reported that sseveral long air
routes. including one from Berlin to
LONDON via Paris or Brussels and an
~othergfr1m BerlABstos Cantantinopie.
via Vienna, will. be put into operation
during the coming year. q 5
Commercial aerial service has been