Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-06-02

which win leave New Yors at day-
break. viii be In Omahs that same day
before sunset. Mail leaving Ncw York
Monday morning will arrive In san
Francisco b. nine o'clock Wednesday
M rning. The best schedule that can
be made By train would be taking mail
leaving New York at $40 p. m. aud
delivering q In san francisco at Il 30
p. m. on the fourth day.
The railway mail service can accom-
plish this only II IL makes the trans
continental connection at Chicago. and
this connection is missed whenever ths
train Is as much as an hour late. On
the average the train leaving New
York at $40 p. m. misses this c0nnec-
lion 40 per cent OF the time and the
mail takes - hours longer 10 get TO
san Francisco. During the month OF
January. 1920. the $40 train out OF
New York missed this transcontinental
connection out Of Chicago 100 per cent
OF the time.
The air mail can DC II hours behind
it, schedule from New York TO San
Francisco and still beat the train mail
into the Golden Gate city by 20 hours
II the train connection Is made az
Chicago. and by "a hours II that con-
nectiOn Is missed.
Praised by Foreigners.
This II only the beginning OF com
mercial aviation in the United States
IL g. being accomplished with mill
tary planes which are not adapted for
commercial service. The work that
has been done by the post Office de-
parment has received perhaps greater
recognition in Europe than il has by
the people Of this country. Foreign
diplomatic Representatives have sent
the fullest reports TO their governments
about the air mail operations and have
expressed 10 the post Office department
their admiration OF the service. its de-
Probability and economy OF operation.
The air mail has made many inter
estlng contributions 20 aviation. the
greatest % these being the salvagiDg
aud rebuilding for commercial work
Of more than 100 De Haviland war
planes. and finally. the transformation
Of the sinsle-motored De Haviland
plane INFO the double-mot0red plane.
either OF whose motors can keep tho
airplaDe I'm the air and enable IL 20
reach ats destination.
At the recent aeronautical show In
New York city the greatest advance
shown In airplane construction consist
ed Of two ships built originally for the
post Office department. One OF these
Is the largest ship ever constructed In
America and can carry two tons OF
letters. and the other is a specially
designed mail ship which can carry
mail load equal 10 90 per cent OF its
own weight
The air mail has developed n star
OF excellent aeTonautical mechanics
the result OF whose work Is seen In
the records OF some OF It's pilots. one
notable instance was that OF a pilot
who in eight months made LOG trips
with but a single forced landing due
mechanical trouble. On the Chica-
leveland division in 1919. 200 con-
i've trips OF 32J miles each were
without forced landing for any
whatever.
Bird Lovers Rejoice.
lovers from one end or
90 the other. and In
Their lands. are gratified with
on OF the United States Su-
irt UNFOLDING the migratory
The law has been Ia effect
but because some local
ed upon IL as unconStitu-
.ecause OF delay In getting
rom the highest court OF
~ not been enforced with
ne sections of the coun-
decided by the Supreme
from Missouri where
cid that the federal act
the sovereignty OF the
pper rights OF the peo-
Ne court sweeps all
side and gives the
absolute protection
known. the United
dominion OF Canada
treaty based on
lich all migratory
ctcd In Canada "a
Il States. In sus-
the supreme court
"a the treaty.
sc court has spol-
OF agriculture.
lsble for the en-
sratory bird act,
Il Is enforced
IT everywhere.
Opinion.
asked states 20
,ay with the fed
In doing this II
20 the language
nes who wrote
Z the migratory
interest OF nearly