Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-20

<>>~~~~~~ tions of the country according it re- captions in conformance with their in- dividual topography, customs and nat ural resources" the report said.
 "The southwest and Pacific coast are leading in the adoption of air craft to commercial use and plans in preparation contemplate honeycomb- ing that area with network of aerial transportation lines. In the middle west the airplane is being adopted as the occasion demands, and it is meet ing with encouraging success, the severe competition of good railroads and highways, lack of landing fields and the considerable indifference of the Middle Atlantic states. New Eng land is accepting it with customary conservatism; the south is using it mainly for private purposes and Flor ida and the West Indies have come to
 
 method of communication.
 "At the present there are in the United States Is manufacturers of air craft and aircraft motors and 85 man. ufacturers of accessories. During the past few months 20 new airplane dis tributing agencies have been estab- lished throughout the country and new aerial transport operating companies have been formed in New York City, San Francisco, Long Beach, Holly wood, Los Angeles, Oakland, Stockton and Alameda, Cal, Minneapolis, Minn,, Philadelphia, Bluefields, w. Va, Bet tendorf and Shreveport, La., Ponca City. Okla, Seattle and Spokane, Wash, Detroit, Mich, Arkansas City, Ark, Bridgeport, Conn.,, Aurora, Ill.,, Fargo, N. D., Cincinnati, O., Newell, s. D., Birmingham, Ala, Asbury Park, N. J., Livingston, Vt, Brooklyn and Syracuse, N. r., and Railway, N. J.
 "Aviators are convinced of the prac- tocability of establishing passenger and express lines throughout the en- tire Pacific coast, which, roughly speaking, consists of two great moun- tain ranges and series of valleys. The plans for such lines, now in prepara- ton contemplate connecting San Fran cisco with Los Angeles, San Francisco with Del Monte, San Francisco with Portland. Ore, over the Cascade range, and Portland with Tacoma and Seattle Wash, with an almost certain exten- sion of this line eastward to Spokane. A 10-jassenger airplane service all ready is in operation between San Francisco and Los Angeles and sea- plane mail and package express line between Seattle and British Columbia points will begin operations within a few weeks.
 "At present there are some 150 air planes in commercial use in Califor- mia and 50 more in Oregon and Wash ington. while number equal to that of California are in operation in Tex as. Most of the machines in Texas are privately operated by persons who made fortunes in oil, but contracts re- gently were let for aircraft to be used in transporting supplies between cities and the oil fields. Mining and oil com panies desiring emergency supplies or the replacement of special tools have come to depend on the airplane which with the level lands and natural land ing fields of the country and the long distances over which the railroads are unableto make quick time, has pro- vided an impetus to commercial adop- ton of the airplane in Texas.
 "A score of flying boats are in op- eration on the Mississippi and other rivers of the middle west, and 15 on Lake Michigan, with every indication pointing to a substantial increase of the number before winter. Negotia- tions also are underway for 10 Ameri- can built flying boats of the recently produced 12 and Is passenger type for use over the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence river.
 "Two companies that last winter operated a flying boat service from Florida to Bmini, Havana and Mas sau, and carried more than 5000 nas- sengehs. are now employing between 10 and Is machines in fairly regular service between New York, Boston and Atlantic City. Both of these op- erating companies have been financi- ally successful and have announced that they will doube their equipment this winter"