Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-14
AIR ROUTE PLAN
FROM ATLANTATO
NEW YORK READY
The Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
623 Riggs Building.
NV THEODORE T1IIER

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.-After
the opening of bids for the Eew
York to Atlanta airplane mail de-
livery, and a talk with the success
full bidder, The Journal correspond
emit is able to present the program
for both a passenger and mail serv-
ice by air to and from Atlanta.
Alfred w. Lawson, Of the Law
son Airplane company, OF Milwau
kee, who will be awarded the con-
tract, is constructing planes pow
erful enough to carry l.5)0 pounds
Of mail and ten passengers between
the Metropolis and the Gate City.
The service will be Il 1ai'y one, eX-
cepting Mondays and the day fol-
lowing holidays, and Lawson prom
ises to deliver an Atlanta business
man in New York N twelve hours,
or about fifteen hours less time than
the journey by rail-
The contract will cal for stop
overs of the mail planes at Column
bia, S. c.. Raleigh, N. c., and Wash
ipgton.
Following the opening of bids az
the postoffice department al
o'clock Friday afternoon it was in
Dictated at the department today that
the actual award will be made as
soon as formalities can he observed.
Mr.. Lawson said he expected to
make the New York-Ar'anta service
operative between January and
February 1 next, at the latest.
Planes to handle the several con-
tracts upon which Lawson bid are
now being built at the Milwaukee
plant.
Several months ago, in q demon
stration flight, Lawson brought 26
persons from New York to WASH
ington. His giant plane subsequent
ly proceeded to Milwaukee,, the site
Of his factory. with several passen-
gers aboard.
Lawsons bid for the New York
Atlanta mail contract was $4,000
per year.
The specifications call for trans
portation of 1900 pounds of mail
daily, 3O6 days per year, which elm
mates Mondays and days following
holidays.
The 100000 bid is the maximum
allowable under the regulations Of
the postoffice department and the
law passed by congress. The law
stipulates that the postoffice depart
ment may not establish additional
air, routes unless at rate not ex-
cecding cost of delivery by train.
The Lawson Airplane company was
also the only bidder on proposed
aerial routes between Pittsburg and
st. Louis, and New York and Chicago.
The former route brought a bid of
$4,000 per year and the latter
s23S,000. Maximum allowances were
respectively 100000 and $23S,OoO.
Second Assistant -Praeger-- -reee1Sed
no bid on the Detroit-Cleveland route,
but one is expected and the time
was extended for it.
Official specifications for the New
York-Atlanta route are from New
York via Washington. Raleigh and
Columbia to Atlanta: approximately
sis miles, and back, S0G times a
wear, carrying 1900 rounds of mail
on a single trip each way" Leave
New York daily except Mondays and
days following holidays, not later
than 7 a. M, Eastern time, or with
in one hour after the mail has been
delivered to the contractor at the
nostoffice or railroad station.
Arrive Washington 9:40 a. M; leave
Washington 10 a. m, arrive Ralelgh
bv 1:1O p. m, leave Raleigh l:5o
y. M: arrive Columbia by S55 p. m.'
and leave AIS p. m, arrived Atlanta
by sos D. m. Leave Atlanta daily
except Mondays and days following
HOLIDAYS not later than $3.50 a, m.'
Eastern time, or within one hour
from time the mail has been deliver
ed to contractor at postoffice or rail-
road station Arrive Columbia by
$40 a. M, and arrive Raleigh by
1855 a m; leave Raleigh 11:l5 a.
IN: arrive Washington by 2:25 p. m.
Leave Washington 2:t5 p. m,
arrive New York by 5:25 p. M
eastern time. Bond requhei' Sou
900; bids to state rate per a1nnum.
The committee Of award met N
the office of Mr.. Praeger at 5 o'clock
Friday afternoon and opened the
three bids presented by Mr.. Lawson.
The bids were declared 10 be in
proper form and subsequently it was
indicated at the department that the
contracts would be let formally
within a few days.