Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-07
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN
PUEBLO is CONTROL
POINT FOR AIRWAY
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Control stations will be established at
Montgomery, Ala; Galveston and
: San Antonio. Texas: Tucson. Arizona;
7 Long Beach, Fresno and the terminus
at Oakland, California.
One of the first permanent airways
to be established will be one between
New York and Boston. Along this
| route win be control stations and mill
tary airdromes at Boston. Springfield
and Waterbury. A second route be-
tween Boston and New York will in
| clude as control stations New Bedford,
Mass. Providence and New Haven.
Extending from Chicago to several
terminal points on the Pacific coast
Will be what will be named the Yell
lowstone Trail, This airway. skirting
the Canadian border, will have con-
troll stations at st. Paul and Mime
apolis and contemplated terminal sta
tons on the coast at walla Walla
and Everett. Wash. and at Portland.
ore.
Chicago will he the principal cent
raj terminal station for this route as
well as one extending to st. Louis and
/ later TO New Orleans.
The army officials in charge Of the
airways system are making preten
! tious plans for the Chicago Airdromes
which will eventually be one of the
largest in the world. Elgin. Rock
ford and Quincy will each have con-
route.
One of the longest routes planned
is that to extend from New York to
Key West, Fla. on this route. Wilkes
barre and Philadelphia will have con-
troll stations as will Winston. Salem.
n. c.. Greenville, S. c., and Column
bus, Ga.
Another long route is that from
New Orleans to Denver with stations
at Fort Smith. Pueblo. Colorado
Springs and Denver. This country
now uncharted so far as aircraft is
concerned is unfavorable for flying in
its present state and the government
airwaYs system should prove a great
boon to aeronautical development.
From Buffalo to Chicago via
Akron, Detroit. Lansing and Grand
Rapids. will extend the Great Lakes
route.
Each station will have a modern
military and commercial airdrome.
The last airway so far considered
Will be that from New York to Buff
fslo over the Adirondacks with pre-
tentious control stations at Elniirs.
Syracuse and Rochester. This air
way should prove one of the most
popular in the United States as travel
is especially heavy between these two
cities and the route is at present con-
sidered more or less dangerous for
air travel due to the absence OF ade-
quate landing fields.
The main stumbling block officials
have encountered has been the usual
lack of appropriations from the gov
ernment. Air service officials have
decided to overcome this by appeal
ing. to chambers of commerce. avia
tion clubs and civic organizations in
each city along the various air routes
to assist in the creation and construc-
tion OF airdromes after proper sites
have been definitely made. The air
service officers have already received
from the Boy Scouts pledge for
their support in a campaign to raise
funds for the airways system. The
Boy Scouts will also assist In con-
structing proper Identification mark
ers at each landing field and sirdome.
ers At each landing field and airdrome.
directors as to the condition of en-
ersency landing fields along the route
and OF conditions which will general
" assist fliers in trouble. They will
also guard planes which may have
forced landings or be wrecked Com
plete plans have been formulated for
this Rreat tentatively aerial system
with the cooperation OF officials In
Pueblo and at the various other
cities along the airwsys of which this
will be control station. Army off
Ger. will make every endeavor to
rush construction OF alrdromes in
order that tho airway may be placed
in operation at the earliest possible
date.