The Washington times., 1921-05-31
Anyways SYSTEM
URGED TO COMBAT
ACCIDENT RISKS
Cen. Mitchell Launches Cam
paign to Establish Five Main
Routes and Auxiliary Paths.
BY HARRY L. ROGERS.
nt~puatiomaI News Service.

International News Service.
Air service officers, headed by Brig.
Gen. william Mitchell, today launch
cd . campaign for a centralized air
service and the establishment OF a
national system of Anyways, which
they believe Is necessary II aviation
Is to be properly developed and repe-
titions OF the fatal crash which re-
suited In the death OF seven at Indian
Head. Nd. last Saturday, are to be
avoided.
General Mitchell has mapped out q
proposed system OF airways which he
believes will meet all present require
ments. II provides for Ave main air
routes and a number of secondary
routes, with air dromes and landing
fields at frequent intervals along
them. Four Of the main airways
parallel the boundaries of the United
continent about midway between the
northern and southe n boundaries.
AIRwAys MAPPED OUT.
The proposed airway along the
Pacific coast extends from Seattle to
San Diego. with fully equipped land
ing. repair and fuel stations at Port
land, Eugene, Ashland, Redding. San
Francisco, MERGED. Fresno. Bakersfield
and Los Angeles.
The Eastern route reaches from
Portland. Me-, TO Key West, Fla, with
stations at Portsmouth. Boston, New
Bedford, New London. Mineola, Wash
ington. Winston Salem, Raleigh, will
mington, Columbia, Macon. Charles
ton, Savannah. Tampa, Arcadia. Miami
and Key West.
The Southern route would follow
the Mexican border from San Diego
TO Brownsville with numerous inter
mediate stations, thence to San An
tonic. Galveston and along the Gulf
coast TO New Orleans, Montgomery
and Savannah.
The Northern route proposed by
General Mitchell takes its beginning
at Binghamton, N. Y, with the
junction OF lines from Boston and
Mineola, thence proceeds to Buffalo,
Cleveland, Chicago. Lacrosse. Mime
spolis. Bismark. Billings. Helena,
Missoula, and Spokane.
The central route, Joining the At
lantio coast sirway at Washington,
proceeds westward through Pitts
burgh. Columbus, Indianapolis,
Topeka. Cheyenne. Rawiins, Green
River. Salt Lake City. and Reno.
Joining the Pacific route at San
Francisco. I.
These main routes are inter-con-
nected by cross-routes, so that most
of the important cities of the United
States are included. Salt Lake City,
Tor example, IL an important Junction
point, being not only on the main CEN
trail route, but also on an airway from
Los Angeles to Spokane by way of
goldfeld and Boise. Similarly. st.
Louis, besides being on the central
line, Is on an important north and
.outh route which connects Chicago
with Montgomery, Ala. and the South
err and Atlantic routes.
IL aviation Is to be a national as
set, GENERAL Mitchell asserted. a
"grvund organization" must be pro-
videA. The air routes mapped out for
national defense also may be used for
civil aviation, or the aviation of such
departments OF Government as the
Postofffce and Commerce departments.
"The greatest deterring element to-
day to commercial aviation" said
Mitchell, '1s the lack of ground or
ganization throughout the country for
planes to land on, refuel and rent.
II you have these air routes properly
marked, provided with meteoroloei T.
cal means, with a system of communi.
cation from one to the other. with
radio and light aids to navigation.
with gas and oil stations, with car
buretor and ignition men, and ordi-
nary spare parts in each. airplane
service can be maintained at least z5
per cent cheaper and vastly more
efficiently. and with an infinitely
greater degree OF safety"
IL is understood that an effort win
be made to put Legislation through
Congress authorizing the establish
msnt of such a systsm OF airwayA