Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-29
CANADIAN AIRPLANE CONCERNS
READJUSTED DURING YEAR
Many Small Companies Forced to Disband Because Pub.
lie Unable to Pay Exorbitant Prices
for Flights.

Commercial flying in Canada OK
pcricnccd period Of rcadjustment
during 1921. according to n report OF
the Canadian Air Board. and many
OF the small. insunlcicn,ly equipped
hiTplaho companies were forced out
OF bus!ness owing to the cost OF OPP
Grating machines and the lack OF pub
lie response to pleasure flying due 10
tho fancy priccs demanded. The trc-
mcndous interest evinccd in flying
machines after the war. resulted In
numerous companies sprinyinB up all
over the Dominion, and the public at
that time wcro willing and even
caEer to pay high prices in order to
experiences the thrill of flying. bu,
the publicity given to accidents shook
the public faith in this form OF trav
cling. with tho Inevitable result that
many companies dependent upon pas
scngor traiilc for their Income. were
forced TO discontinue business.
Great attention was paid TO de-
veloplng aerial photography during
the period under review and this
phaae OF the Industry rapidly as
sumeJ a position of Importance. Many
business companies, as we'll as the
different governments, engaged aerial
photographers To take phctog RI pii =
l - NH'ii NUS he
lumber. pulp aud paper companies
exceptionally. were active In aerial
photographs. many having their en-
tire timber limits photographed.
From these prints they were able to
accurately determine the amount OF
timber on their holdings. thus saw
! Ing great amount Of tims and
labor. In tho Mountainous regions
OF British Columbia the Goedctic Sur.
vcy Of Canada was greatly assisted
| by oeroplancs which were able 10
traverse country where II was i'm.
possible for the surveyors to 20 on
| foot
| Aerial Photography Develops.
In addition. aerial photography
| was utilized to a great extent FOR
| advertising purposcs. Well known
scenic and historical points IN the
| dominion have been photographed
from the air. and moving pictures
and post cards made from the prints
have had a wide sale. cities and
| business corporations have also found
II advantageous TO have aerial pic
| lures taken OF their grounds. plants.
| public buildings. etc. both for advcr-
| Using and private records.
The work OF aeroplanes in British
Columbia and Quebec In combating
! the forest fire menace Is well known
to the Canadian public. Canada now
has twenty aeropiants and Ave land
machines in action on forest survey
| and forest fire prevention. Seventeen
! OF these are Dominion Air Board ma.
chimes and eight are owned by prl.
vatc companies. Numerous forcs,
fires have been distinguished before
they could get under way and do un-
told damage. due to the efficiency OF
the aeroplane patrol service In report
ing these outbreaks and rushing fire
fighters and equipment to the scene
OF the c0ntiagration. This form of
a"roplhne work has proved so pop.
u!ar that additional seaplancs are
| needed at the Jericho air station in
| british Columbia 10 NIL demands foI
air surveys OF firc-Swcpt areas. Gus.
/ toms pairn! and . transportation o!
| men and equipment.
Freight increases.
| The most outstanding feature Of
! tn. report was the remarkable In
crease in freight or express carried.
/ which rose from $40 pounds in 1920
| 10 1850 pounds In 1921. AN increase