The New York herald., 1922-12-23
Committing BY AIR
ISNEWPORT PROJECT
Vincent Astor, 7. Suffern
Taller and Others Decide on
Summer Service.
HAVE BIDS FOR FLEETS
Enthusiasts Have Subscribed
Double the Amount Needed
to Launch Scheme.
HAVE BIDS FOR FLEETS

Summer residents OF Newport will
commute regularly next summer by
airplane between this city and the
Rhode Island resort. Weeks OF dis
cussion OF this daring innovation in
American summer life eliminated yes
terday in the decision by a group OF
New York men who have summer
homes in Newport to open the air
route or the FIRST Saturday In July
and TO continue tie midair committing
service through the season until the
annual Horse Show in the Newport
Casino shall bring the 1929 season to
It's close.
So enthusiastically have the hackers,
represented by Vincent Astor and L.
Sufrern Taller, gone into the project
that they have oversubscribed by loo
per cent. the fund 20 make the air
route possible. The underwriters, who
Of course include Mr.. Astor and Mr.
Taller, all are men and women OF
wealth and high social position, ana
many OF the men dfC hhoWH
.ionally In business and sport.
The underwriters gave Meesrs. Astor
and Taller full authority to organize the
ali. route upon the basis OF highese
efficiency and greatest safety. The
committee OF two accordingly asked FOR
propositions from various companies
operating airplanes for PASSENGER SER
vice and received two possible bids upon
the conditions laid down.
Two Proposals Received.
one Of the bids was from company
which proposed TO operate regularly q
large ten or twelve passenger hydroair-
plane between New York and Newport
with the guaranty that II would cover
the distance between the city and re-
sort IN two and half hours. The other
bid was from a company which proposed
TO nut In the air fleet OF hydroair-
planes each OF which would carry four
passengers and cover the distance In an
hour and quarter,
Neither Mr.. Astor nor Mr.. Taller
would say yesterday which OF the oids
would be accepted, but .he time table
for week end trips most favored has
been laid out upon the following sched-
ule:
One or more airplanes Will leave New
York from within the city limits at 2
p. M. Friday. reaching Newport by 3:15.
in time for the passengers to be on the
golf links or tennis courts by mdafter-
noon. A second airplane win leave New
York at p. NJ. Friday. reaching. New
port at 6:15, In time for the passengers
TO dress for dinner. still another ma
chine will leave New York at noon Sat
urday. landing the passengers In the In
ner harbor at Newport at 1:15. In plenty
of time for the events OF q typical New
port Saturday afternoon.
Many Eager to Join.
Rsaurning. the time table calls for an
airplane to leave Newport Sunday eve
nfng at o'clock. Others will leave the
resort at s:30 A. NJ. Monday and still
another at p. NJ. Monday.
Because OF the unusual success that
attended the underwriting OF tho New
port-New York airplane committing ser
vice, the subscribers guaranteeing double
the amount OF money necessary 10 carry
out the project, the subscribers will be
asked 70 make out their checks at the
rate of fifty cents on dollar. There
has been this early large inquiry
among men and some women who are
identified with summer life In Newport,
but who are not among the subscribers.
holding out the possibility that the sub
scribers will receive a rebate.
The underwriters will have first op-
portunities to take tickets for the week
end trips by air route when the sale Ia
opened early IN May.