Evening star., 1922-02-26
AIRPLANES POPULAR
IN SOUTH AMERICA
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Rapid Strides Being Made Under Govern
ment Auspices in Development of
Commercial Flying.

recently recommended by the govern
ment
There is reported to be intense IN
terest in Uruguay in the possibilities
: of commercial aviation, an interest
; awakened by the recent visits Of
Italian and British aviation missions.
Uruguayan business men are being
told how. by means of airplanes.
they will be able to visit and return;
from points in day which now re-. /.
quire from three to eight days
journey to reach.
Aviation development in Peru has
poses. all of which falls directly un-
der the government, although a serv-
ice. mainly for pleasure. is main
tained by Peruvian corporation be-
tween Callao and Ancon, distance
of about twenty-five miles. Peru re-
planes for military use. 49,,
An example of how airplanes are.
sold in some cases is furnished by a
recent instance in Peru. American.
British, Italian and French statesmen
were demonstrating for several days.
Because of his daring stunt" per-
formances, the American aviator and
his plane became very popular, and
an american Aviation Club" was Or
ganized by some enthusiasts. to show
their preference for the American
machine. A French plane crashed.
killing some passengers. This added
plane until one day a Peruvian avia-
tor. without the Americans knowl-
edge. took up the United States plane, )
plotting some passengers. and he
crashed. All the blame for the &C.
cident was put on the American
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company, which had avoided accident.
won out. The reputation of American
planes suffered in consequence.
Paraguay is considering the estab-
lishment Of a government aviation
school. with hangers and all neces-
sary equipment. The government of
Ecuador is taking a great interest in
aviation and has established an a.fa-
tion school, purchased a number OF
planes and contracted for French and
British aviators as instructors. An
Italian aviator has sought permission
for the establishment of an air line
between Guayaquil, QGito and Cueaca..
The Chilean government has always.
taken a keen interest in aviation fori
military and naval uses. and now the
commercial field is receiving its close
attention. The Chilean government
now has under consideration a pro-.
posal from German and French in ii
terests for contract embodying eX-
elusive rights in commercial aviation
for fifteen years. British. Italian and
German aviation missions are report 6
ed to be considering visit to Chile
Proposed aviation: routes would con- II
meet Valparaiso and Santiago. and =
important mining towns in the in
terror with coastal cities.
The Colombian government has
granted an air-mail subsidy to a
service between Barranquilla and p
Bogota, a distance which can be COW ],
cred in twenty-four hours by airplane,
but which takes in some seasons
weeks to traverse by river steamer
Five hydroplanes are in the service
They carry passengers and mail.
Stamps for this mail are sold by an
agency to American business men in !
New York. E..
Little has been done commercially
in Venezuela for developing the use
of the airplane, although the govern
ment engaged French mission TO
instruct a selected group of army
officers in military aviation.
Chilean enterprise and the fact that
the sun is shining brightly and warm
ly in Chile when the snow is driven
by wintry blasts in New York and
Washington. are contributing to make y
a venture recently launched by way
of experiment in Chile interesting for =,
it's possibilities in the United States.
About a year ago a shipment of fruit
was started on its way from Chile in
the middle Of the winter for New
York. Accompanying it We're two
Chilean fruit experts. The fruit
reached New York undamaged and
the two experts started on tour OF
inspection to study American methods
of raising and packing fruit for ship =,
ment. The Chilean commissioners,
who were backed by their govern
ment, went back home with the con- /.
viction that the best way to dispose
of their fruit would be to adopt Amer
ican standards of quality and trans
portation methods for the same fruit.
which is found in the United States.
To this end an organization for the
regulation, grading and packing OF q,
fruit was created in Chile, while. in T,
the United States a Arm which has
been closely connected with other
Chilean enterprises, was put in charge
of the marketing end Of the business. =,
The first shipment of fruit from
Chile under the new arrangement will
arrive in New York today or early in,
the week. Regular steamers Will con-
tinue the transportation of the fruit
until early fruit in the United States >
is ready to supplement the late fruit d,
from Chile.
The distance from Valparaiso to-
New York is less than the trip
to New York. and fruit is shipped by
this latter route regularly. 1t is said
that Chilean peaches, grapes and mel
ons received in New York last winter
were as fresh and edible as those
received at the same time from Cali :
fornia, which came across the con-.
tinent in refrigerator express trains.