The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-05-02
VAST DIRICIBLE
Line IS PLANNED
Corporation Is Formed for the
Promotion Of Commercial Fly
ing In United States.
BIG men BEHIND PROJECT
First Line to Be Operated Will Be
From New York to chica0o-Air-
ships to BE Of modified Zeppelin
Type-Use Heiium Gas

Washington.-The formation of q
gigantic corporation Cor commercial
Navigation Of the air In this country,
through the establishment Of regular
lines over which will be operated huge
dirigible airships Of the modified Yep
pelin type, was announced by the Uni
ted States chamber Of commerce.
The corporation will be known as
General Air Service, its incorporators
and founders include some Of the best
known men Of the country. Definite
plans for the construction Of huge
dirigibles in Germany have been
formed, the whole dirigible situation
has been studied from an advanced
scientific point of view and. 1t Is an
nounced, the corporation expects to
be able to- place two large ships In
operation In this country in the sum-
mer Of 1923.
Benedict CrOwell is one Of the group
Of financial men and engineers behind
the project, and he will be president
of the new corporation, which was in
corporated under the laws Of Mary
land on Feb. 81, 1922. Mr.. Crowell
was formerly assistant secretary Of
war, was head Of the American avia-
ton mission to Europe, and Is presi-
dent Of the Aero Club of America.
! Field Thoroughly Investigated.
Before going ahead with the incor-
poration Of the General Air Service,
which will be the manufacturing and
operating company, the men interested
in the project formed what was known
as the American Investigation corpOr.
alton, for the purpose Of investigat'
, ing the practicability Of the establish.
ment Of commercial air service with
large rigid airships in this and neigh
+, boring countries. In their investiga
tons the representatives Of the cor
poration had the cooperation and as
sistance- of DR.. Johann Schuette Of the
Schuette-Lanz Airship company OF
| Germany, and his corps of engineers
also various engineers and associates
Of other airship authorities Of Europe
DR.. Schuette had been in America in
the spring Of 1920, as had officials Of
the Zeppelin company, and the infor
nation gained from them was of ma
terfal service In the first formal steI
| the organization Of the American In
vestigation corporation.
The first line the company hopes tt
put into operation will be from New
York to Chicago, to be extended tt
Pacific coast cities as soon as addi
tional ships can be built. The New
York Chicago line will be opened, II
Is announced, by two ships, each OF
approximately 100000 cubic feet ca
pacity, these ships to be fabricated
In Germany and erected in the United
States. They are designed to provide
accommodations for 100 passengers
and 80 tons Of mail and express mat
ter. 1t is announced to be the plan
to build larger ships for lines to South
America and Europe when the facili
ties for complete construction have
been gathered.
1 DR.. Schuette is identified with the
new company. 1t is declared to be
the plan to build the later ships in
this country, and virtually to transfer
large part Of the Zeppelin-making
business to the United States.