New-York tribune., 1922-12-01
By Rear Admiral w. F. FuHdm.
u. S. ". (I2eGred)

ard n readiness Instantly to take sp
the hight TO the next station. Warn
ing By radio from che flying plane e.
the station ahead Will Insure readiness
and q quick transfer. The delay b.
such a fiight will not be great. ard
tho motors Of the planes will net be
oVsTworksd. Safety will thuS be h..
creased. ell emergencies Anticipated
and q largo percentage Of the avail
sbls space and Of the weight carried
may be given 70 nail, passengers e.
freight rather than 20 fue,.
I. viii DO clear from this discussion
that we may ultimately see diasrsu,
classes Of planes on ell routss-fas,,
nonstop special delivery plsnssi ez-
press planes that will stop - only .
few important statlcns; ard seeommo-
dAt!on planes that viii make ncro
frequent stops. The rules Of the rsll-
road viii apply 70 the air lines.
Az the present tine the slr-nail
planes hy only By daylight. Althour..,
despite this handicap, the mai Il
now expedited, the Postofiee Depart
men. will urge the establishment %
lighthouses and Illuminated landing
fields At hxed intervals siong the nal
lines, thus enabling the carriers to
ay BY night as we'll ss By day. This
will greatly reduce the tlne Of trans
port
frT-scoHfinenfGI Lines
Il Is net . dream 10 picture ss lsass
three transcontlnentsI air lines n this
country. following II general tie
routes Of the FsIlToads-oas from San
Diego TO New Orleans. ens from san
Francisco 10 Omaha or St. Louis, snd
one from Seattle 70 Chicago b. way %
Minneapolis. Continuing from the
Mississippi Valley. these three lines
v'il' al terminate at New York or Bos-
ton, With intsTmsdists stations
ana It follows that there Will ulti-
mstely be q development Of inter
esnneet!ng north and south lines be-
tween the principal eities throughout
the country. Thus In years to cone
We may predict q network Of air liEes
so that the tine Of nail transport will
DO reduced 90 about one-third thu
present record.
There Is no ono thing that 90 directly
affects the personal Interests and veil
being Of every man, woman and ehild
In the country as 'he qulek De" ~
of the mail II not only vitality Affects
every business interest, every osnAfF
and corporation. but Il Is boon to
every home IN the land. Il Is Inter
estlnT 10 emphasiis this fact Yer
Instance, families become seastsreo'
parents and their children are u
evitably separated. Consider tho
cases Of Illness, the need Of quick nea-
teal or surgical aid, the haste 20 reaea
hems In an emergency. the anxiety o.
mInd IN every family At tins'' lbs
air mail and air transportation VIII
come 20 the rescue
The National Asrouautiesi Asoe'a-
ten Of the United States, which hss
Just been formed. with headquarters
IN washingtop. for the purpose Of en-
eouraging the development Of useful
aviation, has prepared q map when
graphically illustrates the annihlla-
tion OF distance and tho saving Of time
by air transport. This map shows
that. measured By the new standard
Of time and distance that will follow
the practical application Of air trans
portation. the territory Of the United
States will shrink 70 about 0ne-third
It's present area. Il is impossible 70
oyerssate the Importance Of this sub
ject. Air power Is not only vital n
national defense, but Il viii Dc az
ever-present element os prosperity N
commercial activities Is well ss
convenience and comfort In tho rousins