The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-04-07
bn Is Formed for the
bn of Commercial Fly
In United States.
BEHIND PROJECT
G& to Be Operated viii Be
a ~ York to Chicago-Air-
~ 10 Be Of Modified Zeppelin
Xoe-Use Helium Gas.

ishfnGfOn.-The formation of q
lite Evaporation for commercial
!; the txat10Q of the air in this country,
ay sometigh the establishment of regular
oat, or over which will be operated huge
ible airshlps of the modified Yep
other MI tyne was announced by the Uni
IS sick States chamber of commerce.
week - Me coxporation will be known as
ay sraI Al Service, its incorporators
man sufouu0ers include some of the best
lerad 70 Fn N1on Of the country. Definite
Y tip,ar fok the construction Of huge
yibleo In Germany have been
ri =, ~, led, ne whole drigible situation
been Studied from an advanced
naod ~ .nti0e Joint of view and, it Is an
-, an 1ced HE corporation expects to
able to place two large ships In
= Nfion h this country in the sum-
- y way of 1923.
benedict Crowell Is one of the group
ili"iu' financial men and engineers behind
hurst project, and he will be president
81 ~ he new corporation, which was in
,ornted under the laws of Mary
III care on Feb. 81, 1922. Mr.. Crowell
when, for,corlv assistant secratorv nj
oon was head of the American avia-
lree lO, mie.ion n E,,rone and Ia nresi.
( or the Aero Club of America.
nnle' oeFisId thoroughly Investigated.
'ef0re eoing ahead with the incor-
~ ana alton o. the General Air Service
you ich VIII be the manufacturing and
"pdrt msrating company, the men interested
'er pa!the pro4ect formed what was known
the American Investigation corpor
Ia manson. for the purpose of investigat
orrow the practicability of the establish
81 commercial air service with
nerves &c rigid airships in this and neigh
,ltchen ring cOuntries. In their investiga
ms the representatives of the cor
y muchrati0n had the cooperation and as
don't ttance OF DR.. Johann Schuette of the
huette-Ianz Airship company OF
rmany, and his corps of engineers
Dr. Keso various engineers and associate:
other airship authorities of Europe
q ,,oos. Schuette had been in America. II
spring of 1920. as had officials o
VERY 1eppe.ln company, ana 'ne ,nIor
ddonIr rial service In the first formal steI
a ~, the orGnniZation of the American In
situation corporation.
w-if ~, =,
ork to chicago. to be extended t
=, -" acific coast cities as soon as add
- onai ships can be built. The New
iu ork- Chicago line will be opened. 1
announced. by two ships. each o
e approximately 100000 cubic feet ca
ny 10 acity, these ships to he fabricate,
theFe1 Germany and erected in the Unite,
nj tates. They are designed to provide
ccommoda for 100 passenger
lodef nd 50 tons of mail and express mat
~ flser. It's announced to be the plal
lrd mi build Iarger ships for lines To Soutl
I frs .merica and Europe when the facill
a Qnies for complete construction hay
mn baseen gathered.
DIR. Schuette is identified with tn
lew company. II is declared TO b
III - he plan 10 build the later ships 4
his country. and virtually to transfe
~ ID large part Of the Zeppeln-makin
= business h. the United States.
J., ~ Plan to Use Heiiur.
~, \ II II not planned to use hydroge
49, gaS. hui helium. In these gigantic neN
dirfeIbfeo which. IL is asserted, Wi
embrace the latest notifications O
-, beth the Zeppelin and Schuette pat
henfs bo<h OF which were combined I
shr last 81 the German dirigibles bull
during the war. II is also asserte
that ''''' "''o'''' u -
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