The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-12-09
VAST DIRICIBLE
Line ISPI TANNED.
Corporation Is formed for the
Promotion Of Commercial Fly
ing in United States.
BIG men BEHIND PROJECT.

So.
$500 -
First Line to Be Operated Will Be
~ From New Yorksto Chicauo-AIr.
ships TO Be of Modified zenn.,,
lie. u.,;. o..
- - e.,
Washington --,rha. forn, a.
gigantic cornora+ior for aas,,,,,s.,,o,
navigation ~ the air IN this oo,,at.'. '
thronph tho stah1;shman+ 10 800,
lines over which viii 10 o,osa+a,, 1.,a aa
dirigible airships Of the modified Zen-
pelin type, was announced by the Uni
ted States chamber Of commerce.
The corporation will be known as
General Air Service, it's 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 tiirigible situation
has been studied from an advanced
scientific point of view and, It is an
nounced, the corporation expects to
be able to place two large shins in
operation in this country in the sum-
mer Of 1923.
Benedict Crowell IS one Of the groun
Of financial men and engineers behind
the project, and he E*will be president
of the new corporation, which was in
corporated under the laws Of Mary
land on Feb. q, 1922. Mr.. Crowell
was formerly assistant secretary Of
war, was head of the American avia-
ton mission to Europe, and is pres,-
dent Of the Aero Club of America
Field ThorounhIv lnv.s+io.+.d
3Reforo going ohoad ,,,,+h - .nao
norat,on ~ the Gonaro, A.. So
which will no tbo mo,rfo ot,,,;na 49,
onerat,np connonv tho 49,, $500 49,,
IN the nroiact Formed who+ ,o . L,o,,,, a
as the American Invas+igo+,on oo,So,.
alton For tho nrrnnsa 20 ;nuost,po+
inp the nracticahil,trT ~ Tho osto h1;sh
ment Of commerciai Z DIR sorv,co With
large rigid airshina Il this ona Notch.
4hnrino conntr,o. i, +ho,, ,a.,as.,e,a
tions the ranrosen+ot;vos ., 49, ~.
ncnr INN md t,,o 5a,,,, -,
s,stanco of nr Tobonn soh,,a++a ~ 49,.
schuette.Ianz A,rsh,n con,nanu ut
GERMANY and his corns ~ eneinoors
also various onginoors ond ossoo,o+o.
of other airshIn outb or,t;os - Tvnoun
DR.. Schuetta had heon IN Amor,co =,
the snr,np of 1000 "a had oa9c,o1s ~
the Zeppelin comnanv and tho, ,nfor-,
nation gained from them woc NJ mo.
terial service in tho fret forn,o1 s+o-
the organization Of the American In.
vestigation corporation.
The first line the company hopes to
put into operation will be from New
York to Chicago, to be extended to
Pacific coast cities as soon as addt-
tional ships can be built. The New
York Chicago line will be opened. It
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. It is announced to be the nlan
to build larger ships for lines to South
America and Europe when the facili-
ties for complete construction have
been gathered.
DR.. Schuette is identified with the
new company. It is declared to he
the plan. to build the later shfps in
this country and virtually to transfer
a large part of the Zeppelin-making
h1,cinocS IN thu TYnifo1 Cto <os