South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-28
Business Trip
Flyer Says Upon
Arrival in City
Business Man Finds Air Route
Quickest-Reporter
Takes Flight.

Merely a business cal" was the
way Phillip G. Kemp, representative
OF the Z. G.. Kemp Co, Of Chicago.
explained his presence in South
Bend when he arrived, Via aero
plane, shortly after 10 o'clock Tues
DAY morning in the company Of
Dallas NJ. Speer, an aviator OF some
note. at the field opposite Sunny
side" the Studebaker home on e.
Jefferson blvd.
Kemp explained that he had run
down" from South Haven. Mich, to
attend TO some business matters with
he would return Immediately 10
Chicago, and from there back 20
South Haven.
1--WE make these little trips fire.
quently," he said. And in the flu
ture L think they'll be merely mat
ter Of course. 1 am expecting 10
buy a plane from Mr. Speer who is
a representative Of the Curtis Co. in
the near future. and then | intend
to cover my district by aeroplane.
It's much quicker, and much more
comfortable. We made the trip from
South Haven to South Bend in AZ
minutes. and expect TO make about
the same time going back. BY train
Ii would take nearly four hours one
way-so you can see that the time
saved is really worth while.
Mater OF Time.
Some time.-and l don't believe
that time is very far Oft expect
to commute from South Haven TO
Chicago. Soon everybody'u be doing
H."
During the war Kemp acted as
instructor of aviation at IL military
camps in this country and il was al
that time that Speer achieved fame
as a flyer. Since then The latter has
acted as representative of the
Curtis company during the winter
and devoted his time TO commercial
flying during the summer months.
He is now located at Chicago. where
he is enjoying a rapidly growing
business carrying passengers VINO
wish To ride-just for the "fuu Of
the thing" or who have business
10 transact at distant points and who
wish to take the quickest and most
commodious way OF transportation
He has achieved fame as an exhi-
bition flyer and has appeared in
many cities of the United States
According TO his companion on this
trip. he is thinking seriously Of stag
ing an exhibition in South Bend
Reporter Goes Up"
20 he
sensations OF going up and coming
down and doing a few stunts
while in the air was offered by The
aviator. who from the time O. his
appearance in the field in the plane
was the center of attraction of all
the small boys. and many grown-ups
of the east side. While waiting the
arrival of a supply Of gas and OIL
ne took up several passengers
Burdette Staples. Miss Nardeil Hi
debrand. and the representative Of
the ews-Tines. Many of the on
lockers had expressed themselves as
willing 10 take their first ride. but a
heavy downpour prevented further
demonstrations.
Although the two men had in
tended TO return at once 20 Chi
caEo. the rain neCessitated their re-
naming I'm this city for a time They
sought cover. but even during the
heaviest pare of the storm their ma
chine covered with canvass, was
surrounded by a group Of interested
small boys. giving it the most care
ful and complete Of examinations
evidently looking forward 10, the
time when they would make their
business trips or social calls via the
air route.