The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-03
LANDING FIELDS
URGED FOR
TOWNS
Rear Admiral FuIIam Cites Ad-
vantages to Communities
From Air Power.
BY Counnopolltan News service.

ny OUNMlUpOA1G8M 1NDW0 0CANAOOs
Picturing the day, not very many
years off. when airplanes win crisis
cross the country, bearing persons,
messages and freight to the cities.
towns and villages Of America
Rear Admiral w. F. Fullam, today
urged each municipality to organize
a chapter or secure a large repre-
sentation In the National Aeronau-
tic Association. Admiral Fullam Is
on the membership committee ana
Is assistant TO the president OF the
association.
"The town that has no landing
field for airplanes in the near fu-
ture will be passed by" he declared.
1.-THE modern world will ignore and
forget It. People will not wish to
live in such q place. They wiz
shun It as they would q town that
has no telephone, no post office, no
railroad, today
Air Power As Modern Factor.
"Air power-expressed In air.
planes and airships-has come into
| the world to affect the lives, the
comfort, the convenience and the
business success of the people OF
every community. Air power brings
a new and vastly quicker means Of
communication between every VII
Iage and the rest OF the world,
It brings the mail in hours rather
than in days. 1t leaves the fastest
train behind. 1t completes with the
telegraph. 1t transports passen
gers, freight and merchandise In
one-fourth the time required by
mail and express.
"The National Aeronautic Asso
citation is the Air League Of the
United States. Its aim is to heir
business everywhere within oul
borders. It's president, F. B. Pat
terson, Of Dayton. Ohio, is at the
head Of one of the biggest business
corporations in the world.
1.-THE writer, after fifty years
service in the navy in all parts o.
the world, could not be induced to
solicit membership and support for
this association IL he were not con
WINGED of it's worthiness and Of its
great value in national defense and
in our commercial life. Nothing car
stop the march OF air power. Air
planes will soon be buzzing over
every corner Of this country, boon
to every man, woman and child In
the land, bringing their mail. ex
pediting the routine work of their
lives, bringing the surgeon in an
emergency to save a life, helping and
cheering our people everywhere.
/ Support Is Sought.
'At the beginning of this new and
marvellous era of transportation, the
National Aeronautic Association
tasks your sympathetic support. JoiI
us and help this splendid work. The
expense of membership Is tcIgling-
less than a postage stamp a day."
The governors of the association
include Porter Adams, 1852 Beacon
street, Boston; Richard f. Hoyt, q
Broad street, New York; George w
Lewis, Of the national advisory com
mittee for aeronautics, Washington
d. c.: DIR. r. r. Ferguson, Ate
Irving Park boulevard, Chicago; H
E. Coffin, 1881 First National build
ing, Detroit: Stephen ]. Mcmahon
I'LL First National Bank building
Milwaukee, and Edward T. Chap
man, Aero Club OF Minneapolis.
Governors-at-large include Godfre,
L. Cabot, $40 Old South building
Boston; William P. MacCracken, ir.
95S, The Rookery, Chicago, ant
Elmer A. Sperry, 40 Manhattan
Bridge Plaza, Brooklyn. N. Y.