New Britain herald., 1925-07-02
Two Cities Joined

New York. July . RI-New York and Chicago today were as ono city as the result Of the inauguration of the first overnight air mail service between the two cities.
 Mail ras posted in Chicago late yesterday afternoon to await New York business men arriving at their office this morning; while d smaller rapid service vas performed for Chicsgosns with New York corres- pondents.
 Pilots Blaze Trail
 The pilots who blazed trail through the night lighted at inter 'as of about c5 miles by powerful searchlights carried out to the letter an inscription carved on the facade of the general post office here, The inscription reads;
 Neither snow or rain, nor heat nor gloom of night stays these cour- iers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds
 15 Years Ago
 Seventy five years ago stage coach mail made the trip In the phenomenal time of g days. One year ago air mail service made 1t in Se hours, The time for the "A mile journey by night air mail is slightly more than eight hours.
 Two planes hopped off from both the east and west terminals of the searchighted trail last night with ceremonies participated in by Vice President Dawes and rostmast CT General New. The first sailed into the air from Mayvood Field ChCa- go, at 6:4j ?. m. standard time. ar irving at Cleveland four hours and 4s minutes later to assist in the ded- ication of Clevelands 1000 acre municipal flying field. The second plane took the air st s:3o standard time
 First pianc Starts
 The first restbound plane hoped off from Hadley Field, New Bruns- wick, N. |, 80 miles from New York at 7:47 standard time, D. C. Smith, veteran pilot landed at Belefonte. Pa. the first regular stop, at 9;41, clipping 16 minutee from the record flight between the fields, The second plane left Had ley field at 9:So. Each machine carried about 300 pounds Of mail, Simultaneously with the inaugura- lien Of the overnight air mail, the first plane of Henry Tord's air lin, between Detroit and Cleveland ar- rived in the latter city with parts for 5 complete automobile which was assembled on the municipal held
 Al HalIcy field Postmaster Gen era New assisted in swinging the mail sacks into the planes. He said that while the government was dc. termineJ to continue night air mai service. It never could be made tt pay solely with mail,
 Official Comment
 The service must be operated *ith freight and express" he said ''to become paying proposition, would like to see private companies carrying the mail under contract q; the railroads do now"
 Col. Paul Henderson, "postmastel general of the air." said as much ir Chicago
 The vice president gave the sigma that started of the easthount planes in radio address broadcas from Chicago,
 The vice president used the sery ice 10 send box of flowers to Col John Coolidge, the president father. who is i'll at Plymouth. VI Mayor Deyer of Chicago also sen an invitation to visit Chicago tt Mayor Hylan of New York; Whil' greetings were exchanged betweel the Chicago Chamber of Commerc' and the New York Merchants asso citation,
 Major General Mason Patrick chief of the army air forces Irving ". Glover, third assistant postmas ter general and William B, Male chief engineer of the Ford Moto company addressed a public ban quet at the Cleveland field dedica tory ceremonies.