Evening star., 1925-07-15
AIR MAIL SCHEDULE
ANNOUNCEDBy NEW
Six Round Trips a Week, With
Speed of 80 Miles an Hour,
Asked of Bidders.

Tentative schedules for the eight
new air mail routes recently decided
upon to connect with the transcon-
tinental service were announced to-
day by Postmaster General New in
calling for bids, by September Is, from
prospective contractors.
An average flying speed of approx
mately 80 miles an hour and six round
trips a week on each route are re-
quired. Bids for additional routes will
be called for as fast as petitions are
received and the feasibility of such
proposed routes is determined.
The New York-Boston schedule
calls for departure from New York on
arrival of the overnight plane from
Chicago due at am. A stop is to
be made at Hartford at 1920 am,
with arrival at Boston at $40 am.
In time for early delivery of letters
mailed in Chicago the previous eve
ming. The return mail plane will
leave Boston at 7sp.m., Hartford at
8:15 pm. and arrive at New York at
s:20 pm, in time for transfer of West
ernbound mail to Chicago overnight
plane
hlcago-Birmingham Route.
The extension from Chicago to Bir-
mingham calls for departure from
chicago at 5:45 am, upon arrival of
the overnight mail plane from New
York, stopping at Indianapolis eat 1855
m, Louisville at 9:20 am. and Nash
vile at lilo am, arriving at Bir-
mingham at 40 pm. The plane on
the northbound trip will leave Bir-
mtngham at 1145 am, Nashville at
2:O5 pm. Louisville at 4:05 pm, and
Indianapolis at $50 pm, and arrive
at Chicago at ZIP pm, in time for
transfer Of mail to the New York
overnight plane, which leaves at $50
pm.
The st. Paul-Minneapolis route
plane will leave Chicago upon arrival
of the New York overnight plane,
leave La Crosse at $40 am, and ar
rive at st. Paul, Minneapolis. at 1905
am. The return trip will start at
pm, stopping at La Crosse at 4:4O
pm, and arrive at Chicago at 7:15
pm. The Minnesota airport must be
midway between st. Paul and Mime
apolis.
The Dallas-Fort Worth extension
schedule calls for departure from Chi
cago on the arrival of the New York
overnight plane, from Moline at 1870
am, st. Joseph at 1890 am, Kansas
City at 11:20 am, Wichita at 1:3O
pm, and Oklahoma City at 3:20 pm,
and arrival at the Dallas-Fort Worth
airport at $40 pm. The northbound
plane viii leave Dallas-Fort Worth at
s am, Oklahoma City at 1925 am,
Wichita, 1910 pm; Kansas City, 2:15
pm; st. Joseph, 8 pm, and Moline,
300 pm, and arrive at Chicago at
1925 pm. The Texas field must be
midway between Fort Worth and
Dallas.
st. Louis Route.
The st. Louis route schedule calls
for departure from Chicago upon ar
rival of the overnight New York
plane, stopping at Springfield at 1855
am, and arriving at St. Louis at
$50 am. The return trip calls for
departure from st. Louis at 4:20 pm,
and Springfield at 5:25 pm, and ar
rival at Chicago at 7:22 pm.
The Elko, Nev.-PaScO, Wash, eXten-
sion calls for departure from Elko at
11:15 am. after arrival OF the west
bound transcontinental plane from
New York, stopping at Boise at 1:55
pm, and arriving at Pasco. Wash, at
4:35 pm, in time for dispatch of mails
by train to Spokane, Seattle. Tacoma
and Portland for delivery the follow
ing morning. The southbound plane
will leave PasCo at S am. with mail
posted in the Northwestern cities the
previous evening. This plane will stop
at Boise at 1850 am. and arrive at
Elko at 40 pm. to make connections
with the eastbound transcontinental
plane from San F'ran nciscO.
The extension into the Southwest
calls for departure from Salt Lake
Cit on arrival of the WeStbound
transcontinental plane due at 9:55 am.
A stop will be made at Las Vegas at
1880 pm, and arrival of the plane at
Los Angeles is scheduled for 4:10 pm.
FaStbound the plane will leave Los
Angeles at am, Las Vegas at 1855
am, and arrive at Salt Lake City at
4:20 pm, in time to connect with the
eastbound transcontinental plane for
New York.
The Pacific coast route schedule
calls for plane to leave Seattle at
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