The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-13
PLANS MADE
FOR INCREASE
IN AIR MAIL
Several New Routes Will
Soon BE Put Into Opera.
ton BY Government

st. Paul. Mimi, Oct. 13.-lP)-Air
mail service from Chicago to the
Twin Cities. will not be an innova-
ton in MINES ota, for it was in thi,
state that one of the first lateral
air mail lines was introduced.
On Nov. 30, 1920, the first air mail
plane between the Twin Cities and
st. Louis via Chicago, winged its
| way to its destination, carrying
about 400 pounds Of mail.
The line was operated continuous
" and with great efficiency up to
June 30, 1921, when it was discon-
tinued under great protest from
business and civic organizations. be-
cause of the failure Of congress to
appropriate operating expenses.
One Serious Mishap
One serious accident marred the
record established by the nine pi-
lots and III mechanics comprising
the Twin Cities personnel. That &C.
Cured at Mendoza. Mimi, when a
plane piloted by X. NJ. Stewart of
Chicago crashed. killing him and in
juring his mechanic.
The planes carried an average Of
$4,000 to 10000 pieces of mail daily,
covering the route in about ga
hours.
News Of the proposed establish
ment of lateral route from Chi
cago, which would link the Twin
Cities with the coast to coast line,
was received here with considerable
enthusiasm and commercial organ
ization in the two cities Immediately
announced plans to cooperate.
Under the route proposed by the
I; National Air Trans portation com
pany letter mailed here at p. m
would reach New York at a. M
the following day.
ST. LOUIS-CHICAGO ROUTE
st. Louis, Mo-. Oct. 13.--(P)-The
proposed air mail route from St
Louis to Chicago would follow the
line of the Chicago and Alton rail
road. with nine emergency landing
fields en- route.
The schedule calls for one trip a
day, each way. A plane would leave
st. Louis at ago p. H.. arriving at
Chicago at 1920 p. M, to make con
nection with the overnight mail
plane leaving for New York ct 8 p
NJ. Another plane would leave Chi.
cago at 6 a. M, arriving here three
hours later
zone Stop Planned
One stop Of 80 minutes is con.
templated at the Springfield state
fair ground field. The $50 mile ali
distance thus would be covered ir
2ia hours flying time, an average Of
| 100 miles an hour.
! The Robertson Aircraft CORPORA
ton of st. Louis, one of the bidders
| proposes to use four Curtiss Oriolt
! planes at the start These have
mail capacity of $50 pounds or 1000
! letters. Later this company pro
poses to put into the service five d,
| Haviland planes with mail capacit,
of from 800 to 1000 pounds. Thu
| postage rate is Is cents an ounce
| The Robertson bid is Ga cents al
! ounce.
No Guarantee Given ...
| The government makes no guar
antee as to the amount of mail" sale
/ William Robertson. member of the
firm. ave figure we would operate
the first six months at loss. Ir
time we believe the public woulc
come to realize the value of thi:
service and patronize it freely" q
Aerial conditions from ST. Loui.
to Chicago are "very good" Robert
son said. The prevailing wind j!
! from the southwest which would ado
ten miles or so to the velocity o.
the plane on the northeastward Jour
ney. This is desirable because Their,
is greater need of speed Chicago