The Coconino sun., 1925-03-13
GET FLAGSTAFF WELL PLACED AS A
STATION ON THE BIG AIR LANE ROUTE

Bob Hauser, the aviator, was in Flagstaff again
on Saturday, making final selection of local
landing field.
Mr. Hausler announces that landing fields now
are located all along the way from the east,
through New Mexico and northern Arizona to
Los Angeles also there are places all along at IN
tervals not greater than five or SIX miles, where
planes may be landed in emergency, though not
all of them are large enough to permit plane to
take off again.
Just as soon as word reaches Washington that
fields are selected and properly marked all along
this northern route, Mr.. Hausler says, the army
planes will come this way. They are under or
ders not to fly routes devoid of frequent we'll
marked landing fields. But they will prefer this
to the southern route, Mr.. Hausler says, because
the latter is too Internally hot.
Our people may be a little Skeptleal about
Flagstaff and northern Arizona becoming popular
with airplanes.
Well, 20 years ago if we had been told that it
would be well to have good highways and camping
grounds to take care of tourist travel we would
have laughed, sneerngly, and pitied the poor boob
that talked so unTeasonaby.
Listen, folks. Within few years. il we have
proper landing fields as we shall have, there will
be more planes stopping at our field daily all sum-
mer than autos at our tourist camp grounds.
That's as surely fact as it is fact that you are
reading this. And that will bring the problem OF
having adequate tourist camp grounds, with
water, shade, lights, fuel and all that sort of
thing, f1gnC close TO the lanullg lieu. s.
The nearer we get our field to Flagstaff, the
better for Flagstaff. 1t will make less difference
to the flyer than to us. The latter will be servlced
with gas and oil by either of the big local compan
les, no matter if the field is 10 miles away. But
the nearer Flagstaff 1t is the easier and cheaper
it viii be to make it delightful place for the air.
lane tourist and the more trade and advertising
we will get out of it.
1t will be we'll for the local Junior Chamber OF
Commerce and the city dads to bear these things
in mind Let's start right; then we won't regret
and have to make changes later. Isn't 1t possible
to select field close to our present camp
grounds
Hausler says he'll be back here in April and he
hopes soon to take people from Flagstaff over
Grand Canyon and the Painted Desert and back,
the round trip for S25. And he intends to have
a big plane, built along the most modern lines,
safe in every respect On that trip, the passenger
will see all of Grand Canyon, and all of the
Painted Desert-not merely fragments.
Altitude has nothing to do with the matter,
Hausler says The hauling of passengers will
soon be regulated that none but modern planes,
known to be in good condition, will be licensed to
take passengers. They have sufficient power to
work in this altitude.
Only recently the president signed the Kelley
bill, authorizing contracts for carrying mail by
plane anywhere it now is carried by other means.
The carrier gets three-fourths of the postage and
also may carry freight and passengers
That means that most if not all, of our trans
continental mail will soon be carried by planes,
much more speedily than now by trains. Also
that mail from Flagstaff to Tuba and from other
railroad points to points far in will be carried
through the air instead of as now by automobile
truck Also will come, very soon, carrying OF ex-
press and freight, large scale, by planes. Be-
fore long, most of the freight and express inter
change between Flagstaff and Phoenix will be
by airplane.
The air will be preferred because very soon, as
nlans become better perfected and as planes are
manufactured on quantity basis at reasonable
prices air transportation will be Infinitely faster
and very. very much cheaper than any other
method . -
Hausler had with him a letter Just received
from ST. Clair STREET., chief of the airWays sec
ton of the war department In part It said
Il am glad you still on. the trail OF the land
ing fields feel sure that these people whose
battles you are now fighting will sometime realize
the great service you are doing to them IN BRING
ing the landing field situation to their attention at
this time. With reference to the field at Flag
staff, ! should suggest that on account Of the
great altitude (Which requires longer field to
available, even if it is out of town little distance.
Seven thousand feet is pretty high and | should
advise securing plenty Of room.
----o-A
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