Evening star., 1925-09-16
SPIRITED BIDDING
ON AIR MAIL ROUTES
Postmaster General Reports
Proposals Numbering II,
Representing 8 Contracts.

Bids opened yesterday by Postmas-
ter General New disclosed considerable
competition for contracts to carry air
mail on the eight new routes proposed
by the Post Office Department.
Ten commercial aircraft organiza
tions submitted a total of II bids. WITH
at least one bidder for each of the
routes.
The bids ranged from so per cent of
the postage to 55 per cent, conditioned
on granting contracts for four routes
running out of Chicago.
Postmaster General New said the
contracts would be considered not
from the standpoint of cheapness
alone, but that the responsibility ana
steadfness of the companies would De
taken into consideration.
He indicated that 1t would be some
time before the successful bidders
could be announced.
List of Bids Filed.
Two bids We're received for the Los
Angeles Seattle route. as follows: West
ern Air Express, Inc. Los Angeles, 80
per cent of the postage derived, pro-
posing to use stout, all-metal planes:
Wyley f. Crist, San Francisco, 10 per
cent of postage derived, providing 500
pounds of mail daily each way for
period of three years, using Wright
IA planes.
For the Salt Lake-Los Angeles route
two bids were submitted, as follows:
Western Air Express, Inc, Los An
geleS, so per cent of postage derived;
the Ontario Aircraft Corporation, On
tario. Calf, 73 40 per cent of post
age derived, using Boeing Model 5
planes.
For the Elko-Pasco route one bid
was submitted: Walter T. Varney, San
Francisco. so per cent of postage
derived, proposing to use two planes
with two in reserve.
For the Chicago-Fort Worth-D Dallas
route two bids were submitted: Ma
tional Air Transport. Inc, Chicago, 80
per cent of postage derived, proposing
to use 10 Curtiss carrier pigeon planes,
for use daily and 6 in reserve;
the General Airways System, Inc,
New York, so per cent of postage
derived.
The Chicago-St Paul-Minnea polls
route. two bids: The National Air
Transport. Inc, Chicago, so per cent
of postage derived, proposing use OF
five Curtiss carrier-pigeon planes, two
for daily use and three in reserve; Gen
eral Anyways System, Inc, New York,
go per cent of postage derived.
Three Proposals Recorded.
Chica go-St. Louis routes, three bids:
Robertson Aircraft Corporation, st.
Louis. 67.5 per cent of postage derived,
proposing to use four Oriole planes
and five de Haviland JAS; the National
Air Transport, Inc, Chicago, 80 per
cent of poSta ge derived. proposing to
use five Curtiss carrier-pigeon planes
of 440 horsepower. two to be used
daily and three in reserve; General
Airways System, Inc, New York, so
per cent Of postage derived.
Chica Birmingham route. one bid:
General Airways system, Inc. New
York, 80 per cent of postage derived.
New York Boston route, four bids:
The Colonial Air Lines, Inc, Nauga-
tuck, Conn, so per cent of postage
derived; the Federal Aircraft Co,
Newark, y. J., 76 per cent of postage
derived proposing use Of Curtiss
planes; Eastern Air Transport, Inc, Of
Boston, so per cent of postage de-
rived, proposing use Of Curtiss Lark
IA planes: General Anyways System,
Inc. New York. rs per cent of postage
derived.
Combines Four Routes. s
The General Airways System, Inc,
of New York submitted a combined bid
for four routes at SO per cent of the
postage derived if granted contracts
for all four routes. The routes were
the Chfca go-St. Paul-Minneapolis, Chi
cago-Fort Worth-Dallas, Chicago-Bir-
mingham and Chicago-St. Louis.