Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-08-05

Great Strides In development Of COM
mercial aviation were visioned by Sec
Rotary Herbert Hoover of the depart
ment OF when he stopped in
Billings between trains the other day
en- route from Rapid City, 8. d, where
he had been comforting with President
Coolidge, to Cody, where he was met
by supt. Horace M. Albright Of Vel
lOWStOne park.
In the last ID months national regular
transport line mileage has increased from
q few hundred to 1900 miles, Secretary
Hoover said In picturing progress made
In air lines OF the United States. With
the 5000 miles In process OF construction
there will be 10000 miles OF air routes
over the nation by the nrst of the year,
the secretary said. The mileage Of is. 900
now covered daily would then be in
creased to $4,000, he added.
Sees System in West
Referring to the regular line estab-
lished from Puget Sound to Salt Lake
that joins the transcontinsntal route
from San Francisco to New York. Secre-
OF the first steps toward the formation of
q system in the next three or -four years
that will cover the entire west. He as
sumod that there will be branches de-
velopcd out Of Omaha. Neb.
Tho secretary OF commerce compared
the commercial air facilities of thu Unit
ed States with those OF the rest Of the
world; pointing to the strong start that
has already been made with 1000 planes
at present. which figure viii probably
be Increased to 5000 by the frst Of next
year. This. he said. is about as much as
the rest Of the world put together.
Secretary Hoover was told OF the plans
being made at Billings in establishing q
landing neld and Is he walked down the
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tho r1mrocks north Of tho city vas point
ed out to him. He viewed the location
with no special comment. but had said
previously that he was anxious that each
town or municipality OF Importance get
an aviation neid established. II arrange
ments are made for . landing neld while
q town Is young. the commerce score
tary explained, 1t is easier to have 1t To-
Gated nearby.
Advice. Not Money Given
The United States is assisting COM
mercial aviation with advice and not
with money, 6ecretS-~' over said In re-
ferrtng to the act OF congress establish
ing commercial aviation. Arrangements
have been made to have Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh fly from port to port with Of
hcials OF the department OF m In
the interest OF aviation, with expenses
paid by the Guggenheim foundation.
Secretary Hoover Is visiting two large
fish hatcheries Of which congress has
made preparations for expansion. He In
spected the hatchery at Spearfish, s. D.,
and looked at the plant In Yellowstone
park later. The secretary said that hatch
cries are useless unless communities are
willing to cooperate with the federal
department In raising the fingerlings to
a size where they will not be eaten up
by larger fish when put into the streams.
communities must cooperate in build
ing rearing ponds. he said. He men,
toned the plant being built at Miles
City Int expressed hope that South Da-
kota Will establish one near Rapid City
and that Nebraska also would fall In line.
Secretary Hoover indicated the benefit
the west Will derive by stocking the
streams to invite tourists.
Included In the official party were
George Akerson. administrative assistant
IN the department OF commerce.. G. G.
Leach, assistant director of the depart
ment OF fisheries, and Maj. H. s. Kim
berly. inspector in the bureau Of fisheries.