New Britain herald., 1927-07-21

Hartford, July 21 (UP)-Hart- ford's airport. which he character ized as "a good little field but noth- ing to compare with what you will have in the near future and the great possibilities for commercial flights" were the two things that most i'm pressed Colonel Charles A. Lind bergh. now in this city on the first section of his countrywide tour.
 Speaking before 1000 guests at the Hartford club, Lindbergh, who arrived yesterday afternoon and who was scheduled to leave for Provi- dence, R. l., about 12:30 today, said: Tt is up to you to put the colonial air line on paying basis"
 '1f every person in Hartford mailed one or two air mail letters week the whole system would soon be paying for itself. Up to this time air mail is not on a paying basis"
 In discussing Brainard Field. the flying colonel told newspapermen that were the field enlarged it would rank with the best in the country. Plans are now under way to make the field larger.
 Is Given Medal
 Speaking prior to Lindbergh's ad- dress, Governor John Trumbull pre- scented Lindbergh with a gold medal which the state had cast for the Sesqui-centennial exposition In Phil adelphia. The medal was to honor Nathan Hale.
 Tn presenting this to you" the governor said, i've do it with the knowledge that you possess the sterling qualities that Nathan Hale, our revolutionary war hero, pos sessed.
 No word of mine, sir, can add to your glory. And no words of mine, sir, can endear you to a greater ex- tent in the hearts of America, than your own action"
 Assistant Secretary William H. MacCracken. of the Department of Commerce in charge of aviation, ad- dressed guests at length on com mercial flying, constantly referring to Colonel Lindbergh, who sat by his side.
 Tt is not what Colonel Lindbergh did" the secretary said, "in flying from New York to Paris that makes him the idol of the world. but it is what he did after he got there; and Sc ha< Ia O for he got there. as what he refused to do."
 Lindbergh's speech may be sum- med up as a stirring plea in behalf of the air mail service. He did not discuss his famous flight to Paris other than to say that he saw Con- necticut despite a heavy fog.
 Successful air lines mean oppor- tunities and stimulation for re- search and experimentation, he said. Air lines in the future will be oper- ated regardless of the weather, he said, and that day will be hastened by the public using the facilities of the airmail to a greater extent.
 The first plane flew only 25 years ago, he reminded his audience, while shipping has had thousands of years to develop. Less than a century ago trains would stop running at night because it was "too dangerous" He said he remembered when people were afraid to ride in automobiles. Planes travel more than 100 miles an hour and the Pacific coast is only a little more than a day away for airmail. To make the service general and most effective thorough cooper alton by the public is necessary. 'Tf aviation gets your cooperation and that of other cities, in few years the United States will be head and shoulders above Europe in aviation"
 The colonel left the banquet around o'clock to retire early, this being the rule on his present tour. Others who spoke at the banquet were B. M. Holden. toastmaster; Acting Mayor Bulkeley. William P. MacCracken, Jr., assistant secretary of commerce for aeronautics, and Governor Trumbull.
 The hall was jammed. at times there being 250 guests attempting to get seats when such were not to be had. On account of the insistence of the I.indbergh entourage that there could be no delay in the time he had set for retiring the banquet went forward without appreciable delays and was fully over by 9:30 o'clock.
 Lindbergh won the hearts of Hart ford just as he has won the hearts of every city in the world that he has visited. The welcome accorded him here was without precedent in the history of the city. More than 25,000 people gathered at Brainard Field to see the Spirit of St. Louis and its pilot.
 100000 See Parade
 The line of march of the parade was jammed with 100000 people. The crowd was well handled throughout except for brief inter vals in the center of the city when the efforts of the police were thwarted. At the state capitol, how ever, the crowd broke all bounds and Colonel Lindbergh was half carried and half showed through the throngs assembled in Bushnell Park.