Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-05
And PARTY ARRIVE
EARLY FRIDAY; TAKE ON FUEL
and co ON; HERE ONE HOUR

to be III Los Angeles Friday night to
confer with two representatives OF the
department of commerce who are TAX
ing ship for Honolulu on Saturday
Before leaving Douglas the heads of
the party told the local officers of the
N. A. A. and the Dispatch representa-
tives that they would continue directly
to Los Ar ~p.es with a possible stop in
Yuma OF imperial for fuel, if neceS-
Sary. Two hours after their departure
it was learned that the plane had
landed in Tucson for about Is minutes.
Tucson newspapers Friday morning
carried a story to the effect that the
plane was expected there Saturday
morning, that the party would stop
over, that there would be a reception
and banquet and that number OF
officials from Phoenix were to be
present. Officials of the Tucson cham
Der OF commerce arc said to have ex-
pressed much disappointment in a
telephone conversation with local Of
ficials following the departure OF the
ship from that city.
Pictures were taken at the landing
field With the, Maddux party Governor
Int and members of the Douglas N.
A. A. standing with the plane as
background. The governor boarded the
plane and inspected it. Gasoline was
being taken aboard The gas tanks
are in the wings A can spilled over
and as the governor stepped from the
plane he was sprinkled with the
liquid.
Many of the large throng at the
field were permitted to get aboard the
plane and look it over. j. l.. Maddux,
in an interview with reporter, said
that he had met with surprise on
the trip in that he found many places
where there were no adequate land
ing facilities and where fuel1ng Ia
cilities were very poor. He said that
at one stopping place it was necessary
to send to another town for high test
gasoline for the big motors.
Maddux praised the landing field
here, pointing out that there is plenty
of room and that with a little clearing
of weeds and the proper markers and
signal equipment the place will be
ideal He brought out the need for
proper trefueling equipment which need
was illustrated by men climbing up
ladders with the gasoline in cans to-
put in the tanksoof the plane. Mad |
dux recommended long gasoline hoses. !
:. Both Fox and MadduX urged that
the field be made as large as possible.
The need foR this was illustrated
when the big plane took off as ltj
TAXED for a quarter of a mile before
taking the air, although it rose grace
fully enough.
T. rT1I, oe,a tiO,, ovYloTtS mentioned in
a casual way that the next develop
ment will be airships carrying rs, so
and 100 passengers and that such will
need very large fields. Maddux said
that he expects to have a number OF
passenger ships in the service be-
tween Los Angeles and Ell Paso soon
after the line opens. The men yes /
terday set the date for opening the
passenger line as the first of the new
year.
Governor G.. w. P. Hunt in taking
his departure from the field address
ed the officers of the local N. A. A.
and the Maddux party. He said, Il
wish to congratulate Douglas on being
the first air port in Arizona and /
wish to congratulate Mr.. Maddux and
his associates on being pioneers in
what is about to develop into one OF
the great businesses of the country
Following the departure of the plane
great dissatisfaction was expressed by
everyone and when it was learned
that the party had stopped in Tucson
after giving out for publication that
their plane would not stop again be-
fore reaching Yuma or Imperial, the
members of the N. A. A. were inclined
to feel that the heads of the party had
little regard for veracity
It was decided, however, that the
attitude of everyone would be cheer
full one and the banquet, postponed
once, was decided upon and was held
last evening with music and the very
excellent dinner which had been pre-
pared for the visitors. While the tull
14O who had made reservations for the
affair did not attend, there were more
than SO present.
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