The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-09
GLENDIVE PREPARES
FOR NATIONAL AIR
DERBY STOP-OVER
Only Point Between st. Paul and
Spokane Where Large Number of
Planes will Be Assembled and Held
Overnight During the Derby.

Extensive preparations are being
made by the people of Glendive in
connection with the National Air Der
by, to be flown from New York to
Spokane on September 1921.
All Glass "B" planes entered in this
greatest of all air races will remain
at Glendice from the afternoon of
September goth until the following
morning. Glass 'B" will include ali
commercial types of plane with a
motor displacement not exceeding 300
cubic inches; and it is already evil
dent that upwards of fifty entries will
compete for the substantial cash
prizes offered.
Glendive is the only point between
st. Paul and Spokane where a large
number of planes will be assembled
and held over night during the derby.
At the several other cities to be Wis
tied, stops of but five minutes will
be made.
So the residents of this section of
the Northwest will have a wonderful
opportunity-never before offered
and perhaps never to be repeated
of viewing at Glendive most i'm
pressive array of the newest and fin
est types of aircraft, side by side
They will be seen arriving singly dur
ing the afternoon of the goth; the
/ servicing operations will be observed;
the planes will be parked in one group
all night; and the following morning
they will take off on the last leg Of
their long journey from New York tx
Spokane.
Glendive has been noted for sew
eral years for her splendid natura
landing field. However, a vas
amount of work has been done during
the past few weeks to make it on,
of the very finest in the whole North
west. Starting with an "Air Por
Day." when the citizens turned on
in force to work on the field, the i'm
provement has been carried on by
crew including caterpillars, small
tractors, steam rollers, graders, drags
trucks and laborers.
: Arrangements are complete to re
ceIve, service and park not less thai
fifty planes during the afternoon O
5 the 10th. Servicing platforms hav
4 been erected, tanks and pumps TO
I the handling of gasoline, oil and wat
4 er provided, lights installed at tn
field, and parking space roped off fo
g the planes.
e Accommodations have also bee
y provided for a great crowd of spects
e tors. Parking space has been 81
: aside directly adjoining the servicin
: platforms to handle 1900 automobile
i Special officers will be on duty at tn
d field all night to assist in the hand
n ing of traffic.
!. Plans are also complete to insur
! continuous amusement for visitor.
I The Glendive Band will provide must
S during the afternoon and early eve
e ming and a public dance will be hel
in the Elks' new hall. There will
no charge at the landing field, or 70
any other feature except the dance.
y Glass 'B" planes entered in tn
, Derby will leave Roosevelt Field I
l., the morning of September 10 an
5, afte rthree control stops will arriv
l, in Chicago that afternoon to renal
Y over night. The following day the
h will stop five minutes each at S
d Paul, Fargo and Bismarck with tn
e leaders due in leGndive for the nigh
d stop about mid-afternoon. Then O
/ the morning of the 21st they will tax
0 off from Glendive at 500 a. m. an