Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-02
CAPPER SUPPORTS
D. c. AIRPORT PLAN
Senate District Committee
Chairman Will Assist
Commissioners.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG.

STATE GAME LODGE, BLACK
HILLS, s. Dak., August 2.-Senator
Arthur Capper Of Kansas, chairman
agrees with President Coolidge, whom
he Is visiting at the Summer White
House, that the Federal Government
should share the cost Of establishing
a permanent municipal airport for
the District Of Columbia.
The Kansas Senator said with much
emphasis today while discussing this
subject that the Capital of the Nation
should have an airport adequate in
size and facilities deemed necessary
to meet the needs Of the future. and
he knows Of no reason why the Dis
trict government should alone should
er the expense.
Assurance was given by Senator
Capper that he will support the Com
missioners of the District in their eff
forts to establish such a project. He
explained that he is not thoroughly
familiar with all that has been done
In this respect since he left Washing
ton, and for that reason he did not
care to pass judgment upon the avail
ability Of Gravelly Point. Va, for the
site Of the airport, or upon any of
the several other sites suggested. He
stated that as chairman of the Sem
ate District committee he would be
willing to approve anything recon-.
mended by the Commissioners. not
only in the matter Of site. but re-
garding the cost as well.
Thinks First Cost Reasonable.
Senator Capper said he was very
happy to see the President take
such a decided stand in the matter.
The fact that President Coolidge is
SO eager to have a municipal airport
in Washington and approves of the
Federal Government sharing in the
expense should carry great weight
when the time comes to ask Con-
gress for the necessary authority
and appropriation, according to the
opinion expressed by Senator Capper.
He added that he thought the $780,
900 estimated by the Commissioner
as the initial amount needed to start
the project was reasonable. Senator
Capper said he expects to be In
Washington in the early Fall and he
will then look into the airport matter
as well as a number Of other i'm
portant District matters which will
come before Congress next Winter.
He mentioned in this connection the
merger of the Washington
traction companies, the bond issue for
local improvements, the public school
building program and the proposed
Of the Potomac River at
Great Falls for power development.
It was explained by the Senate
District committee chairman that he
did not come to the Black Hills pri-
marily to discuss District matters,
farm relief, politics or anything else
with the President. He said the
President invited him to make a
visit at his own convenience, and
that he supposed his visit could be
better described as being of social
nature. He said, however, that dur
ing his stay he and the President
have run over" a variety of subjects.
Discusses Farm Relief.
"I endeavored to give the President
some idea of what I think the corn
belt is thinking about at the present
time," Senator Capper said. "1n my
opinion the farmers still feel that the
veto of the McNary-Haugen farm
relief bill was unwise, especially since
the administration failed to offer sat
isfactory substitute. Nevertheless, the
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