The Nome nugget., 1927-05-21
NOME DOES ITS
 PART IN AVIATION

funds to place plane and pilot at Nome. in connection with the Anchorage Air Transport, Inc. through the general support given the Afrplane Committee who had in charge the raising of ten thou sand dollars as Nome's quota. In this connection the Committee raised over nine thousand dollars in cash and several thousand in promises. and when one considers that this Is the worst season of the year in which to raise funds, it is easy to understand that the people of Nome. in general. want airplane service and arc strong for 1t. Had this same committee been charged with raising funds after the arrival of the steamer victor- ia, with the heads of mining com panies, business concerns, miners and prospectors. all being in and around Nome. it would be no trou- ble to raise sum equal to three times the amount first mentioned. The agreement entered into by the subscribers of stock in Nome was, that if Nome contributed ten thou sand dollars, the citizens of An- chorage was to contribute like sum, in addition to what they had already put up. It was also agreed that Nome was to have three directors to manage the op eration of the plane to he placed at Nome
 Since the arrival back in Nome of the airplane from Anchorage, it is learned that the Anchorage company will not agree to raise an additional ten thousand dollars. nor will they grant us three di- rectors to run the business. They are willing, however, to grant us an advisory committee of three members. and wish us to cooper ate with them on this sort of 1 basis.
 The subscribers to stock called meeting for tonight, will take action on these matters and de- eide what is best for Nome to do. We feel confident at this time in saying that the subscribers will withdraw from cooperation with he Anchorage company, upon the grounds that Nome lived up to it's agreement, and that Anchorage failed to meet us half way. There fore it gives ns a perfect out, and the people of Nome can make any new arrangement that they choose.
 As to the present and future, that is another matter. We are of the opinion that Nome needs airplane transportation. and we are of the opinion that if the right kind of proposition is forth coming, that the people of Nome will generously back it up with their money in forming and organ izing local airplane company, the management of which will be vest ed with responsible persons right here in Nome.
 Air Service Coming
 We believe 1t is possible to raise sufficient funds to finance an air. plane company in Nome that will be second to none in Alaska. Nome is destined to become one of the most important air bases on the Ameri- can continent in few years, owing to it's strategic position of short dis tance trips to the worlds greatest capitals. It is not an idle dream to look forward in the near future to see erected in Nome, large air dromes with mooring masts, to which will come flying great diri- gibles from all parts of the world.
 Great storage tanks of fuel oil for the manufacture of helium gas will be necessary to handle and care for the increased business along these lines, and the business man, who is awake to the future and helps now to encourage the estab- lishment of air and mail service, will reap his reward later on.
 Nome Dirigible Rase
 While We are on this subject, we We wish to call the attention of our readers to the fact that next year :, two Arctic Polar expeditions are planned; one by German syndi- cate, and another by the Italian gov- ernment. both using dirigibles.; It will also be recalled that these | expeditions named Nome as their base from which flying trips will | be made. For these expeditions to carry out their plans it will be nec- essary for them to expend large sums of money constructing air dromes and mooring masts. and if !