Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
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naittee suggested certain possible tielos.
These would enable n passenger aistT~
ing from the North or Northeast 10 dis
embark somewhere nesr Flushing Bay
IN Queens o. at the edge of The East
chester River IN the Bronx
In the first ease. he wrulG find him.
self only a nGlt-aaile from a proposed
staten on ths Long Island Reilroau aaa
Is minutes from Thirty -third street
and Seventh avenue. Manhattan. in
the second case, he would be close To
the Harlem branch of the New Haven
Railroad end could get 10 Forty second
street and PARK avenue in quarter of
an hour by train. CT h might arrive
and leave from port 10 BE- DEVELOPED
mRica Bsy rSgicn.
Under tha terms OF that sans reconl-
mendation pass myers from tbs Yves.
an6 South might md a convenlafC
landing place ether where the green
stretches Of his HsoksI.Saek Meadows
now arc or by ths side o. TAI. canal
leading IN from Newark Bay
Subsidiary ports became part of N
plsn, Bases tor Seaplanes and emrhIh-
ian planes were recommended. Blu, II
first port 10 b. put into construction ana
operation was to BE-. in the Judgment OF
that committee. the $50 acres in Queens i
with tbs chance of its being expanded /
as soon as possible. The cost was esti- +
mated at about s5.oo0.000 The city
government Of New York So far has
undertaken the development at Barren
Island, al an initial cost OF S50a.00o.
Matter of Ownership.
Next Ill Importance after ths location
Of permanent sits c0m-s tbs matter
Of ownership, For ownership inevitably
viii largely determine Cpsrsti cn There
Will always be private commercially
owned ports, but every city OF $4,000
or more ought To have one of its own
For real airport is more than a lsrgt
hat surface smoothed out 10 make =
COCO Landing place and a good taking
Of place A flrSt-class airport has to
have facilities of many kinds
Il the first place. il must be marked
with the great white circle which pilots
look for, with the name Of the port IN
Dig letters on the ground beside the
circle. Then 1t must be properly lighted
with beacons TO be seen from the air.
with flood lights to show up the ground
eno With boundary lights
While the Department of Commerce
Is prohibited from establishing ports. we
dc maintain intermediate fields II Is
our policy 10 locate them as near as
possible TO a municipality in the hope
that the city will take them over as
soon as practicable
The parallel of the situation To that
along the v-ater front is apparent.
Wealthy men may belong to yacht clubs.
where their craft find harbor facilities
Others must look 10 publicly owned
dackags at q minimum fee
Question Of Location.
The citizens of today are to ask them
selves. VIII it pay 70 put the projected :
airport into the relatively more expen-
Eive land near the industrial center and :
convenient to points of redistribution?
Or viii the relatively lower original in :
vesfulent for the purchase of land in :
outlying sections develop port of cali :
for air navigation which win be good :
enougfa"e :
So brilliant is the story OF the modern
expansion Of commercial air navigation
that progressive cities are rapidly awak- :
ening 70 the fact that a fairly central s
location is good investment. :
Gypsy flying Is passing out under
State ana governmental regulation. Air :
transportation already has outgrown its :
swaddling clothes Thirty commercial :
air lines transport mail. passengers and
valuable express. Their loads are in :
creasing all the time The passenger
who wishes TO 60 by air on many of the 8
more popular lines must make his ar :
rangemsnts week or more in advance. $
30 great is the demand for accommoda- E
tons
There are lines carrying only pas :
example. between Los An $
relies and San Francisco, Les Angeles :
Ind Tucson ane Detroit and Cleveland s
Plans are under way whereby the r.lb- :
ic may buy an su-the-way-by lair ticket
y part-way-by-air-an land -way-by- :
all ticket at the regular railroad Offices. 8
Demand win Grow. s
Ibis swiftly growing demand for air :
r2nSpc- taticn r1eans that the pas =
engers viii not long be satisfied to be =
ut down an hoy's ride from their
,otnf of destination AirportS must =
InEwer the cry Of necessity
Today. for example. the air mail port g
or New York City IS Hadiey Field at =
sew Brunswick. NJ. j., an hour and 8
laf from Manhattan With luck, the =
passenger nay arrive al the central part s.
Il Omaha from its present air mail field 8
Il so minutes. Chicago's present air. =
Iort is an hour from the Loop under 9
r6iEaaTy traffic conditions. Cleveland's s
S nearly that 1t is too long =
Newark Is Al work upon port which Z
Fill bring mail planes an hour nearer to .
few Yer, than al present. Chicago's s
proposed SIS 600 600 port, 70 be made on s
He'd land on the edge Of Lake Mich 8
gan. will be IN tine with the terminals 2
4 dozen railroads
Cities with water front, like Chi s
ago are often quick 10 recognize the <
ovantage Of placing thu port where 1t 8
giil be available for both land and G
water planes There is. for example s.
Maitland Field. al Milwaukee. at the s
mouth Of the river This field. long 8
ncug3 but not wide enough soon VIII s
e enlarged
Oakland has built hers upon The g
gsterg edge Duluth is al work upon g
ne. Buffalo, which has established g
n excellent airport, Is looking for an e
tf7er closer in St. Paui's which is =
9th close and on the Mississippi River.
5 now being improved. Bsltinore's =
proposed airport is 70 be- on her water =
rcnt elcge 70 steam and electric trans =
Il contemplate a 600 =
ere development at q cost Of nearly =
4 900 9Ge. gewarE'z new port Is being =
aade by dredging the channel. 8
Private Planes Loom. =
The incredible growth Of commercial =
Walton in the last two years sends =
1en's thoughts running along these =
mes. Private ownership Of planes Is =
u.s. beginning yet its future Is un- -
ouotedly brilliant. II is safe TO say We -
re going TO have many more owners OF .
rlVate planes than OF private boats or =
hips. though 1t will probably be q long =
ine before We have as many private =
lanes as We have private motor ears e
A. private planes develop We shall =
Irobably begin 70 see the Use Of roofs =
OF landing places. but roofs viii be e
uitable Only tor taziplanes
The commercial plane Of the future e
I'LL BE- larger than ever As the plane =
the future Increases its load capacity g
is bound 10 need larger and larger s.
eldx
For this reason among othera the S