The border vidette., 1928-01-14
NOGALES' NEW AIRPORT
j. Parker Van Zandt Lands Large
Commercial Ship at New Field
Mondays Herald)

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After circuling the city of No
gales several times Saturday af.
ternoon, the large S,inson- De-
troiter plane of the Scenic Air.
ways, piloted by j. Parker Van
Zandt, president Of the aerial
company, swooped down on the
new municipal aviation field
making a beautiful and graceful
landing. thereby Initiating the
mesa port to the first touch of
an airplane's wheels and dedi
eating it for future use.
The plane was greeted by
crowd Of enthusiastic Nogales
citizens numbering over 200 who
| had gone to the new airport with
shovel, hoe and saxe earlier in
the day to help put it in readi
ness for the ARRIVAL Of the plane.
Clearing work began but two
days before the landing of the
ship, but by the united Efforts of
the citizens yesterday afternoon
the aerial run way was in condi
tion for the craft to make safe
and perfect landing.
Russell P. Kyle, vice-presi-
dent of the Phoenix Chamber of
| Commerce; Joe Wise, one OF the
aldermen of Nogles; Mrs. Cap
tain Macdonald. Mr.. Wise's
daughter; Patrick T. McCarty,
aviation advisor for the aviation.
committee of the Nogales Cham
ber of Commerce, and William
Mcmillan, were the passengers
to alight from the inclose1 cabin
of the machine. having complet
ed the trip from Phoenix in two
hours.
Ia speaking of the location of
the field this morning. Mr.. Van
Zandt declared that q better one
could not have been chosen and
that it could be developed into
one of the best airports in Ari
zona and that it was quite un
usual. He was greatly impress.
ed with the splendid enthusiasm
of the citizens he said. and add
ed that this factor was more i'm
portant in aviation advancement
than anything else.
The president of Senic Air
ways highly praised the good
Judgment of Mr.. McCarty in the
selection of the new municipal
airport and said that the avia
tion committee of the chamber of
Commerce had used good judg.
ment in choosing him for an ad
visor. Tn speaking of further
developments here, Mr.. Van
Zandt declared that Senic Air.
ways anticipated before long to
have q regular service over all
the state and that by the spring
a regular route would be in oper.
alton between the border and
the Grand Canyon, thus carry
ing eastern and other passen.
gers from El Tovar hotel to No
gales.
Mr.. Kyle, acting as the official
representative for Phoenix and
the Phoenix Chamber Of Com
merce said that the significance
of the airport had not only local,
but national, and even interna:
tional Importance. He stressed
the wonderful possibilities that
were waiting here with aerial
communication with the West
Coast of Mexico for quick and
sure transportation.
Mr.. Van Zandt expects to take
off this afternoon for Tucson
from where be will proceed i'm.
mediately to La Osa ranch, be.
longing to John Wetherill, fifty
miles west of Nogales. AS pas.
sengers on this trip he will take
Hay ward Hoyt. Detroit million.
aire; julius Krutischnitt of Tue.
son and Ventriss Wade. This
morning be TODD a number of
local men for short flight over
the city.
The Nogales Chamber of Com
merce expressed thanks to all
who were present at the new
field yesterday, and declared
that without their help it would
have been impossible to have
had the field in the splendid con
dition that it was. In spite of
the short time that the workers
cut and hacked, much construc.
tive work was accomplished.
Sanuary 81 has been set for
the first big aviation day to be