Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-07-26
LET'S LOOK AHEAD

LET'S LOOK E
The little town of Froid certainly did itself proud last
Sunday in entertaining between fifteen and twenty thou
sand people from eastern Montana ad western North Dakota
when the twenty-five planes making up the national reila-
biity tour, through the efforts of Senator J. W. ochnitzler'
made one Of its regular scheduled stops there.
1t is little wonder that Vim. S. Brock, the man who with
Edward S. Schlee, flew from Detroit to Toxic, remarked up
on landing, where in the world did all these people come
fromp" but the more significant was the statement OF the Of
fetal starter of the tour that on the entire trip, ne had not
known of a crowd being handled in a more orderly manner
than the one at Froid Sunday.
In Froid there was not the slightest effort made to cap
italze on the visit of the distinguished filters with their many
different types of air craft. Most everyone who was pres
ent expected to pay admission to the field where opportunity
would be afforded to inspect the planes; it would not have
been surprising to find that prices of meals and other COM
modities were advanced somewhat in price. However,
there was no charge whatever tor entering the airport and
inspecting the planes as much as desired; no extra charge
was placed on meals or anything else; the people IN charge
of the days program were most courteous to visitors; the
treat was on Frold, and most generously ala they give u
their hospitality.
Contrast this with the handling of the air tour at Minot
The Magic City not only made an admission charge OF
SOC to inspect the planes and see exactly the same program
a was given at Froid, but also charged Csc for automobile
parking space. 1t is not that we begrudge Minot the fifteen
to twenty thousand dollars which was realized from some
thirtv-five thousand people attending the event. which they
proposed to invest in a splendid municipal airport but rath-
er that we recognize the wonderful spirit OF generosity ex.
hibited at Froid. This little city could have made a small
charge for admission and few if any complained about 1t;
they could easily have realized several thousand dollars with
little effort; but they chose to be generous with their neigh
bors, and it should be deeply appreciated.
How did Froid- little town with four hundred inhab-
itants-secure a scheduled stop of the National reliability
tourp That question has been asked many times since it
was fully realized just how much Importance was placed on
the tour. There are two answers. w. Schnitzler and an
airport. MIR. Schnitzler happened to be in Detroit when
the tour was being scheduled; a fuelng station must be had
between Great Falls and Minot; Froid had an airport; the
amiable senator extended the welcome; that settled it. 1t
was generally admitted that had either Williston or Glas-
gov been in a position to offer the Accommodations OF a salts
factory landing field, there would have been no question a.
bout the stop being scheduled at one of those cities.
1t was a splendid act on the part of Froid when they
made it plain to authorities that none of their visitors were
to be taken in by any operators of gambling devices; and
Sheriff Anderson gave the town his fullest cooperation.
Froid has undoubtedly experienced the biggest event in
the point of attendance that the town will ever know. Some
opportunities come but once; it was so in this case; and the
community of Froid not only grasped it, but took advantage
of a chance to give itself some wonderful goodwill adver-
Using.
Air travel is { developing by leaps and bounds. New
commercial routes are being established in all parts of the
country almost every week. 1t will be but a comparatively
short time until landing fields for airplanes will be as i'm
portant as good roads for automobiles. 1t is none too soon
for the city of Plentywood to begin thinking of a municipal
field. We already have a locally owned plane, and it should
not be necessary for the owner to seek his own accomoda-
tons for landing. Plans will soon be made for the county
fair; an airplane display which would undoubtedly draw all
the local aviators at least from eastern Montana and western
North Dakota, as well as several from Canada, could be made
a most interesting event, and one which would draw hun
dreds of people from many distant points. This cannot be
thought of until we first think of a landing field. Let's
start working now, and, like Froid, be ready when the op-
portunty comes.
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