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win be headed by G. Nj. Keys, presi-
dent of the Chrtiss AerOplane and
Motor Company. Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh was approached to head
the company when it was. in fOrma-
tive stage but declined.
It is understood that he explained
that while he saw in such a com
binatiori of services the swift ad-
vancesnent OF aviation. he reiterated
his frequently expressed intention
OF not becoming financially inter-
ested in any individual aircraft COM
pany, at least not for the present.
Present plans call for the follow
ing methoil 0f travelling: Passengers
bound for the west coast will en-
train from New York to Columbus,
Ohio, flying from there to Wichita,
Kan, sleep on q train to a point
in New Mexico, and then fly to
Los Angeles.
Plane-train service from .Colum-
bus to points South and Northwest
Is planned az soon as the trans
continental route is established.
Financing of the new company is
I'M the hands of Hayden. Stone 4
Co. Blair & Co, knight Glamble
ana Dysart. OF st. Louis: J. G. VIII
son. OF Louisville, and other bank
ing houses.
The standard scheduled time for
the transportation OF air mail across
the United States today is 81 hours.
1t Is upon this swift service that
the new traffic service Is to be
built up.
Tentative Schedule Set
No definite date has been set for
the Inauguration OF the new trans
portation system.
The tentative schedule which has
been worked out, however, calls for
the passenger to gO aboard n lin
tied train at the Pennsylvania sta
ton in New York city at 6 o'clock in
the evening.
He arrives IN Columbus at about 3
the next morning. There he will be
driven to the airport, where he will
board tl1ultimOtOred passenger air
liner, built for cruising speed Of
more than 100 miles an hour and
equipped with restaurant serviCe
furnished by the Fred Harvey res
taurant system.
At Wichita the passenger will
leave the plane and board a west
bound limited OF the AtchisOn.
lie win be on the train through
the night. changing once more to a
plane In the morning al some point
In New Mexico.
At o'clock In the afternoon he
will land at the Los Angeles airport.
An east-tO-west schedule, equally
fast, has been worked out, although
details have not been revealed.
"There is no dearth OF passenger
business for air fines" said Col. Paul
Henderson. president of the National
Air Transport this morning.
The passenger travel on air lines
has come a great deal faster than
we expected and much faster than
we have been able to handle it. The
business of the future is most prom
ising."
Transports Under Way
IT is understood that the western
half Of the new air-rail system will
be operated with an arrangement
for part of the route with the Boz
ing Company which now carries
InhH, pdSSSIlSeTS anu express Oh n
24.hour schedule between Chicago
and San Francisco.
This company is constructing
several tri-motored cabin transports
which will be placed in service on
the western division of the air
mail.
1t connects at Salt Lake with
the Western Air Express, which
flies with passengers and mail from
Salt Lake to Los Angeles, and oDer-
ates another express line between
Los Angeles and san Francisco.
Projects are Under consideration
that will enable passengers from
many cities 10 make connections
With the. tranAcontinantala HnAA s,r