The Wrangell sentinel., 1928-07-05

CT, president of the American & Ca nadian Tourists Association. who is an honorary member of several Alas ka bodies, spoke on the new air lin CTS. as propagated by the Guggen- helm Foundation Fund, sanctioned by the U. S. Department of Com merce.
 In a most instructive address. fea- tured by many important and star ting facts and figures. the speaker gave a clear vision of what South eastern Alaska may see next year. In part Mir. Hooper said:
 Establishment of a model passen- ger airway between the two major cities of the Pacific coast by the Western Air Express. Incorporated, flying specially designed Fokker tri- motored airships furnished by the Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the promotion of Aeronauties, comes with audiences to those who have seen only the little airplanes. questionable biplanes and stunt machines with ca paeity for one or two persons.
 "The unprecedented acceptance by all the business interests of this con tinent in this new and safest mode of fast travel for tourists. air mail, air express and other passenger services, marks a progress that has astounded the entire world, so rapid has been the installment of airships that will carry from 15 to 35 people in a safe manner across this continent and up and down the Pacific coast. The present route in California is the first venture for air transport in air liner ships.
 When anyone talks of risks in the air he talks of one-horse shay or blackboard days, not of the S-cylin- der period Just as much sense go- ing out into the open ocean during a storm, as to go in a single scatter or double scatter biplane in a storm. The day of the biplane, stunt J. Ms
 
 finest passenger service is now fact, with the latest type airships, carry ing from 15 to 35 passengers one thousand miles in a single day of daylight, giving the passengers an unprecedented view of the country, and at a very moderate tariff.
 ''In this new Western Air Express we have the foremost agency of aero- nautical research with millions of money-the Guggenheim Fund; the greatest airship designer, who is now in California, Anthony Fokker; the most able conductor, the U. S. De- partment of Commerce; and with our great national hero, Colonel Lind bergh, as advisor and selector of air ways.
 Not only does airship travel move from four to five times as fast as the most rapid surface transport, but the traveller sees a vista or panorama 20 to 100 times as large as can be observed from the ground or water. By utilizing this modern and up-to- the-minute magic carpet" by air, one can see in a day what would otherwise take weeks of travel, thus allowing unlimited time for stop overs, hunting parties, fishing, etc.
 "What three points in Alaska will be selected will depend upon the energy of the three Southeastern AL askan communities who can get above selfish interests, unite in general desire, and be prepared to take the greatest gift ever presented, without a single cent cost unless it may be marked buoy in the channel marking the landing place for the monster airships fitted with pom toons, which could then taxi up to a floating barge or wharf to unload.
 I've vision daily mail service, at a set scheduled hour, every day be- tween May 1st and October 1st, each year, carrying tourists and hunters of financial means, with unlimited stop-overs, to three or four South eastern Alaskan points. There will be no up-river trips. side-trips, or ex- cursions by these great airships, but a possibility of covering the run from Seattle to Skagway, with three or four intermediate stops, to let off and take on passengers and mail daily.
 "Luxuriously upholstered lounge type chairs, in the most splendidly devised air liners, will carry you along the aerial pathway easily and safely. The giant airships are not troubled by any ordinary storm or so-called air-pockets, often spoken
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