Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-12
AIRMEN MEET
AT CLEVELAND
Richardson TO Attend Ex-
perts' Convention May
Is, Is, and IL

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CLEVELAND. Ohio. May ll.-Air-
port experts, charged with building
a nationwide network OF landing
fields, will seek TO solve their COM
mon problems at the first annual
airport convention here May Is, 16.
and III.
The convention. sponsored by the
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce.
will bring together for the first time
authorities ON airport construction,
field lighting. radio. weather Serv-
ice, insurance and allied subjects.
Construction of an adequate net
work of airport and airways, which
may be flown night as well as day,
is considered the untitled need in
American aviation. While Americas
strides in the development Of air.
craft factories and the operation of
planes have exceeded those OF all
nations. her airport network remains
in an embryonic stage Of develop
ment.
widespread use of airplanes by
individuals for sport and business
purposes awaits the completion OF
an adequate airport system" Capt.
Clarence NJ. Knox, director of avia-
ton for Connecticut and head of
the committee planning the conven-
ton. says.
Just as soon as thousands Of air
ports throughout the country pro-
vide a system of landing fields for
planes comparable to the great ma
tional highway network, we can X
pect universal flying. Capable planes
already have been developed. but
their market Is limited because Of
the present inadequate number OF
flying fields.
This is a need in American avia-
ton that cannot be filled over night.
The best minds on airport construc-
ton. drainage, lighting. cOmmuni-
cation and weather service are de-
voting their time to the solution Of
landing field problems which have
nc parallel in other industries.
we hope that the three-day
Cleveland convention will make a
better understanding OF the tech
nical problems involved in air
port development so that city Off
cials. engineers and aviation and
aviation enthusiasts shall not make
the same mistakes in their building
Of airports and airwayS that the
railroads made in their early his
tory" Capt. Knox said.
Col. II. H. Blee. chief of airports
for the department Of commerce.
will describe the work completed
and under construction throughout
the country. telling the delegates
what they can do TO stimulate the
movement.
The development of weather serv-
] &c essential to efficient operation
of airpOrtS will be discussed by w.
r. Gregg. senior meteorologist OF
the United States weather bureau
who hopes to perfect a system of
informing aviators by radio or
weather condition ahead OF them.
Other speakers include William r.
McCracken. assistant secretary OF
commerce for aeronautics; William
r. Hopkins, Cleveland's city man.
ager: Maj. Gen. James <. Fechet.
chief of the army air corps: Will
liam Il. Stout. president OF Slut Air
Services. Inc: +. b. Rentschler.
president o fthe AeronauticaI Cham
Der Of Commerce: Edward S. Evans.
former holder of the round-the-
world speed record: II. j. Freeman.
director Of legal and legislative re-
search for the Aeronautical Cham
Der OF Commerce; Francis Really.
Columbia university school of arch
lectures: r. H. FARMLAND. Ameri-
can institute Of steel constructions:
Wendell p. Miller. expert on airport
drainage: Gavin Hadden, New York
civil engineer; George NJ. Lord.
Western Air Express: w. K. RoSen-
garten, New York, traffic engineer;
George E. Martin, New York con-
sulting engineer: L. X. Smith, Chi
cage, authority on cement construc-
ton; +. A. Johnson. operator Day.
ton. Ohio. airport; Andrew II. Her.
nance, Miami. Fla, director of avi-
alton; j. Brooks b. Parker. insur-
ance counselor; l.. 5. Simpson.
South Bend lighting expert and 4.
G. Hinsburg. chief engineer Of the
department Of commerce airways di-
vision.
O.. G. Richardson, manager OF the
local chamber OF commerce, viii
represent Brownsville at the con-
vention. having left here Saturday
morning. He will return here the
latter part Of this week. he said.