Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01

cept aviation as a recognized meth
cd Of transportation. but this trip
Is intended to make them even
more airminded while doing some
thing for the advancement Of COM
mercial aviation throughout the
state" said Hub Diggs. chairman
of the aviation committee Of the
Fort Worth association Of COM
merce here Saturday evening.
He arrived at 2:35 p. m. FROM
Corpus Christi with Maj. Frederick
Lord and ID. w. Carlton for the
purpose Of making final arrange
rnents for the second annua. Fort
Worth association Of commerce aer-
ocsde which Is scheduled TO arrive
in Brownsville early On the after
noon OF September 81. Major Lord
i plotting the ship in which the
scouting trip Is being made. Carl
To mis- aviation secretary OF the as
ISOLATION Of commerce.
May Go to Monterrey
There is a possibility that the tour
will be extended to Monterrey, Mex
leo. II was announced on arrival
of the party at the municipal air.
port here.
Major Lord completed arrange
ments for taking the ship he Is
flying TO Monterrey Sunday and
Mexican immigration authorities
also have instructed that the ships
in the aerocade be permitted 20
enter that country on their arrival
here with a minimum OF details.
The aerocade Is growing in size
every day and 1t now appears there
will be between 30 and 40 ships on
the trip" Diggs said. The ships
will transport about 100 persons in
Guiding leading business men OF
Fort Worth anC viii be piloted by
some Of the rlost famous fliers In
the country.
Harrington Stop Likely
The aerocade will leave Fort
Worth on the morning OF Septem-
Der 20 and will make stops at Cor
sicana, Houston and Galveston on
the first day out. Leaving Calves
ton early on the second day a stop
will be made at Corpus Christi for
lunch and possibly will make a
short stop at Harlingen on the trip
to Brownsville. SPEEDING the second
night out here. IL the stop Is not
made at Harrington coming down
it likely will be made there on the
morning Of the third day after
leaving Brownsville.
Victoria was on the tentative list
Of stops but va eliminated when
Ii was found the field there was
inadequate for such a large num-
Der of ships.
II Monterrey Is included on the
route Of the flight the aerocade
likely will make short stops at Har-
lingen and McAllen and then 60
to Monterrey for lunch on Septem-
Der %. The srty fly back to
Laredo and spend the third night
there. The return home will be
made on the fourth day with stops
at San Antonio. Austin and Waco.
You have the finest field here
! have ever seem Major Lord said
and other members O.. the scouting
party agreed with him. Major
Lord has seen service in Europe
and has visited the finest fields in
those countries and England.
Ships in Tour
Following is a list OF the ships
signed up for the tour, according
10 Carlton:
Advance ship furnished BY the
Texas Air Transport, Inc, piloted
by Tom Hardin. general manager
OF the II. "A. r.. Inc: passenger. ID.
w. Carlton, director {. the aero
cade and IN charge of aviation at
the association RI commerce. The
ship will be : Travel Air J-6.
Texas Air transport. Inc. Ira
vel Air Wright J-6, pilot unknown
at this time.
Texas Air ran port. Inc. One
Challenger Robins; pilot, unknown
at this time.
Texas Air Transport. Inc. Sales
department. N Travel Air JIG.
travelling show case. specially built
for inspection on thi~ tour: pilot
probably Hugh Smith. sales man
ager. Texas Air Transport. Inc.
Texas Air Transport. Inc. one
Davis m~onoplane with Kline mo-
tor. pilot unknown at this time.
TIP Coal and Oil. Stinson. .Jr
Wright J-5 motor: pilot. Buddy
Jones and aero sales manager, Geo.
Fredell.
Texas Flying Service. RYAN.
Wright Us motor: pilot Jimmie
Duke.
Texas flying Service. O Ter ships
to be announced later.
Texhoma Aeronautical Service.
Inc. official nip. pilot. Randy Page.
Stinson Detrc.tsr. wasp motor: pas
sengers. Hub piggs. general chair
man. Fort Worth aerocade; Mrs.
Hub Di3gs, Mr. r. E. Harding.
president aSsoci ton of comm rec:
William McDuffee. secretary-treas-
urer, Texhoma company.
Texhoma company. one Stinson.
Wright motto !: pilot to be announ-
ced later.
Reg L. Robb C. Ryan, Wright
J-6: passengers. Mr.. VI. "A. Bruhn.
Armour and compal :: MR.. Fl. "A.
Bruhn; John B. Collier, -: Fort
Worth Poultry and Egg company;
Mrs. John d. Collier. Jr.
The next hip will be the Fort
WORTH" piloted by Homer Truck.
Ryan. Wright Us mot \. Passengers
will be announced later.
Cow Boy Jim Kelly. Ryan Us
motor. passenger to be announced
later.
Midland Oil company. tfotn.
Gypsy motor; passengers 10 be an
nounced later.
Frederick I. Lord, representing