Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-03
AERIAL PROGRESS
TOLD BY CULVER
"FIying ReaItor" Outlines
Strides Being Made in De-
VeIopment of Aviation.

Tremendous strides being made In
development of aviation in the United
State were described last night by
Harry H. Culver, the flying" president
of the National Association of Real Es-
tate Boards, in addressing the local
realty board at Wardmen Park Hotel.
Mr.. Culver spoke from personal ex-
perience as a much travelled air pas
senger. He said that in the last year
he has Travelled by air a total of $4,000
miles-equal to three times the distance
around the world-without accident
and without forced landing. He is
here on the third of a series of five
countrywide airplane tours to visit To-
cal boards affiliated with the national
association.
Air Transportation Is Here.
"Air transportation is not in the near
future he said. 1T is here. We have
large and comfortable passenger planes
now, but those of today will be but
kites in comparison with what passen-
ger ships of tomorrow will be.
aviation is commanding the atten-
ton of capitalists in all parts of the
world and is enabling the country as
whole to speed up in its growth. A trip
around the world soon will be as COM
mon as a Sunday school picnic"
He commended the subject of avia-
ton to those engaged in the real es-
tate profession, declaring that already
aviation progress has made tremen-
dous effect upon real estate. Describing
airport developments, which he had
visited, Mr. Oliver said that ground
around landing fields generally now is
at a premium, as light manufacturing
concerns, hotels and other enterprises
reserve locations. He called attention to
airplane landing sites being acquired
by railroad interests for future use.
Realtors would be ShortSighted, he
said, if they failed to realize the chang
ing effect aviation Is having on real
estate business.
Mr.. Culver refrained from mention
ing WaShingtons present lack of a
municipal airport and plans for devel-
opment of a firSt-claSS landing field and
port here, explaining later that he felt
local and Government officials were
aware of the needs and did not require
outside encouragement.
Fifty-seven Air Lines in U. S.
In describing progress in aviation in
the United States, Mr.. Culver pointed
out that now there are 81 air lines OPP
Grating and that the number of air.
plane factories increased from In
1927 to 167 in 1923 and that it had been
estimated that there would be 367 OPP
Grating by the end of this year.
He estimated that by the end of this
year the number of planes clearing from
Chicago would total $500, bringing to
that city gross revenue Of more than
$10,000,000 annually.
Mr.. Culver was welcomed by Proctor
L. Doughertys president of the board of
District Commissioners. Special guests
included Engineer Commissioner VIII
liam B. Ladue, Assistant Engineer Com
miSSionerS Atkins and Dawson, Maj.
Carey Brown, engineer of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commission;
Col. C. C. Culver commandant of
Langley Field, brother of the realtor
president; District Assessor William P.
Richards, Maj. Howard C. Davidson,
commandant Of Boiling Field; Gen. Al
bert j. BoWley, U. S. A.; Col. Dennis P.
Quinlan, co-ordinator, Federal Real ES-
tate Board, and K. A. Brumback, presi-
dent of the Alexandria-Ar lingtOn-Fai
fax Reaa Estate Board.