Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
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To be class A and to be lighted
for night landings at the expense
Of the government.
A proposition submitted by the
aviation branch Of the department
of commerce has been given unani-
nous approval Of the San Benitc
chamber of commerce directorate
The city commission at a regular
meeting Wednesday night is expect
ed to approve the proposal and to
begin Immediately seeking the pro-
per site.
The proposal Of the government
is that San Benito purchase the ne
cessary land and construct three
runways $500 feet long.
When this has been done the gov
ernment will lease the site and in
\ stall modern lighting equipment.
The field will be an emergency
landing place for the night air NAL
route which is to be started out Of
Brownsville about the first Of The
year.
Mail will fly here from Houston
and will be returned there both
trips being made at night.
This will give one day service
to Chicago and only slightly oyer a
day will be required to land let
ter in New York.
Brownsville is on the air map of
the world.
Reference:
Saturday Evening Post, July 20
Issue, page 81.
The Ford Motor Co. carries a
page advertisement telling of che
important routes where their tri-
motor all-metal planes are daily
hauling passengers.
The advertisement speaks of
Brownsville and the Mexican Avi-
alton Co.
- large map carries the name Of
Brownsville along with other I'M
portant centers Of the United
States.
CORPUS CHRISTI has an ambi-
ton to be on the air mail route
which is to be started soon between
Brownsville and Houston, accord
ing to The Caller, morning news
paper.
This is a proper desire, and one
which should be realized.
The Caller does not ask that the
planes stop in that city as soon as
The line is inaugurated, saying:
IF there were not enough air
mail at this time to justify stops
the planes might proceed or
through for a time. Stops could be
instituted here later when the vol
ume of air mail justified it."
1t appears The Caller is too MOD
est. Corpus Christi, with her thriv-
ing deep water port and numerous
big business concerns, is entitled to
as speedy handling of mail as Is
provided for any other place.
But a device now being expert
mented with by the postoffice de-
partment may remove the necessity
Of air mail planes stopping at any
point except at the end of the
flight.
This device, if successful, will en-
able the pilot to deliver and picl;
up mail from the ground while still
IN the air.
Such a device would go far to-
yard providing universal air mail
SRrvice.
Corpus Christi is almost directly
On the line mapped out and better
flying conditions usually are fourd
directly over the coast than a short
distance inland.
BROWNSVILLE has better aerial
transportation facilities than Chi
Ego and any number of other large
EitieS.
Take the word of Scott M. Han
low maintenance engineer Of the
harbor at Tampico, Mexico.
Hanley passed through Browns
vile Saturday completing round
trip aerial trip to Chicago.
He liked the fine bus in which
the Mexican Aviation Co. trans
ported him from the city to the
airport, he liked the airport, ne
liked the tri-motored planes and
he liked every phase Of aerial DC
tivities in Brownsville.
THE very best I found anywhere
on my trip"
Which is further proof that
Brownsville is destined to become
one Of the greatest aerial centers
in the United States.
ONLY A FEW DAYS left to Sc
cure that passport to Mexico.
After August l Valley residents
who have failed to secure the cour-
tesy cards will be required to secure
a consular passport at one peso
each for every trip across the bor-
der.
Inconvenient and expensive.
There has been rush for pass
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