New Britain herald., 1929-09-28
HIKER DEDICATION
 CEREMONIES TODAY
Miss Frances StGup to UnVeiI
 Spanish War Memorial
CHAMBER ENDORSES FIELD
Urges Voters to Have City Buy Site for Aviation Field - Rotary "Oid Peoples Party" Wednesday Night -Ionic Council 9 Years Old.

-Ionic Council 9 Years Old.
 Bristors Spanish War memorial monument, secured after two years Of "ffort on the part of Captain C. A. H@dsoI camp, United Spanish War Veterans Of this city, will be appropriately dedicated this after noon at special exercises following a street parade.
 Many notable guests. including state officials. will be on hand for inc unyoiling and dedication cerc- mony While this ceremony will be brief, efforts have been made 10 have it impressive. The memorial will be exposed ot public view for the first time when Miss Frances Strup. daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Strup Of Murray road, will cut the cords unloosening the covering.
 The parade is scheduled 10 start from the state armory at 2;&0 o'clock. Various patriotic organic ations Of the city, as well as the local military units, will participate. The line of march will be over Cen fer street 10 West street. thence along West street to North street, down North street to North Main street, down North Main street to Main street thence along Main street, School street, and Park street to Spanish War Memorial park.
 The statue is a large bronze figure of l soldier, which has been mount cd upon a large boulder base. The base, weighing many tons, was found in Bristol and was especially been put On the front of the base are bronze tablets, one containing a proper inscription and the other the insignia of the spanish War Nctcr- ans.
 (. of C. Issues Statement
 The Bristol Chamber of Commerce which had an active part in sccur- ing the air field in East Bristol which the voters will decide whether tin" city shall purchase or not at th3 city election on October I, has is sued d statement regarding the air port.
 The airport was purchased by Fuller F, Barnes. Edward Ingraham and Morton (. Trcadway in order to secure a municipal airport for Hris- tol q a price of $45.000 These men are willing to turn the property over to the city for the price which they paid.
 The statement issued hy the Chamber of Commerce is as follows: "Thr Chamber of Commerce con- sistontly refrans from entering the realm of politics. but there is one i question that will be put up 10 the voters of this city on October 7 that has received the hearty endorsement Of your officers and directors. We deem this question to he so inter woven with the growth and prosper ity Of Bristol that We are taking this means of acquainting you with the salient points leading up 10 endors- ing this particular question.
 "Tho question is shall Bristol have an airport and shall il have the particular plot of ground that will b. offered 10 it in the coming cleo ton?
 'It was in the yrrny of 1928 that the question of an airport for Brls- tOl began 10 take tangible form anI your chamber Cat the request Of many of those who favored an air port for BristoD began a study of the question. We called in the most dopcndablcd avicc we could secure. Bristol was toured by automobiles; various fields were examincd-both aS 10 their terrain and the consist cmcy of the soil As a result of this examination, one field was selected as being the only suitable ono avail able in Bristol.
 Cn!y Suitable Fled
 ''N,a were not satisfied to let the matter rest with this one single in- v"Stigaion so we engaged the s"rv- ices of the Fairchild Aerial Survey Inc. of New York, to survey Brist ol from the air; to make photographs of suitable landing fields and 10 study the question of air pockets, air currents, prevailing winds. etc, that are of infinite importance to avia- tors. This air survey also picked iIotchkiss field as the only suitable spot within the confines of Bristol for an airport.
 Having found tho one plot of ground that was suitable for an air port, the next problem Was to Sc cure it and determine the character of ownership. l'p and down the length of the land if has been un- questionable demonstrated that municipal ownership offers greatest possibility of developments Through the very kind agency of Arthur $.