The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-04-10
PILOT Manner TALKS
AIRPORT TO ROTARY
AFTER SEEKING SITE
Herbert o'Hare Another Speak
or at Luncheon; Plans for
Minot Trip Announced

The last call for Minot and the
district conference next Monday and
Tuesday engaged the attention Of the
Rotary club at the noon luncheon to-
day. Nick B. Manner. the pilot of the
Ford trimotor plane here, and Her.
bert OHare were speakers Of the day,
the latter giving the Rotarians the
story Of his trip to Washington to
see the other Herbert inaugurated as
president.
Most OF the Rotarians are going
to Minot In their own cars, but some
intend to 60 in the Interstate bus.
The roll was called on these and six
announced their intention to unite
with the Bismarck Dickinson party
Of 20 and make the trip in char
tered bus.
L. K. Thompson announced that
the conference opens at $50 Monday
morning. with preliminary registra-
ton meeting, and proceeds to busi-
ness at 10 a. m. It will end at $3.50
Tuesday afternoon. Paul Harris, the
founder, will speak at 9:25 Tuesday
morning.
F. w. Murphy promised to have
the official monkey In line when the
big parade starts. Headquarters will
be in the Leland hotel.
Manner Recommends Site
Nick Manner stressed the part Bis
marck can play in helping to bring
about the northern air mail route
through here from the Twin Cities to
Spokane and Seattle and Portland
An important step is to acquire an
airport here. he said. He vas out
during the morning with commit
tee Of the Association Of Commerce
and Of business people Of the city,
looking possible sites over, and he has
recommended one.
Manner said the Ford trimotor type
Of plane makes the route more fea-
sible than ever. With three engines
to depend on it Is almost impossible
that landing should be forced in
the Rocky mountains from Butte
across Idaho to Spokane. Experts. he
said. have figured 1t out by the law Of
averages and found that the posi-
bility is as one to 5000, 900 or 4,0O0, 900.
To give an idea Of the stage at
which air flight has arrived as
commercial project, he said the plane
he now Is plotting through here by
way Of Minot, Miles City, Billings,
Livingston and Butte to Spokane, cost
$4,000 and is q very complicated
piece of machinery. The duralum-
mum metal Of which 1t is built is a
third lighter than steel. he said. and
Of the same strength.
Club will Cooperate
Herbert O'Hare described the in.
auguration Of Hoover and humorous
phases of the big event. He related
some OF the features contributed by
the women, such as studying the
gowns Of Mrs. Hoover, Mrs. Coolidge
and other members Of the inaugural
party with field glasses. He was
much impressed by the way in which
Vice President Dawes reacted to tho
leavetaking from his office and the
induction into 1t of Senator Curtis as
his successor, concluding his farewell
address with the remark, defiantly
shouted. Il take nothing back"
. Guests Of the day included, besides
the speakers, #. B. Strauss, president
Of the Lions club. Worth Lumry, pres
ident Of the Kiwanis club, Jane:
Cain, Dickinson, r. Kostedecky, Dick
inson, L. A. LOOMS, Fergus Falls. Roy
Baird. Dickinson, and F. ]. Graham,
Glendale.
The two presidents Of the other
service clubs pledged their cooper
alton with the Rotary club In any
projects for the good of the COM
munity that may be attempted. They
said they would stand shoulder to
shoulder In the front line trenches