The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-09
NORTHERN AIRMAIL
ROUTE PLANNED AS
WRIGHT MEMORIAL
Minnesota Representative Is
Sponsor for Survey to Re.
veal Superiorities
LESS WIND AND ALTITUDE
Follows Northern Pacific as
Cities Are on That Line; Al
tentative Via Aberdeen
LESS WIND AND ALTITUDE

The northern airmail route through
Bismarck has been the subject OF re-
newcd correspondence between the
aviation conn littee OF tho Spokane
Chamber of Commerce and Fl. F.
Goddard. secretary OF the Association
of Commerce here. The secretary and
The Tribune both arc in receipt OF let
tcrs and circulars from D. M. Merlin,
secretary of tho aviation committee,
bearing on tho subject. which came
ND before the session of congress Just
closed in the form Of bill 1884 TO
establish the route as the Wright
transcontinental airway. a memorial
to the Wright brothers. adopting
existing lines to and from New York
10 the Twin Cities.
The bill was proposed by Allen j.
Furlow. representative from Mime
sofa. and set aside all appropriation
OF $4,000 for a survey OF the pro-
posed memorial route. 1t grew out
of the efforts made at ST. Paul. Spo-
kane and Seattle to work up sentl-
ment for the airWav and TO show is
practically and s,iperiogity 10 exist
ing routes,
The Ford reliability fight of last
year and tho individual nonstop
flight or Nick Manner with woman
passenger fro,n Spokane TO Mime
apolis proved the adaptabilitv OF the
route With those as basis. Rep
resentatiye Furlow went ahead With
his bill in tho house.
IN ~ q
gathered by the Spokane chamber OF
commerce has a distance l743
miles. while the Chicago-San Fran
cisco tranScontinental route following
the Union Pacific railroad, is 1855
miles in length. The annual mean
temperature nf the north route is
,5.5 degrees. that OF the :nidconti-
mental route. 4S9. The January mean
temperature north is ll.3 degrees.
that of the midcontinental. 1T.
In the matter Of altitude. the north
ern route is far more preferable TO
that through Cheyenne. The aver
age altitude OF the proposed Wright
route is 200 feet. that OF the Chey-
enne route. 1850. The highest alti-
tude on the northern route. between
Bozeman and Butte, Montana. is $500
feet. On the other route an altitude
II $500 feet is encountered in the
Ta5atch mountains. The Cheyenne
altitude is almost as high as the high
.st point on the northern route. being
500 feet.
Wind conditions arr lar more IA.
vorable on the northern route. Or
the Cheyenne ANYWAY the wind blows
with terrific force. Aviators have q
jest that the wind gauge at the
Wyoming capital is log chain. but
hat it has to be renewed frequently
Is the wind whips off the links
Two routes have been proposed for
the Wright route. The line which,
would take in Bismarck in general
follows the Northern Pacific railroad
as the cities to be served are mainly
along this route. All alternative
route. veering off at Miles City. sion-
tana. and passing through Aberdeen
S. D., has been charted, but this
loop would serve no cities between
Miles City and ST. Paul except Aber-
deem. The route through Bismarck
therefore, Is a preferable line.
The local Association of Commerce
will cooperate with the Spokane
chamber in dvancing the fortune,
j Of the proposed route. legislation OBJ
| tanned from the legislature for the
establishment of an airport here
being In line with that purpose.