Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01
AIR TRAFFIC GROUP
MEETS THIS MONTH
National Conference to Be
Held in Kansas City With
Three-Day Program.

KANSAS CITY, August 31.-The Ma
tional Air Traffic Conference OF the
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce here
September 16, II and ID will bring to-
gether for the first time the empire
builders of the twentieth century,
men charged with the development OF
vast system of air passenger, mail
and express lines.
Names identified with the building
of the twoScore principal ar tranS-
port lines in the United States are on
the three-day program, which Is de-
signed to enable the transport opera
tors to exchange data on the sonclta-
ton and handling of traffic and thereby
develop air travel.
Col. Paul Henderson Of Transcon-
tinental Air Transport, Inc; Maj. Gen.
John F. Organ of Colonial Air Trans.
port, Inc; Harris M. Hanshue OF
Western Air Express; P. G.. johnson OF
Boeing Air Transport; j. M. Eaton OF
Pan-American Always, Inc; Col. Hal
sey DunWoody of Universal Air Lines,
Inc; Lester D. Seymour of National Air
Transport, Inc; Col. L, H. Brittin OF
Northwest Always, Inc, and Stanley
E. Knauss of Stout Air Lines are but
few of the prominent air transport ex-
ecutives who have accepted invitations
as speakers at the conference.
Conference Objective.
Declaring that conference is neces-
sary now to perfect a vast system Of
co-ordinated air transport lines for the
air traveller and to save millions OF dol
lars which might be wasted in faulty
development, the National Air Traffic
Conference was called by Frederick B.
Rentschler, president of the Aeronautical
Chamber Of Commerce, and Col Paul
Henderson, president of the American
Air Transport Association.
1t will be the first time that the traf-
flc executives of the air lines, who are
responsible for building of public
patronage, will be brought together, and
for many it will be their first meeting
with fellow air transport executives.
The development of air lines has been
so rapid and in so widely separated
sections of the country that the per-
sonnet of few of the companies have
been able to meet or exchange ideas
William P. MacCracken, jr., Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics;
Charles L. Lawrence, first vice presi-
dent Of the Aeronautical Chamber of
Commerce, and the CurtiSs- Wright
traffic manager of Transcontinental Air
Transport, Inc; Mayor Albert Beach of
Kansas City, Col. Dunwoody and Mr..
Woolley will be the principal speakers
at the opening session, Monday after
noon, September 16. Col Brittin will
preside at the first session.
Traffic Discussion.
The Tuesday morning session, Sep
hn fYNrV % lS-
cusSion of methods used by the princi-
pal operating lines in selling air traffic
mail. passenger and express. Traffic
executives from each Of the companies
represented will deliver short talks on
their methods and open discussion will
follow.
THE Place Of the Municipal Cham
bers of Commerce in Air Transport
Development" will be made the subject
OF the afternoon session, with addresses
to representatives of chambers of COM
merce on the air transport routes by
Col. Henderson, w. G. Heron of Air
Investors, Inc, and Col. Brittin.
While representatives of chambers Of
commerce are in session., executives Of
the transport lines will be holding nine
concurrent committee meetings on i'm
portant phases of air traffic develop
ment. including airports, accounting,
communications. publicity and advertis-
ing, facilities for handling passengers,
ticket sales and solicitation, standard
baggage weights. insurance for air trav-
elers and development of air mail and
express.
The studies and reports made by each
OF the committees will be delivered In
the general session scheduled for the
third day. c. w. H. Smith, general
traffic manager Of Western Air Express,
will preside at the morning session of
the last day. and Stanley KnauSs of
Stout Air Lines will conduct the closin'
session.