Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24

In the countries along this route are
SO, O00, 900 people more than tWo-fiftns
the population of both continents, and
in South America the route will serve
countries with more than n per cent OF
the total population.
Service Of Importance.
The service is regarded as of great
business and commercial Importance,
s'nce on the southern end of the route,
in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay Chile
and Venezuela, are located great exist
ing and potential markets for the prod
ucts for North American industry. In
these i've countries originates more
than 10 per cent of our international
trade and commerce with all of Latin
America.
the airline service is expected to cut
travel between this country and the
South American countries by one-tnlro,
reducing to seven days the time re-
uuired for travel between New York and
Buenos Aires, the third largest city IN
the Americas.
will connect New York, washington
board with the principal ports and cities
of the following countries: Cuba, Haiti.
Dominican Republic, Porto Rico, Virgin
Islands. Leeward Islands, Martinique,
Guadeloupe, Windward Islands, Trlni-
dad. Venezuela, British Guiana, Dutcn
Guiana, French Guiana, Brazil, Uru-
quay, Argentina and Chile.
Survey Made in 1927.
DEVELOPMENT of the New York, Rio
A. Buenos Aires Lines began in Novem-
her. 1927. when Ralph A. O'Neill, now
president of the company. began sur
yey of the route and broke 1t into
onerating divisions, the actual develop
nIent of which is nearing completion:
The line has been incorporated under
the laws of Delaware with the man
cial backing Of business organizatlons
whose interests are said to represent
10 per cent of the trade and capital
investment of this country in South
America. The line took over TIL.
Motor Safety Always, the generai
operating company OF the 2ystem III
South America.
Among the nationally known figures
on the board of directors of the line
are FRANKLIN @. Brown, director OF
the Seaboard Air Line Railroad; George
D. Buckley, vice president OF the Ma,
tional City Bank OF New YORK, Hlcii e,l
"A Beyier. president of Bevier q Co.,
and a director of American Interna-
tional Always, Inc; Edward H. CLARK
nresident of the Cerro de PaSco Cop
uer Co. director of the Irving Trust
Co. and director of the National surety
Co: Col. william j. Donovan, former
Assistant Attorney General and now
general counsel to the air line.
Standard Oil Subsidiary.
Col. Reuben H. Fleet. president OF
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation; Rob-
ert L. Hague, vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Standard Shipping
Co, q Standard Oil subsidiary, and
director of the Munson Steamship Line
and of Merritt Chapman and Scott;
Ioring r. Hoover, president of L. r.
Hoover g. Co.: Seymour H. Knox, a
director of r. w. Woolworth Co.. presi-
dent of Marine Union Investors anc
vice president of the Marine Trust Co
of Buffalo; William B, Mayo, chief en-
gineer of the Ford Motor Co., prest-
dent of the Stout Metal Aircraft Co.
director of United Aircraft 81 Transport
CORPORATION and director of Transcon-
tinental Air Transport: Frank @. Mum
son. president of the Munson Steamship
Line: James H. Rand, jr., chairman OF
the board of Remington Rand, Inc;
George A. Rensselaer,, president OF the
General Machinery Corporation and di-
rector Of the Niles Bement Pond Cor
poration; j. Z. Reynolds. president of the
international Founders Corporation:
Paul Schoeilkopf, president OF the
Buffalo. Niagara q Eastern Power
Corporation. and Frank G. Page, vice
president of the International Telephone
q Telegraph Corporation.
The line holds airmail contracts with
Venezuela, Chile, Uruguay and Argen-
tina and has operating concessions ir