Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
Stressed by Air Leaders in
Addresses Before Board
of Trade.
DIG DOWN IN POCKETS,
SENATOR BINGHAM URGES
Believes U. s. Should Pay Large
Share of Costs-Gen. Organ
Among Speakers.

If Washington wants municipal air
port its citizens must put their Shout
ders to the wheel and push with all their
strength, speakers. representing leading
AVIATION interests in the country, told
the Board of Trade at a meeting last
night in the Willard Hotel.
Get going and they can't stop you, "
Maj. Gen: John F: Organ, Commander
of the famous New York National
Guard World War Division, the 9th,
advised.
Aviation as an industry is still an
infant, but is rapidly growing and now
is the time for Washington to- get an
airport, which should be no less than a
mile square" declared Col. Paul Hen
derson. former Assistant Postmaster
General, under whom the airmail was
inaugurated.
It remained however, for Senator
Bingham of Connecticut, chairman OF
the congressional joint committee on
airports, to point out just how wash
ington's citizens should go about get
ting city flying field.
Urges Big U. S. Share.
"If we are to be on the air map Of the
United States, we must put, our hands
in our pockets and dig out large sums
of money as other cities which have
developed municipal airports have
done. !" he declared. "Of the amount re-
ouired for the construction work 1t Is
nv personal opinion that the Federal
Government should pay very large
share.
1--WE must not worry about where the
airport is to be located. The principal
thing is to get one. In selecting the
site there are many things to be taken
into consideration, such as the terrain,
accessibility to the heart OF the CITY,
weather conditions and many others.
"Washington is sadly behind every
other great capital of the world IN air.
port facilities. Even in this country
we are far behind. There are 600
airports in the United States and loo
more in the process of construction.
We should have at least one, and we
should not be content until we get the
best"
Gen. ORyan said the construction OF
an airport would take at least three
wears, and with this in mind the heid
should be planned to accommodate air
traffic on scale 1t viii have attained
at that time.
Safety Called Greatest Promise.
The greatest promise of the air, he
declared, is its safety. BY far the great
est property damage annually Is the
outcome of collision, and in the air col
lisions are much fewer than on the sur
face of the earth.
It is incongruous, Col. Henderson said,
that Washington should not have an
airport since it is from this city that
the Department of Commerce sends
agents throughout the country urging
municipalities to construct aviation ia
cilities.
other speakers were Capt Thomas
Carroll, vice president Of the Federal
Aviation Corporation, which Is con-
structing the Washington Airport at the
south end of Key Bridge; F. j. Bishop
of the Western Air Express and Law
renee e. Williams, chairman OF the
boards aviation committee.
Capt. Carroll told Of the work now in
progress for the development of his
field Washington needs a system of
airports rather than one large one, he
declared, and the Washington Airport
is being prepared to take its place in
this system which ultimately Will de-
velop.
Mr.. Bishop described various Cali
fornia airports. There are 155 fields
now IN operation in that State, he as
serted. and SIS others are projected.
Los Angeles alone has 10 airports within
the city limits.
Model Planes Are Flown.
The members and guests attending
the meeting were amused by the antics
Of model planes flowen by their build
ers, all of whom have won prizes. The
boys were Everett Meeks Robert Tolls,
Ohio williams, Luther Smith and Frank
Salisbury.
All the drawings of airports entered
in a recent national industrial concern
competition were exhibited.
The board voted to indorse the Cap
per bill providing for two additional
judges for the District Supreme Court.
This action was taken on recommended
ton of Joseph A. Burkart Of the COM
mittee on legislation.
E. j. Murphy, president, presided. A
buffet supper was served after the
meeting.