Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-25
Brownsville Takes Place
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AS Continent Crossroads
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Two Important Airways

IS unevent!ul whether 1t be with
Pan American Always In South
America or at home with American
AirWays. IL would not have been so
surprising il the young lady with
the ten-foot snake placidly wrapped
around her neck had stood at a
terminal rear the jungleS Of South
America and asked for passage. but
the incident occurred in the lounge
like offices Of a mid-continent sta
ton OF American Always.
Regulations Of the company Speci-
fled that animals and birds would
not be carried on its planes. but the
young lady pointed out that her pet
was a reptile and under the COM
pany's own regulations was not eX-
Guided from transportation.
After considerable persuasion, the
young ticket agent compromised with
the young woman and 1t was agreed
that oscar" would be included on
the passenger manifest If and when
he was enclosed in a snake-prooi
box. The new tickets excluding rep
tiles we're drying on the printers
tables when the young woman ar
rived at the ticket office. She walked
determinedlv TO the plane and took
her scat with a flounce that dared
any Of the operations men to disturb
her or Oscar.
Depend On Routine.
Even with its features in the make
IN of humanity. the airways like any
other business, depend on routine for
their bread and butter revenue.
Probably at first they were used
mostly By former fiiers and BY
people who took passage in extremi-
ties. but the pioneering period Is al
ready nearing its end and lust
folks make UP the bulk Of the pas
sengers. Tn planes are seldom
crowded to capacity and yet 1t Is
rare that a passenger finds himself
alone in the cabin. This gives the
traveller added space in which 70
move about and 10 some this Is
mentally restful even though II Is
beyond their physical requirements
Anticipating some reluctance. IL
has been with surprise that the air
WAYS have noted their heavy pat
ronage by women. Planes seldom
leave ports without n or two wo-
men among each half dozen passen-
gers and occasionally the masculine
representation Is confined 70 the
crew.
Reflection has convinced the air.
WAYS that this condition Is due 10
the extraordinary courteSies extend
Cd in the matter az making reserva-
tions in advance for hotels and for
city transportation. These with COM
| plete comfort facilities on the ships
lowered any mental barriers that
might previously have existed TO wo-
men using air travel extensively.
The Panama Canal Zone and Gen.
trial America act as the necks Of the
tunnels through which the inter-
continental traffic flows 10 Browns
vile from the north and the south.
The wide and safe Missippi Valley
! opens northward TO Canada and
/ southwark there Is a natural corTi-
dor following the eastern coastline
OF Mexico. In both instances these
natural advantages are supported by
commercial centers developed be-
fore the advent Of air transporta-
ton.
As q result travellers are taking
rapidly TO the air ways and inter-
national trips are being cleared OF
delays which now are mostly Off
cial. Passengers from the Canal Zone
reach Brownsville at noon Of the
third day and transfer TO the Ameri-
can Anyways plane which reaches
Dallas that night. From Dallas It
is but one day TO any Of the principal
cities OF the west or middle west and
I overnight to New York.