Evening star., 1932-09-20
YOUNG DESCRIBES
FLYING PROGRESS
Radio Forum Speaker Says
Industry Has Advanced
Despite Depression.


depression, Clarence M. Young. Assist
ant Secretary of Commerce for Aero
nautics. said last night in the National
Radio Forum. arranged by The WASH
ington Star and broadcast over coast
to-ccast network of the National Broad
casting Co.
Aerorautical activities of the past few
years Mr. Young said. have constituted
a period of extraordinary develop
ment." This development has been
toward the objective Of providing fast
transportation service for industry and
commerce, he said.
The growth of aviation in the face OF
the universal financial stress and un-
certainty has been made possible by the
efforts of business men, engineers. pilots
and others making up the aeronautics
industry, by the support OF the Federal
Government and bv the incree sing
patronage Of the public, Col. Young
pointed out.
The civil aeronautics chief, in his ad-
dress, described the establishment OF
civil air regulation in the United States.
the activities of the Department OF
Commerce in regulating and promoting
aeronautics and gave a comprehensive
picture of airline operations and the
status of the aviation industry today.
only on information gained by his
everyday contact with every branch OF
aeronautical activity, but on the expe-
riences of IA years Of aviation activity,
which began during the World War,
when he served as a combat pilot in
the American Army, serving on the
Italian front.
Text Of Address.
The text of Col. Youngs address fol-
lows:
When you read in your newspaper
recently that James Haizlip had flown
from Los Angeles to New York in 10
hours and 19 minutes. you doubtless
considered it a remarkable achieve
ment-which, indeed, it was. But did
it occur to you that you yourself can
fy over any one Of several transconti-
mental routes in comfortable air liners.
making the trip from coast to coast in
approximately 80 hours, or that you
can travel to almost any part of the
United States with proportionate saw
tngs in time?
IF you are one of the half million
persons who patronized the scheduled
air transport services during the past
year, you know this from experience,
and if you have not flown as an air
line passenger, you probably have had
many occasions to rely upon the speed
of the airplane when YOU have dis
patched letter or parcel by air.
The past few years have been pc
riod of extraordinary development In
aeronautics, and this development has
been toward the objective of providing
fast transportation service for industry
and commerce. AS result, it is not
necessary today for any one to be IA
fyr,s,
of aircraft to enjoy the benefits and
advantages of flying. They can be had
in exchange for passenger ticket, an
air mail stamp. or the charge for trans
portation of an air express package.
Agencies Cooperate.
This has been made possible by the
efforts of the business men, engineers.
pilots and others who make up the
aeronautics industry, by the support
which has been given along several
different lines by the Federal Govern
ment, and by the increasing patronage
this type of transportation is receiving.
In outlining here the part that is taken
by the United States Department Of
Commerce, hope I also will make it
clear that it has required a thoroughly
constructive cooperation Of the aero
nautics industry and the several Gov
ernment agencies that have to do with
flying.
The Aeronautics Branch of the De-
partment of Commerce, established
under the provisions of the Air Com
merce Act of 1926, is charged with the
responsibility for promotion and regu-
lation of civil aeronautics in the United
States To describe its duties more spe-
cifically, the Aeronautics Branch es-
tablishes and maintains airways on
which are provided the aids to air nav
igation that are essential to safe and
dies air regulation Including licensing
OF airmen, approval and licensing of
aircraft, aircraft engines and acCeS-
sories and regulation Of air lines; it
has such promotional functions as re-
search, dissemination Of aeronautic in
formation, fostering of airport develop
ment and compilation Of airway maps.
All of these activities play direct part
in the development of air transporta-
tion.
THE history of air transportation in
the United States is very brief, when
one considers the accomplishments that
already stand on the record. I wonder
If we recall that 1t was but six or seven
years ago, approximately that there
was any real organized and comprehen-
sive effort to develop civil aeronautics; !;
but some five or six years ago that
scheduled operations with transporta-
ton of mail were undertaken by pri-
vate enterprise; and only about three
years ago that similar effort was de-
voted to the scheduled transportation
of passengers. In that period OF time
the United States has moved up from
behind and assumed a position of world
leadership in civil and commercial avi-
alton.
Five Factors in Leadership.
1.-THE dominating position occupied
by the United States among the nations
of the world in the field of air trans
portation is based upon a number OF
factors of which five are outstanding
Cd Contract air mail, CD the Federal
AirwayS System, t3) constructive
Governmental regulatory policy, a.
the initiative of private enterprise, ap-
piled in accordance with typical Amer
lean standards. and go the obvious
necessity for the type Of service that
air transportation has to offer.
by contracting for the movement OF
mail by air the Federal Government has
made possible a rapid extension of air
transportation to all sections of the
country. by .tnlS means tne OnlteC
States has secured rapid and advanced
method of mail movement and at the
same time has contributed to the devel-
opment of an excellent air passenger and
express service; and this has been ac-
complished by means other than any
form of direct subsidy such as has
been employed in various other coun-
tries The Government has been ac-
tuated by sound business motives in
extending this aid, for 1t has built up
q transportation system to be used in
the expeditions handling of mail
which is providing substantial returns
not only in service to the entire coun-
try, but in revenue representing an in
creasingly large proportion of the cost
to the Government for air mail move
ment.
The second important factor in de-
velopment of air transport is the Fed
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