The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-08-17
COL. ARNOLD IS STRONGLY FOR
 GOOD AIRpORTS
Alaska Offers Finest Op- portunity for Air Trans
 portation Says Chief
TOTEM POLE GIVEN
 TO ARMY AVIATORS
R. E. Ro berts on Makes Speech of Presentation to
 Col. Arnold for Juneau


 Juneau is the logical and na-
 tural point of entry into AL
 aska for wheeled planes and
 as such must prepare to re-
 ceive them by having the nec-
 essary facilities to handle mass
 ed flights of planes. This pres
 ent flight is only the fOrerun-
 ner of many that will take
 place for various purposes in
 the future" declared Col. Henry
 H. Arnold, commanding officer
 of the United States Army
 flight of ten Martin bombing
 planes, after his acceptance of
 the Totem pole presented by
 the City of Juneau at the air
 port this morning.
 Col Arnold expressed apprecia ton for the Thunderbird totem poll which was presented by R. E. Rob ertson in behalf of the city, ant ,. .ald he would take pleasure iri turn ing it over to his chief in Wash ington, D. c. as a memento O the first massed army flight .- t, Alaska.
 'I wish also to leave a mes-
 sage to be conveyed to your
 Governor of appreciation of the
 great assistance we have re-
 ceived everywhere in the Ter
 ritory regarding information
 concerning landing fields, fly
 ing conditions and many other matters which have greatly fa-
 cilitated this flight. People in
 all parts of the Territory re-
 ceived us with great courtesy
 and went out of their way to
 help us in every possible man.
 ner.
 Alaska Ideal for Aviation
 During the past month it ha been the privilege of my officer and myself to study the airway situation in Alaska rather closely It is belieed that Alaska offers l; better opportunity for air transpor tation than practically any othe part of the United Sates or is pos sessions It is only through ai transportation that real develop ment of Alaska will ever be real ized and to prepare for this trans portation it is essential that satis factory airports, with well-equippet airdromes, radio beacons and com passes be installed at Juneau, Fair, banks, Nome, Anchorage and Poin Barrow. There should also be goot landing fields at Valdez, Cordova Kuskokwim Valley, Ketchikan ant Skagway with emergency landing fields in between
 Principal Airways
 From a commercial standpoin it is believed there should be es tablished in Alaska three principa airways, first from Juneau to Fair. banks and Nome; second from An chorage to Point Barrow and thirt from Valdez and Cordova, through Anchorage and the Kuskokwin Valley to Nome. This system O airways would connect all the lar ger cities and important center. of Alaska and would cover practi cally the entire Territory.
 Radio Important
 As radio is. practically the onl, means of communication at certain points in Alaska where airplane are now making scheduled trips This means of communication is O. tremendous importance if the tru. benefits are to be derived from tht use of air transportation and ; complete network should be in stalled, available at every airdromt and emergency landing field.
 Juneau Should Prepare
 Juneau, as the point of entr! into Alaska, should prepare for thi! development as it is sure to come The start which has been made 1T commercial aviation in Alaska hal been so good that it is felt tha every aid should be given the cour. ageous men who have pioneered il this work. I am amazed at tn, flying they have accomplished with
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