Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-06
AND NOW THE ATLANTIC
WILL BE SPAWNED

Airmail service IS fact across the
Pacific ocean. The gigantic China clip
per, broiling through the skies has paved
the way for service to the Orient in fast
er time than man even dreamed of few
years ago. The roar Of her first takeoff
had scarcely died away when first Off
cial steps were taken to inaugurate
similar service across the Atlantic to
Great Britain and Europe.
Britain, Canada and Ireland are repre-
sented by delegation now in Washing
ton TO discuss plans for air mail service
between the United States and England
Through its postal officials, the United
States has indicated a willingness to eX-
tend every aid in bringing about such
service. Several great airlines are inter
ested in establishing regular travel by air
between the two continents. Expert
ments started on line to South Ameri-
ca. and which will be continued on the
Pacific service, will aid materially in
bringing about scheduled aerial naviga-
ton over the most dangerous of the
oceans
All this points in one direction. The
Atlantic will be spanned Passengers and
mail will be carried over the turbulent
waters before many months are past.
Wars and politics may ebb and flow, but
the progress of transportation goes on,
writing some of the most important chap
ters in the history of the world Once
the Atlantic is under regular aerial
transportation schedule, men will look
about for new fields. Not many years
will pass before airplanes traverse every
important line now piled by seagoing ves-
sells. The world, indeed, will be a small
place after all
Not alone in the unbounded CONNER
cial field is aviation progressing with a
speed surprising realization, however.
Eugene Vidal, director of aeronautics
for the federal government, is not as
greatly publicized as many another cur
rent government figures, but the work he
is doing is little less important. For
years Vidal has harbored the dream of
small planes, turned out much the same
as the cheaper automobiles are now
turned out They would do more than
anything else to make America take to
the air, he believes.
He has met many reverses in trying to
work out the program, but always it has
advanced. Several large airplane manu-
facturers now have offered their coop
Grafton in his plan. One factory is ready,
even, to turn out fusilage equipment,
stamped and ready for assembling, just
as automobile manufacturers turn out
the bodies of their machines. Only
slightly greater development in motors
is necessary before the vision comes true,
and Americans are able to buy airplanes
for about the same price they pay for
automobiles More, the planes will be
operated just as easily.
It is encouraging to turn from the
news of struggle and international jeal-
ousy to find the news of progress. 10
the thinking man, such progress as that
shown by aviation means closer inter-
national understanding in years to come.
Peoples bound together by interlocking
lines of communication have more IN
common than those to whom such lines
are closed. Countries are less strangers
to one another when there is less distance
between them. Strangeness breeds dis
trust. and distrust breeds trouble.
1t is not hard to imagine aviation as
one of the worlds greatest factors for
peace.