The Nome daily nugget., 1935-01-15
NEW AIR MAIL ROUTES LEAD TO NOME

Todays Associated Press dispatches carry detailed story from the office of Alaskas Delegate to the National Congress Anthony J. Dimond pertaining the proposed establishment of six star air mail routes in Alaska.
 Two direct routes proposed to terminate at Nome, from Southeastern Alaska northward to Fairbanks and into Nome and the other from Southwestern Alaska the Alaska Range to Nome Both we'll tried and tablished routes for commercial air lines Many times planes have flown and fro between Anchorage and Nome and this winter is witnessing the successful flying of mail into and out of Nome WiceWeekly from Fairbanks The only part of Route from Kechkan and Fairbanks into Nome which still remains to be definitely established from Kechkan into Juneau as the Pacific Alaska AirWays is already flying frequently between Fairbanks and Juneau
 During recent months and particularly during the last year. Nome has been designated and included in every long range plan for the carrying of air mail from the United States to the Orient Not for nothing 1t included proposed routes.
 The natural contention that it is straegcaly suat ed and is to become potential air terminal for major air line operations in the future between the North Aeri continent and Asia and Europe. Air Travel in Alaska, which has progressed with astounding leaps and bounds during the past few years headed toward being of the Terrtoys greatest factors in the development of this country
 Without the rapid transportation of express mail and passengers many of the remote localities in Alaska and par tcuarly in the vicinity of Nome would still be moving along rate of development which would take years to result in any profitable work being accomplished Nome has ar-nded from the earliest inception of aircraft in Alaska Early commercial flights made into and out of Nome and today points with pride to its mercial arpane companies flying thousands of miles mon thly in the regular course of business
 The fact that Nome is again included of the major terminals for air mail distribution in Alaska not only demonstrates it's practcably center for aviation but clearly shows that situated proposed routes of travel to the Far East and through to Europe.
 So much for commercial aviation Military and naval aviaton exemped by government flights last summer, point directly to the favorable consideration and notice which Alaska is receiving in Washington DC The federal today realizes the need of air bases in Alaska and in the distant future will such action taken During that time Alaskans should work to- gehe and not separately for the establishment of those bases When they designated it will not be through the efforts of city another and their publicity pro- grams, but through the scientific and experienced deduc tons of the Board of Military and Naval Strategists
 As an example of Nomes position in commercial air travel the many flights into and out of this city in the regular line of work and the many celebrated armen who have stopped here at different times Nome we'll point the bannerhead which has been carried by The Nome Nugget for the past several years boosting position great air terminal The people of Nome should combine and work energetcay together in support of that banner Nome is the Strategic World Flight Air Especially Adapted for Commercial and Military Aviation"
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