The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-21
CHAMBER BACKS
 M 0 VIE TO GET LANDING FIELD
Wire Dimond in Effort to Get Landing Rights at
 Army Bomber Site

To assist in the development of business of considerable value to Juneau merchants, L. F. Barr, man. ager of the North Canada Air Ex- press, has enlisted the assistance of the Juneau Chamber of Com merce in securing the use of the landing field near the PAA airport for his wheel-equipped Pilgrim transport plane
 The following telegram from the Juneau Chamber of Commerce, by N. C.. Banfield, President, was dis patched today to Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond at Washing ton, D. c.
 Company named North Canada Air Express, owning American plane operated by American pilot, financed by local American capital, recently had Atlin, British Colum- bia, opened as port of entry, making possible freight and passen- ger service from Juneau to Atlin, heretofore impossible. Company has excellent equipment, and large quantity of freight purchased in Ju- neau ready for transportation, but unable to secure landing field ir Juneau, as Pacific Alaska Airways rules do not allow other compan- ies to operate from their field ao count public liability etc, althclgh this company would not compete with them
 Army Bombing Field
 Only other level landing place near Pacific Alaska field is on tide lands where army bombers landed here This land owned by Gov ernment and reserved as site for Signal Corps radio aerial construc- tion, but money not appropriated and aerial cannot be built for ~-Y years. This land not now being used, and Signal Corps refuses al low planes to land.
 This profitable gusiness from Juneau has large possibilities as air route half the distance of usual route which involves five transfers from boat to railroad. Atlin citi- zens tried to have customs estab lished for several years in order to trade through Juneau and Gov ernment has recently established customs there for this business.
 Contact Authorities
 Please contact Chief Signal Corps and Army Air Corps soon as possible as this unexpected situa- tion causing considerable damage to company and Juneau merchants. North Canada Air Express willing to relieve Government of liability and vacate field at any time Gov ernment has legitimate use for prop erty. Other space available in all directions from Signal Corps sta- tion here for tower construction and aerial suspension. Will ap- preciate reply soon as possible"
 For Perishable Freight
 "The profitable business, from Atlin, B. O., yesterday aboard the North Canada Air Express Pilgrim plane, stated today that he has or ganized firm dealing in perishable goods, known as the Atlin Fruit and Vegetable Company, and that he depends upon airplane transporta- tion for his produce, as freight delivered by regular channels re- quires about two days to reach At lin from Skagway, and there is no refrigeration available between Car cross and Atlin MT. Moran, who is Assistant Superintendent at one of the mines in the Atlin district, said that he has also made ar engagements to install gasoline station and will handle gasoline bought in Juneau for several mines in that area, provided it can be transported by plane
 Local Business
 Pilot Barr, manager of the North Canada Air Express. reported that he has four tons of freight, pur- chased in Juneau, at present await ing transportation to Atlin, and that he will have an average of five tons per week throughout the sum- mer. A large volume of passenger