Detroit evening times., 1945-08-26
BY WILLIAM PATTERSON

Analyst, VIII dlSCuSS SlmpHfieO de-
industrial harmony
BY WILLIAM
President of Il
Without eXaggerating the pc
postwar alrplane IS golrg 10 brlr
methods of living and the way f
paved by the aviation industry.
The opening chapter oil what
OF flight already Is being written
time this nation has developed a
portatlon. our national liie-indust
cal-haS been stimulated, and tht
new chapter in speed.
As soon as pcacetlme air com
mCrCe comes back. people are
going to move faster and more
comfortably at much less cost
than before Pearl Harbor They
viii be able To go farther and do
more In less time.
The effect OF the alrpldne on
the social, economic and political
life of this nation and the World
IN general VIII be vital
BUSINESS men viii make routine
air visits 10 several cities IN the
time which once was required 10
accomplish a round trip from New
York 10 Chicago What IS more,
they will be able 10 do so al less
cost than that which they for
merly paid for first class surface
travel.
NEW NISTAS
.NacationlSts Will have new Wis
taS opened up before them. They
will ny from Chicago 10 a Colo
rado resort, for example, IN less
time than is required 10 drive
from Chicago 10 a Wisconsin lake.
So-called "packaged" all-eXpense
vacation tours Will enable air
travellers from the East and Mid
west 10 take IN such spots as
Estes Park. Yellowstone. Rainier,
Yosemite and southern California
within the limits OF two weeks
vacation.
Similarly. holiday seekers of
I
to visit such favorite places as
New England. New York, Wash
lnCton. -. G., Miami and New
Orleans. Europe will be only some
/ Ia hours from the United States,
Honolulu. less than 10 hours away.
Merchandising methods Will he
radically changed by the airplanc.
Personal contacts Will, in many
cases. take the place of tedious
correspondence. Air shipping, ca
pable of rushing merchandise from
| factory 10 retailer, viii make pos
Sihle- reduced inventories. Air
transportation will alter long
established trade zones and prac-
tlceS.
MAIL BY PLANE
II is probable that all first
class mail moving over 400 miles
Will 60 by plane, thus accelerating
the tempo Of communications
Legislation has been introduced
10 establish air parcel post as a
new development 10 give the
benefits of air speed TO rural COM
munities.
BY air. orchards and gardens
of the West Coast and South will
be moved virtually next door TO
markets of the Midwest and East
Housewives viii be able to
buy tree-ripened and vine-ripened
products delivered IN a matter Of
hours from growing areas $500
10 5000 miles away, with all
which such perishableS Will offer
in vitamln content and taste.
internationally. the airplane
| will contribute TO increased knowl-
edge and. through that. TO i'm
proved understanding. Barriers Of
distance and terrain will be
broken down as the postwar air.
liner establishes closer social, eco
nomic and political ties between
the peoples of the world. Trans
ocean planes will stimulate new
commerce, broaden our markets.
DRAWING PLANS
These developments are no
longer on a distant horizon. The
| immediate postwar pattern Of
domestic and international air.
lines is being drawn in detail.
AirlineS are ordering four
engined 300 mile-an-hour planes
which Will take 10 the domestic
and international airways AS soon
as wartime conditions permit.
Meanwhile. air fares already have
come down from 5i2 cents per
mile before Pearl Harbor 10 4 2
cents. at which point they are
generally lower than rail plus
Pullman, and we foresee the pos
sibility OF getting them down 10
.3i2 cents per mile within five
years after the war.
ORDER TWO TYPES
Not only do the airllnes Of the
nation have on order new fleets
of four-englned planes, but they
also have announced plans for
augmenting their twin-englned
fleets 10 permit greatly increased
lintercity services. Also, the air
| lines have been providing for
larger expenditures 10 cover the
cost of improved and expanded
ground facilities. Millions Will he
spent alone on the development,
purchase and adoption of the
r,apv tocbnolopical aids which