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Show SALT LAKE 5I II EPOCHAL HUT City Is on Route of i Plane Blazing Vay Across Continent. Pioneer Enterprise Ma Show How to Enlarge Service by Air. Besides cf Salt Lake wit tr. ' ;hort time are expected to b. ,-..".' m touch for a brief periM- a-"'"''' rate with nn event of epoc'iai t-.'"7 ance. For Salt Lake ;s on. ;--hrV to be taken by the army Marpha" j-l'i' ins; airpiir.e which is on its w-' i the eas.'. in its flight to th "hioh is eipected to blaj. t-h: j tor preat aeronautical deveior-h '' I The liihr, in cany wavs,"h much a pione:r enterprise as" t'-. ace made on the Hudson river br" pt ert Fuhoa in his Ciermcn' "p."-." achievement of the naval p'--IjT crossin,- the Atlantic. For ur.-".-:. reports made public bv the 1'"-. service show- that, from tlh s--r-v.5;! of the military, commercial ah': aspects, a successful fii'-h r-heavier-than-air machine h'h c! way for the successful oi--i-V-". " aerial service in all lines "liY"-.:; I future, " " I Military Value Great. The unofficial reports from t'- air service deal first with the i aspect of a successful traa"A2.C". i fiiaht. In this respeet it is tl':f-; that first of all the flight "wpfrhh ! a most exacting test of the rsiiiV ! and durability of the Liberv -7"; ! The Martin bomber cn its "'it---'-V: j flight will carry afuil militarvTii therefore the flight, if suece-i"V- demonstrate that under fair wiii , ditions a heavy frr-e armv b-. V. : airplane has -a sustained crvfceV-, j of 15.".i miles in eighteen hours. generally known that a boab-dror-'r;; I i airplane is in effect an in.;r;a" -' ! ' rapge for the artilierv. j Providiue the flight is suc-ess;-'. j the army air service contends ths; '-, 'army cn play havoc with. : troops, equipment and terrnorr :'.;.-', i distance of IjO'J miles inside his j der and photocraph" the resits. " ; Varied Use Possible. j Also, it is contended, it will c;---! strafe that machines of this ; e i be used for long coast patrols zi :hp. ; local disturbances, where marrtii hh I has been declared, can eashr ' I checked by a fleet of th-:se iimii i giants. Again, as time is a re:?- jr.; ! portant element in military - errt-ri merits, military s-aff officers sr-i mi.-; mi.-; tary plans can be transported p; distances in a s-irprisin.-v short tin-:. In a word, if the perferrr-aru-e ct t: ; j Martin bomber proves what is eireyfi, i and bored, if will corroborate the tnii 'that the public has in the ir-venuTr genius of this country. t The element of the coxr-ertial val.;. of airplanes which may mke ttar.sc:i-tinental ttar.sc:i-tinental trips is carefully gc-re :t-.:-, in the unofficial report. If ii stated that commercial aviation comes a; :i; 'aifertpafh of militarv and rival :"r-ir.ir. :"r-ir.ir. r'uring the war the ere aim ' the army wa to produce in qarpy i machines capable of great street sri maximtirn maneuver abilitv. bu; t.-i -s:tfcfy sacrificed accordia.ly. vf:ii -, the navy the great desire was f? fi'.f seaplanes and flying boats sr-eci:i:i-r,--; for offense and defense. To Aid Commerce. Civil aerial transportation. st:fr?i . . now as an aetv.aiitv in Groat 3:i:air. ; France and Italv. 'is (sl'.irs iatt pj ; all tyi-cs of f'.yip machines. i':;r ' for use over ianti or water. '':" ni -: this cour.trv, where a'ipreciati.'r ' the tren-.endous possibi'.ities cf ii'trt;; has been somewhat tardy. althKg: t:i I Wri-h-.s, Langley and i'urtiss s.i " -j world as p-oiieers in mechanical f-iti". freight and passenger lines are t-e-J es-ablisht-d. I Tl.e aviation development slor; c-.--! mcrcial lines is proceeding rirityu.-sfce rirityu.-sfce tollowipg directions: Utitei s-i; . j mails: packing and express: i":'1-1 I carrtage to points now inaocess:.".! s -! d:t f-.cu'.t to roach over ordinary ; ten-s of transportation: KSf-?-i tratportatior. ia) where sre-h". ''--'.: i control'.inc factor: iV' for ' -purposes: surveyi'.-.:. a --f-r ' 1 and photography aud e'.orattcs. j - 'Mail Koutes Planned. The mails offer the mcst r:.-'- . j tpoar.s at present for aercaauu:-. - t. oippauion commercial serv-.te tJ t I construction and operation et ru i ships is founnd in the earns; ot ;-rcss matter. (ne of f he ;n:efrs:Pf-! , 'mioimi express companies is 7-h-i for such aa undertaking. -I rasscttger ca-rv:rg dcvtiis r: . , . ic'cuont of satcy prcvpp J- , jl cou shown by I'rvi'.le :;-:';. ".j . j factor, in turn, depen is large h ;' ' i lie supper:, expressed in --a" ':",.' ; mcnt of an adequate prltov t ; 'to encourage this newest ct a ' V a . I ;u dustrics and a'so in the ?:.- ! li'.cr.t of p,'.:n',c-pa! !n.i;t ; I As iiH'c'-.atv.cal dcM-io-t".i c";, ViV , ii-.acli'.tics bcccuic more stac t i tcrm-m-.'.s arc pro ;do i .'" "'', ; foiccl laudnigs is rc.lucei. ! ( lusniess trout those w.-.o . moo fro;n place to p.'.oc I speed or who wis', to t'.y t.r 1 'has becoi-cs certain, assua . . . . Ur s.ipporl is found la A " ' j is in I '.iroiv. |