Show 0 SALT LAKE IS SELECTED AIR AIRMAil MAil CONTROL Route Between N New v York 1 and San Francisco Is L Isto to Pass Through Cit City N News ers Service Announces s JoIr First class t mall mail from Now New York Tork to Salt Lako Lake In one twenty hours In Sep Sep Sep- r That was as the good news to Salt Lakers carried In an Associated Press depatch from San Francisco In which Otto OUo second assistant postmaster general stated Salt Lake Lako would be a D. station ba the to coast-to- coast cast aerial mall service Ever since tho the first mention of or an aerial man mall service from New York to San Sari Francisco the tho Salt Lake Commercial Commercial Com Con mercial club has been working In an effort to have havo Salt Lako Lake made mado one of or the stations All available information has haa been forwarded to Washington and different fields have havo been inspected and their good points recorded by the clubs club's aviation committee which consists con con- slats of or I- I L. L B. B McCornick D. D W. W and Fred Goodcell Fliers r i Boost Salt Lake Inke LakeIt It was owing to their zeal and the Information which they placed before the thc war department that Salt Lake was made mado a control station on the line lino of ot the tho famous air derby across the tho continent con con- last tall fall Practically all of or the I army fliers who completed this cross crossI I continental flight were vere boosters for tor Salt Lake because of ot the vast area oi oi 01 the west of at the city whore here a flyer could land without danger er of ot running into obstructions Lat Last Monday Monda Col John A. A Jordan superintendent of tho the western division of the United States aerial mall ice Inspected the five local field under consideration and Is reported to have remarked that Salt Lako Lake was i in the best condition to handle aviation business of an any city he had ever visited O Official nI Not Surprie i iLester Lester D D. Freed president of ot the Commercial club who was In the party Dart with Colonel Jor Jordan Joran a when the local airplane field nr aria area a west of or the city was inspected said eald last night that h was not surprised Salt take Lake had chosen as a station on the aerial mail route Salt Lake will be bo required to tUri gil a flying field and a hangar according to Mr Freed while the government government will spend between and In putting the field In shape and In the tha construction ot of the other necessary buildings which it is understood will Ul consist of ot repair shop oil and gasoline house dwelling place for tor the government government govern govern- ment mont mechanics an and other buildings Tho The government will also keep a force of men who will see that the landing field l I is kept t In good o shape ap all the tho time all DU men 01 OL mis city be DO bevery bevery DOvery very Jubilant ocr the fact that Salt Lake Lako Is on this aerial mall line Une as it will mean their mall mail from rom New York will arrive in twenty one hours as ns by lw tho the railroad it has taken approximately matel four days das said Mr Freed Referring to the factor of safety safet- InC in C carrying the mall mail by airplane Mr Freed called attention to tho the fact that In tho the first two years of Its operation the experimental stage stas-e. but four air aJr airmail ar mail mall carriers had met death in the line of dut duty Will III Enlarge Committee Inasmuch as the landing fields will willbe willbo be bo chosen b by tho the local committees which havo have the matter in charge in all probability I will enlarge tho the aviation aviation aviation avi avi- committee of the club said Mr Ir Freed Postmaster Noble Warrum wIllbe will willbe be named and also one member from the county and on from the tho city commission com corn mission so that the choice of or field will willbe willbe willbe be n. n agreeable to the municipal and count county coun coun- t ty officials Thus their co operation Inthe in inthe inthe the wa way of Improvement of ot streets and roads may maj be guaranteed Postmaster arrum when advised of ot the selection of Salt Lake as a station on the aerial mall mail line expressed himsel himself himself him him- self sel as ns delighted with having this service ice Ico ad added ed t ti to the local postal business When the thc matter of fields was mentioned mentioned men men- Mr Ir Warrum said the only malter matter matter mat mal ter of moment to the local was that the field should be bc close In that order the mail to this city could be easily transported to the he office and vice ersa versa Any An of or the five fields inspected b by l Jordan would be acceptable as asa asa asa a government mall mail landing field a athe athey as the they all nil contain acres or over oyer and anti aro arc of ot easy access said Mr r. r Warrum |