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Show Aerial Express Possibilities Art Under Demonstration MILWAUKEE, Wis., Julv 26. Rivaling in commercial importance the crossing of the Atlantic and the establishment estab-lishment of aerial mail routes is tho inauguration of the first aerial exnross line by George W. Browne of Mifwau-kee, Mifwau-kee, western representative of the Cur-tiss Cur-tiss Aeroplane corporation and distributor distribu-tor for Willys-Overland, Inc. m Actual demonstration of the possibilities possibili-ties of transporting commodities by air has just been made by two planes from the Browne aerial express fleet. These planes, carrying a consignment of tires for the Willvs-Overland company com-pany at Toledo from "the Federal Rubber Rub-ber company at Cudahy, Wis., on the outgoing trip, and a number of Overland Over-land automobile parts on. their return, just completed a successful trial tri:i between Milwaukee and Toledo. The two planes, piloted by Lieutenant Lieuten-ant Milton Elliott and Lieutenant Shirley Shir-ley Short, originally departed from f id-ahy, id-ahy, Wis., with their cargoes of Federal Fed-eral tires, stopping at the Browne aviation avi-ation field in Milwaukee. From there they flew to Chicago, and thence to Toledo. On the return trip they transported trans-ported a quantity of Overland parts to the Browne salesroom in Milwaukee. The two pilots are teammates of Lieutenant Omer L. Locklcar, the daring dar-ing flyer, who has set the aerial world agog with his thrilling leaps from one plane to another in midair. Elliott and Short operate the planes used in those sensational feats. All three were instructors in-structors in the United States aerial force and have worked together since , they entered an armv aviation school i soon after the beginning of the recent . war. , They arc now members of the Browne flying force at Milwaukee. The inauguration of this aerial express ex-press and its successful trial trip is taken as indicative that the airplane so oh will be in general use commer-c.al!y. commer-c.al!y. Mr. Browne, tin sponsor of the innovation, already is planning to extend ex-tend and develop the idea. lie may use his planes in rendering speedy service to the members of his dealer organization and h V customers whenever occasion demands. It will not be long, it is stated, until this distributor dis-tributor may be delivering; parts and making lepairs on automobiles for owners own-ers of Overland and Willys-Knight cars in his territory. While the high cost of airplane service serv-ice may prevent its general adoption at the present, Mr. Browne declares that it only is a question of time before be-fore it will play an important part in transportation of commerce. Even at the present, he points out, the cost of operation often is secondary in emergencies. emer-gencies. "The airplane as a factor in transportation trans-portation has arrived," he declared today. to-day. "It is taking its place in commerce com-merce and industry, just as did the automobile and the motor truck. "Within the course of a few years its. development will have attained a height almost beyond present-da3r conception. con-ception. ' 1 |