Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-12-18 | Page 9 | Airplane Freight to Alaska Planned

AIRPLANE FREIGHT TO ALASKA PLANNED Steps ar-3 beim? taken by the training and operations group of the air service to ascertain the feasibility of airplane freight to Alaska, according- to word received yesterday yes-terday from aviation headquarters at Washington by Major A. K. Kmery, in cliargo of the local army recruiting station sta-tion . J. W. Tyrrell of Hamilton. Canada. An explorer who has traveled '-x tens: vel y In thu eub-Arctlcs cf Canada, has expressed an opinion that April Is the only month of the year which offers favorable conditions condi-tions for the project, according to word received by Major Emery. In April the north country enjoys a condition of continuous con-tinuous daylight and the weather is comparatively com-paratively mild, the explorer said.