Show 19 1933 3 3 Most Prosper Prosperous I us Year For S. S L. L Municipal pal Airport Plane Passenger Traffic Shows Increase of 62 Per Cent With passenger traffic showing howing a Ii 63 per cent Increase over 1932 and with a bright outlook for 1934 1034 the Salt Lake municipal airport Is finishing fin fin- Lhing its most successful year according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to Vern G. G Halliday airport manager Maintaining the position of ot one of the largest airmail centers In the United United Unit Unit- ed States the airport Is fast flUt developing develop develop- ing importance nce as a pa passenger enger station During the year 3 passengers I were handled or an average of or 91 persons persons persons per- per sons dally daily There were scheduled I arrivals and departures of or planes The opening of ot a modern administration adminis building which hous houses a ticket tick tiek- tick tick-I et office waiting walting room cafe barber barbershop barbershop shop re restrooms control tower and I office ottice space has given passengers and using the airport centralized centralized central central- facilities heretofore lacking The Building was con constructed under the direction of City Commissioner Harry L. L Finch Four Operating Lines Mall Mail express and passengers rs were carried b by the following companies Boeing Air Transport Inc mc operating operate ing ng between San Z Francisco and Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago West Western rn Air Express Inc Ine between between be- be tween Salt Lake and Los Angeles Varney Varncy Air Lines between Salt Lake Lakeland land and Portland Ore and md National Parks arks Airways Inc which operates I from rom Salt Lake to Butte Helena and Great Falls Mont Commercial activities at the airport air airport port during the year were somewhat reduced reduce In comparison with previous years cars years The Thompson Flying Service inc equipped to care for all tran tran- planes plane student activities char char- ter cr work and rebuilding plan planes and motors conducted this phase of the industry Mr Halliday reports report there arc are 11 Salt Lakers who own their own planes Approximately 1000 passengers passengers gers sers were carried on short hops over the he valley and 38 students received lying flying Instruction 41 U Receive Training Captain Clarence P. P Talbot commander commander com corn mander of ot the observation squadron conducted the regular summer sum um- ummer mer training camp for c 41 1 reserve of of- leers although greatly handicapped by th the governments government's J economy pr pro J V V. V V V V V V VI jV I W 1 V V V V Vern ern G. G Halliday gram did not permit the usual two weeks weeks program The total cost of the airport operation operation operation oper oper- to of Salt SnIt Lake has been I OO This includes acres of land one one hangar administration building fences lence runways Ii lighting and all labor administrative 8 expense salaries si sh ce ce its purchase about eight years ago There are and the annual payroll is During this Vihu time the airport has returned OOOO In revenue leaving the cost at at Statistics reveal revell that no airport of comparable size and importance In the United States has hns been s cured for any community for less th then thUn tin ten times that amount Airport v nd transport sport company officials officials of of- are in their opinIons opinions opinions ions that p nIt lt Lake geographically ge speaking vf ill always alwn's be important in air and In 1934 t air travel In hi I and out of the airport I should dot ble that of 1933 |