Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-04-10 | Page 15 | Airlines' Skip of S. L. Rouses Two Inquiries

AIRLINES AIRLINES' SKIP OF S S. S 1 L L. 1 ROUSES TWO INQUIRIES Commission Chamber Plan to Probe Flights Missing City Prospects Salt Lake City may be shunted from its prominent place in western aviation by transcontinental transcontinental transcontinental planes bypassing and flying nonstop over the city aroused a way two-way investigation Thursday Notice by United Air Lines that it will fly two schedules nonstop over the city from Elko Nev to Denver beginning April 27 prompted prompt prompt- ed Commissioner P. P H. H Goggin to take steps to bring the matter before before before be be- fore the city commission for Likely to be considered at the same time he said will be whether the commission should take action in regard to a U A L petition for authority to operate a direct Den Den- ver-Los ver Angeles line bypassing Salt Lake City The aviation committee of the chamber of commer commerce e is investigating ing the same matters having al already already already al- al ready appointed a subcommittee to look into the proposed Los Denver-Los Angeles line The subcommittee was appointed two months ago when Western Air AirLines AirLines AirLines Lines applied for the same route but will also investigate the U UAL A L application Lincoln R. R Ure aviation aviation aviation avia avia- tion chairman said Commissioner Goggin said the city commission would formally I consider the matter within a day or two and Mr Ure said his I committee would meet in the near future Gasoline tax revenues from airplane airplane airplane air air- plane fuels have depreciated one- one third the first quarter of 1941 be below below below be- be low those of a year ago prompting prompt prompt- ing the commission to halt plans to enlarge facilities at the municipal municipal municipal mu mu- airport Commissioner Goggin and Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Com Com- missioner of Finance Oscar W. W McConkie said air lines officials claim the tax declines are due to fog and storms which prohibited planes from landing at the local field early this year Planes flying nonstop over the city regularly or failing to load gasoline at the local field would cut revenues further they say