Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-07-29 | Page 9 | Edsel Ford and Coolidge Discuss Aviation Plans

Edsel se Ford or an and I Coolidge I e Discuss I Aviation Plans F PAUL SMITHS SMITH'S N N. Y F. July 29 AP The AP-The The Ford Motor company's interest in aviation is centered for the present e least and perhaps permanently in the manufacture of airplanes rather lather than in the bus bustness bust bust- nes ness s of commercial flying Edsel Ford vice president of the company and director of its aviation aviation avia avia- tion branch which is now turning out an metal all-metal tri motor monoplane monoplane mono mono- plane outlined the plans plana of his company as regards plane manufacture manu manu- facture before leaving White Pine camp where he discussed commercial commer commer- cial caI flying with President Coolidge The manufacturer asserted that although much remained to be done before commercial aviation could be made economical he believed production costs could be cut by increasing volume He was not prepared prepared pre pre- pared to predict however whether the plane his company Is now maltIng malting making malt malt- ing could ever be manufactured In large quantities and at comparatively comparatively low prices The cost of ot the present plane Is but the manufacturer saId eaid he believed this could be reduced by 25 per cent when the first machines now under construction had been manufactured and given thorough tests Frank W. W Stearns of ot Boston personal personal personal per per- friend of Mr Coolidge was as due at White Pine camp this afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon for a visit and Richard Washburn Washburn Wash- Wash burn bum Child former ambassador to Ilal Italy who has been a n. guest at the presidential camp since Tuesday planned to depart today I