Show lOCAl AIRPORTS 5 DECLARED NEED Progress of Commercial Aviation Demands FaT Facilities Fa Fa- Fa- Fa T Postal Official w WASHINGTON ASHI Aug 25 CAP AP- AP Progress of ot commercial aviation is making the development of ot municipal municipal pal airports a necessity In the opinion of ot W W. Irving Glover second second second sec sec- ond assistant postmaster general In charge of ot the air mall mail service While a number of ot cities In various various various va va- va- va rious parts of the country have hae foreseen the need for tor such facilities facilities ties and have hae provided them out J t 1 of ot municipal t funds on a revenue 1 i producing basis he hv pointed out j 1 that oth others rs including New NewYork k K u 1 York ork and San Francisco the centers centers cen cen- f ot of foreign and domestic com- com 1 tr jiP merce merce on the Atlantic and Pacific h f-h coasts had not made preparations for tor the advancement of ot the new method of ot transportation i- i Use of ot army armr navy and post of office ot- ot 1 flee fice department fields for commercial commer commer- cial is Impossible in most instances be because ause of the govern govern- ments ment's requirements he said s and the rapid expansion of private avIa- avIa t f tion n enterprises is making the need I f. f for landing facilities urgent SERVICE HELD UP Inauguration of air mall service e between Seattle and Los Angeles has been held up he said because the arm army authorities have hae been Unable unable unable un Un- able to permit the contractor t tuse to e use Crissy field at San Francisco and Concord field Is occupied bythe by the transcontinental air mall mail ser ser- vice The post office department has provided air ports for tor Its own use usein useIn usein in connection with the transcontinental transcontinental transcontinental and New V e York-Chicago York overnight air mail mall services Such e of ot these airports airports' as can be used I b by air mall mail connecting routes are i made available a to contractors but butr r at other places they have had to tog 1 g provide their own facilities PRIVATE AIRPORTS 5 Private airports are being used on the air mall mail service service service ser- ser vice between Philadelphia and Washington which has been carr car- car r Ing passengers and express matter mat- mat ter In addition to mall to the limit of ot capacity almost dally daily Mr Glover said and other air mall mail contractors are looking toward the thed d development of ot similar business which Postmaster General New re regards regards regards re- re gards as necessary for tor profitable operation The government through Its newly organized or aviation branch Inthe inthe In Inthe the commerce department Is continuing continuing con con- the pioneer work of ot de developing de- de developing airways begun by the air mall service and Is expending In the lighting of ot old and new lanes of traffic but no prOvision provision provision pro prO- vision has been made for tor the construction construction con con- of air ports which Is held to be the duty o of municipalities municipals municipals- ties as 8 was the case ase In furnishing furnishIng furnishing furnish furnish- ing docking facilities at the great seaports |