Show r Texas exas Oil Firm Plane Visits SL I II I Including Salt Lake in an air air- tour of the principal clUes of the United States a a. Ford al metal all tn- tn motored monoplane operated by the tho Texas Oil company arrived at the local airport Saturday mOrning piloted by Frank hawks Haks of lIous- lIous ton The plane carried a party of five officIals of the company who are en route to eastern points The officials who were picked up at Butte Mont include F F. W. W Freeman Freeman Free Free- man of Denver manager of the western division H. H W. W DOdge of New York sales manager W. W E. E Bradford ot of Denver district manager manager man man- ager R. R Y I. Kerr of S Skane kane Wash district manager and W. W II Kallman Kallman Kall- Kall man district manager I COVERED MILES The plane left Detroit February 21 on the beginning of ot I tIle the tour and since this time has I covered nearly miles accordIng according accord accord- Ing to Mr Hawks It is that fully two yeas years moro more will ho bo necessary to cover the Itinerary planned he said The purpose of the Ule light flight is isto to not only stimulate interest in avIation aviation avIa- avIa tion but to determine the needs of the tho Texas company for planes operating op crating In each district in the the United States Comparative costs and other items are being checked to find how efficient such a program program pro pro- pro pro- gram will be Mr Hawks said The company is also experimenting experiment experiment- Ing with use of- of its products to do- do what problems of lubrication lubrica- lubrica Uon tion still remain to bo solved PLANE ON INSPECTION TIre The plane will be on l at the airport until 10 a. a m. m Sunday SundaY Sun Sun- daY after which gl and nih- nih daIs of the local lexas com company pan will ill be taken for short flights The plane will leave shortly before noon foe foi Denver by way of oC Cheyenne t Wyo yo Accompanying Hawks 1 on the tour is his mechanic P. P Clausen |