Show Great Increases Are Recorded in Air Mail Service I Current Fiscal Year Will Show More Business and anti Mileage Than the Previous Three Article Artic e Says Progress of the air mail service is summarized In In an art article cle by the late Colonel E E. E II second I assistant postmaster general appearIng appearing appear appear- ing in the February number of ot U. U S S. Air Service a departmental public publication pub pub- Uc lic received here today Colonel was killed in the Knickerbocker theatre crash a n few days after atter preparing this article on the service he reorganized lie He sets forth the need of air transportation both commercially and ind nd as a n national defense and urges the rapid development development development develop develop- ment of ot comm commercial aviation Air mall mail pilots flew miles in three years and six months carryIng carryIng carrying carry- carry Ing more than letters weighing a total of pounds according to the article In the current current current cur cur- rent fiscal year ending June 30 next the totals will exceed those of the previous three years combined This Increase In se sev service v ce has been accompanied by bya a decrease in operating op op- op- op crating expense and a n reduction In personal risk to those those engaged In the department During the fiscal year 1920 there were thirteen deaths for miles traveled while in the first five months of ot the present ye year r there was but one death for miles flown I The for former er chief of ot the air mailI mail mall I pays pas a n personal tribute to the men engaged in the the service some of ot whom j have flown more than miles I I with mail mall He places credit for the I I successful operation of ot the air mall malli i to the efforts of the of ot the service He gives as his opinion that the air mall mail service is essential to full fun development of the postal service but states postoffice department department department depart depart- ment poll policy y as favoring government operation operation- of ot an air system only until private commercial corporations are equipped d t to carry the air mall mail |