Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-12-14 | Page 18 | Airport Survey by U. S. Sought

AIRPORT SURVEY BY U.SJOUGHT Congress will he asked to provid funds and authorize the United Spates bureau of air commerce tc make a complete survey of all civil airways and airports In the country, J. E. Garn, state aeronautical director, di-rector, said Tuesday. Copies of a resolution, adopted at a recent meeting of city, state and federal aeronautical officials and representatives of manufacturers by Mr. Garn at his office at the capitol. City officials attending the meet-Tng meet-Tng TndicaTedtfiey had come "toThe "end of the rope" In financing airport air-port construction and maintenance, while the growth of aviation has prompted airlines to seek added improvements im-provements In landing facilities, Mr. Garn, who attended the meeting, aid. The resolution would have congress con-gress authorize the survey that a "national plan of future civil airways, air-ways, including trunk and feeder lines and locations of airports, could be determined," and that a national policy of participation of the city, state and federal governments In erection and maintenance of airports air-ports could be worked out. A current survey, which Is being made by the bureau, the resolution points out, has covered only 474 of the nation's 3368 airports. At its present rate, two years would be re- quired to complete the survey, the resolution states-Many states-Many at the conference felt that the federal government should participate par-ticipate or take over maintenance of the airports, Mr. Garn reported. Some cities, however, oppose this plan. Under plans being considered Is ne for . placing construction and maintenance of fields, along with their regulation, under an agency similar to the federal bureau of roads, or to place the task in the hands of the' bureau of air commerce.