Show e- e I The Air Mail Route II LAKE CITY must be a dl divi visional divisional ional terminal on the SALT transcontinental air tir mail route There can be no nohe I dl division ision Islon of opinion about t the the he matter V We e must recognize the necessity and meet it as we would any other enterprise vital to the welfare of the city cHy It wa was so This city y is a logical terminal point recognized by the war department in its transcontinental air race and has b been en so recognized by the postoffice dePartment department department de de- in its preliminary survey of air routes Salt Lake Lak City is the melr metr polis s of this great intermountain intermountain intermountain inter- inter mountain region It is central too with Ogden and Logan to the north and Provo and Nephi to the south It affords a r resting sting place for the fliers after the long trip over the mountains From here the birdmen can speed westward along the southern edge of the Great Salt lake thus avoiding avoiding avoid avoid- ing lug e the danger dang r of a long trip over water which would be bethe bee bethe bethe the the Case erase if Ogden was selected as a i terminal Aviators might fall into fresh water and survive no such hope hop however however how how- however ever could be held out for the flier who plunged into the Great Creat Salt lake With every natural industrial and geographical argument argument argue argument e ment ment in our favor there are still stilt conditions that must be met Salt Lake City must provide a suitable landing field and a hangar of adequate size That is our only problem And it is a problem that must be solved quickly and satis satis- The Commercial club has taken up the matterand matter matterand matterand and with the cooperation of city county and state officials there is assurance success will be soon achieved With the landing field and hangar provided assurance is given that the air mail service will witt be extended to this city by September 1 t about six weeks from today Six aeroplanes will be stationed constantly at at this point Others will wilt come later At least twenty-five twenty skilled mechanics mechanics me me- hanics will witt be given constant employment A group of skilled birdmen will witt become residents of our city With the air mail service established establish cd commercial and pleasure ships will witt become more numerous Gradually this city will wilt become a big aviation center And the tIte rapid mail mai service will be a great boon to banks and business houses generally The banks will wilt save thousands of dollars by the expediting of bank clearances Merchants will be able to place pl ce their orders or-ders quickly to fill small orders' orders from distant points with a promptness that has never neve before been attained Map Many Mapy others will wilt be con- con From a business standpoint the venture should hould appeal to the people of the city It is a business venture too so assured of success that the speculative element is practically practically practically absent The landing field and plant to be now provided will within a short time be ta taken en over by the government and at a profit worth while white to those who mayback may mayback I back aback the venture Congress Congress-at at its last session had before it it a bill to fo appropriate for just this purpose It H lost out in the rush of other business but ill vill iII come the he next session and probably be passed The proP proposal pro pro- P before Salt Lake City is therefore not much more than that of making a temporary loan with assurance assurance of reaping a substantial profit |