Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-06-11 | Page 34 | To Use Aeroplanes for Carrying U. S. Mail

10 TO SE SE AEROPLANES fOR CARRYING u. u S. S MAIL i That the aeroplane is la destined to become become a constantly increasing factor Is clearly clearl In n our our economic problems shown by an article appearing In Flying from we quote in part After five years of continuous ef efforts efforts efforts ef- ef department de department department de- de forts on the part of ot the postoffice a few congressmen and senators senators sen sen- the Aero C Club of America a and nd affiliated ae clubs and others the tho first step towards employing aeroplanes aeroplanes aero aero- planes for mall mail carrying has been taken On February 12 the United States postoffice department nt Issued an advertisement advertisement advertisement ad ad- inviting proposals for carrying carrying carrying car car- the malls of the United States by aeroplane There are eight routes in the of official of- of loial announcement one in Massachusetts Massa Massa- Massachusetts between n Nantucket and New I Bedford and seven in Alaska r I The Tho flying machine promises to be one of of the most potential factors in inthe the future development of Alaska Alaska- and of all places places' where the run of commerce Is slow on a account count of ot lack of fast transportation It needs neither roads nor nor r rails n nor r bridges bridgE'S r only landing landing landing land land- ing places at convenient intervals