Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-10-31 | Page 36 | Performances of Aircraft Are Related

I PERFORMANCES IA CES OF AIRCRAFT ARE RELATED John D. D Ryan Former Director Director Director Di Di- rector of Aircraft Resumes Resu Resumes Re Re- su s Testimony NEW YORK Oct John D. D DUyan DRyan Ryan formerly director of aircraft production production I tion resumed his testimony before a congressional s subcommittee Investigating Investigating investigating gating expenditures for logging and railroad construction in the state of ot Washington Explaining his revision of a spruce contract with the Carey Siems baugh c corporation builder of ot a government government government gov gov- railroad connecting with the Chicago Milwaukee St. St Paul Mr Ryan said the contract as originally drawn did not sufficiently protect the government Stems Siems told told Ryan Ryan that all alJ the corporation corporation corporation cor cor- expected to get out of the spruce contract was an opportunity to take over the mills and oth other r equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment when the thEl government was through with them Mr Ir Ryan gave the committee an account of ot the accomplishments of the United States in producing aircraft and praised the four as asa asa a a. fighting machine When the armistice armistice armistice armi armi- stice was signed he said aid the United States had produced horsepower horsepower horse horse- power in airplane engines equal to t the power of one-eighth one of ot the 10 locomotives In the United States At the battle of ot St St. an and anin inthe in inthe inthe the first day of th the Argonne he said he saw the first American fighting planes In action action Tho The men who flew them had nothing nothing noth noth- f ing but praise for them he added I Representative Magee interjected that Eddie Am American premier ace had the De De- were and clent Can Call the Flying l Parson then answered an answered answered an- an Mr Ryan He lie has just flown miles In one Mi Sir Ryan Informed the committee that production of at aircraft had been so speeded up that three weeks before be before be- be fore tore the armistice was signed a letup was ordered ordered- because of ot lack of ship ship- ping On tho day the armistice was signed machines were at ports waiting to be be- besent sent to France He said that the Martin bomber which was ready when the war ended would have i proved the best bomber of the war I