Garland City Globe | 1918-11-28 | Page 6 | Use for Old Federal Park

USE FOR OLD FEDERAL PARK Government Takes Over Plant at Harrison Har-rison for Air Mall Station-Time Station-Time Is 8aved. A useful purposo finally has been found for tho Newark Federal league park at Harrison, now tho possession of tho National und American leagues. Tho postmaster general has asked tho permission of the major leagues to use tho field for tho New York to Washington Washing-ton air mail servlco. Tho leugucs promptly gavo their consent. It is the intention of tho post office ofllclnls to have tho air mall men drop tho New York mall off nt tho Harrison liitrk Instead of tnklng It to Belmont park In Long Island, ns Is now being done. Tho mall then can be placed hi the Hudson tubp at the narrlson station sta-tion and sent direct to the downtown post office. By using the Harrison ball, park It Is figured that the air servlco between Now York and Washington will bo cut duwn fully half an hour. Tho government for somo time had been searching for n suitable field much closer to Uio heart of Now York than Belmont park. As much of tho mall will bo delivered by air after ttia war, It Is tho Intention of tho government govern-ment to erect qulto nn air station at the old Federal park.