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Show ENGINEER WITH TWO AVIATORS HERE FOB INSPECTION DE FIELD Cloud Cruisers Carrying Fourteen Four-teen Passengers May Stop in Ogden, is News HOT SPRINGS SEEMS j FAVORED FOR HANGAR! Head of Proposed Transconti-j Transconti-j nental Sky Route Sends Son to Make Investigation With two large airplane corporations corpora-tions dickering for a landing field In, Ogden a third candidato entered Ogden Og-den today unbeknown and inspected the landing field at the Utah Hot Springs shortly after sunrise. The third pany was in Ogden on two occasions last fall looking for proposed propos-ed sites for aerial landing fields and Inspecting the grounds in Ogden and vicinity for a proposed transcontinental transcontinen-tal air line from New York City to San Francisco via Ogde.n and other cities. Marvin Lawson, young son of A. W. Lawson, owner of the giant Lawson -a'lrlmersT'irT company wltlT "Engineer Walter Hanley and Aviator Carlton Moore paid Ogden the unexpected visit. Young Lawson was an aviator in tho army in France during the war and is the western representative for his father's company. I In Ogden today Lawson stated that I the plane scheduled to come west last I fall on the maiden journey was wreck-j wreck-j ed but that a plane carrying fourteen passengers and a crew would start on the westward journey shortly after the j first of March. 1 "Ogden will more than likely be j chosen by our corporation for the land-' land-' ins Held If proper facilities can be obtained ob-tained here," said Lawson. "With the completion of more than two hundred planes at the factory at Milwaukee, we expect to start tho aviation avi-ation passenger business with a vim this spring. "The ships are all modern and have ; every convenience for the traveler. "First class in every particular' is the I way Secretary of War Baker comment-j comment-j ed on our planes. I "In inspecting the landing Held at . the Hot Springs this morning Engineer Engi-neer Hadley and myself were pleased ,by the conditions. Salt Lake is in the : race and of course before selecting the landing field both cities must be considered. con-sidered. "If Ogden Is selected, and prospects look very promising, a hangar capable of housing twelve of the latest style I planes will be built here. We mean to spend the money and to give the people peo-ple service first." It was stated that the corporation expects to employ many skhibu juc- ciianics and othor men for work in the repair departments here. Aviator Carlton Moore, one of the members of the firm, stated that the NH local landing field was one of the best iH that he had ever seen since he has NH been connected with the air game. He iH waa a flier in the anny during tho vrar. Meeting to Be Held. With the return of the men from iH the coast the members of the Ogden iH Aviation committee will hold a meet- ing at which time the visitors will be iH (entertained, and plans for the location iH jof the transcontinental air station dis- cussed. President John S. Lewis of the avia- iH tion committee is especially desirous of obtaining a landing field here. iH |
