Show airplane will 11 be powerful factor in de development i of real pan americanism by JOHN BARRETT director dector general of pan ameria union it is quite certain that airplanes can skim over mountains and that they can travel faster ahari anything else and it is clear now that aeronautics is becoming one of the most powerful influences for developing epli real pan americanism I 1 welcome the new era of the air carrier for passengers for mails and possibly for express and freight which will solve the difficulties of distance of mountains of jun jungles of climate 1 which now confront the advocates of the cause of pan americanism no man who has ever traveled over south america can fail to experience a thrill as lie thinks of going rapidly from say cartagena on the caribbean coast or barranquilla Barr anquilla on the pacific coast of colombia to bogota its capital located in the mountain fastnesses fast nesses in the ourse course of a few hours by airplane where now it takes anywhere from five to ten days by boat and railway lail way again i imagine I 1 nia mine one starting tar ting from guayaquil Gu ayaquil to go up to quito and instead of a two days ride and a night stop climbing lofty mountains with I 1 all kinds of possible delays and accidents one makes the trip through the air in a few hours j this sa same me picture could also be made to apply to numerous other I capitals and centers of latin america americ then again imagine the potentialities of the airplane in the great valley of the amazon in place of the long tedious triv trip up the river by slow steamers steamer one will be able to go from para to manaos malaos 1000 miles and again from manaos malaos to iquitos another 1000 miles in two days |