COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Taranaki Daily News, 15 October 1930, Page 7

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

PROGRESS IN AMERICA. POPULAR AND WELL ORGANISED. ‘*The manner in which the United States authorities are fptstpring gir transport makes one think that we should get busy with the of airports in New Zealand. There is no doubt that travel by aeroplane is the popular travel of the very npar iflturq, was the statement qiade recently fiy Mr, Alex Dppakl, <’f A. B. Dopald, Limited, who returned fp-Auckland by the Aoraiigi this week after- a business trip to .tho United Staten. Everything was being done in the United States to enequrage civil anti commercial aviation, Mr. Donald said. Every small town had its airport and services all over the continent were We]l organised. . “When I arrived at Efln Frapmsco, I never thought for a moment that I should "cross the continent by air,” Air. Donald said. “However, shortly after juy arrival I met a friend from Chicago, wiio told mo that he hqd travelled from there to San Francisco in 20 hours, a journey which takes 3| days by train. Accordingly I decided to- travel by air and I can testify to the safety, effir ciency and comfort of tfie large, pass-: enger areop’ane as a megns of tiangr port.”. ' 'ln common with other countries. America was suffering from a wave of severe industrial depression, Mf- P°pald said. There was hardly a faetory in the United' States to-day which was rvorkino- fuff time and many inotpr-car factories were working, only- quartertime. America was faced with an acqte unemployment problem, bqt did not seeqi to be gravely concerned; The people confidently anticipated seeing the silver lining to the cloud of trade depression within the next few months.