Popular science monthly . ord to Nantucket, with stops atWoods Hole and Oak Bluffs. It is assumed that in actual service the flying mail-carrierscould keep this schedule and have nearlyan hour to spare. It is a question whetheraeroplanes or hydroplanes, which couldstart and land upon the water, would bemore serviceable. If adopted, the aeroplane service wouldreach the population of the islands ofMarthas Vineyard and Nantucket. Itwould supersede serv^ice now performed bysteamboat. In summer these islands havea large population, which makes the volumeof mail nearly double that of the
Popular science monthly . ord to Nantucket, with stops atWoods Hole and Oak Bluffs. It is assumed that in actual service the flying mail-carrierscould keep this schedule and have nearlyan hour to spare. It is a question whetheraeroplanes or hydroplanes, which couldstart and land upon the water, would bemore serviceable. If adopted, the aeroplane service wouldreach the population of the islands ofMarthas Vineyard and Nantucket. Itwould supersede serv^ice now performed bysteamboat. In summer these islands havea large population, which makes the volumeof mail nearly double that of the first or morning trip in summernecessitates carrj-ing not less than threethousand pounds of mail. At the starting point. New Bedford, themail-carrying fliers could start about twoand one half miles from the postofifice. AtWoods Hole, Oak BlufTs and Nantucketsatisfactory landing places could be securedone half mile from the center of town. Thedistance traveled by aeroplane over theroute mapped out would be fifty-six i^iAhlTUCnLT Souf^o
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