. Review of reviews and world's work . city and deliveredbefore three in the afternoon. The air mailtime across the continent over the WoodrowWilson Airway will probably be less thanforty hours, while secondary routes w^ill ex-tend to large cities north and south. Planshave also been completed for a line from Bos-ton to Atlanta. From the experience of theWashington-New York line it is assuredthat such routes will make no greater claimupon Government mail subsidies than theaverage land routes. The economy of time is especially remark-able in remote regions, notably in Alaska,and in connecting t
. Review of reviews and world's work . city and deliveredbefore three in the afternoon. The air mailtime across the continent over the WoodrowWilson Airway will probably be less thanforty hours, while secondary routes w^ill ex-tend to large cities north and south. Planshave also been completed for a line from Bos-ton to Atlanta. From the experience of theWashington-New York line it is assuredthat such routes will make no greater claimupon Government mail subsidies than theaverage land routes. The economy of time is especially remark-able in remote regions, notably in Alaska,and in connecting the mainland with islandsoff the coasts. There are seven mail routesin Alaska, for instance, from 200 to 300miles in length, where as much as 1000pounds of mail matter is carried twice week-ly by dog sleds. In some cases 100 hoursis required to cover a mail route, over wliichthe aeroplane could travel in almost as manyminutes, and maintain a more regular serv-ice. Manv Alaskan problems will doubtless 496 THE AMERICAN REVIEW OF REVIEWS. A PLANE SUITABLE FOR PLEASURE TRIPS, HUNTING. TRAVEL. OR AHUNDRED USEFUL OCCUPATIONS be solved by the commercial aeroplane. Itis proposed to establish air services betweenNew Bedford and Nantucket, Massachu-setts. The distance, 52 miles by air route,which now requires from five to six hours,will be reduced by aero post to about forty*minutes. In Europe more than thirty regu-lar mail aeroplane routes are being operatedin ten different countries. The Sportsman s Interest Flying craft of every form makes an espe-cial appeal to the sportsman. The speedmania which has been so important a factorin training horses or building yachts or au-tomobiles will have its influence upon thedevelopment of aircraft. A special type ofaeroplane will be developed in which everysuperfluous part will be sacrificed to international air race across the UnitedStates has been definitely planned and prizesoffered to be continued annually as a greatnational aerial der
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