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PAT1E THREE C .j. .;. . . .. a a a .j ; A .J. A A J A A .J. A A A A A A A . A A A A A A A A .J. A A .J. A A A A A A A A A .; AAA.....;..;, 41: Medford MUST Retain Her Place on the Air of the Pacific Coast i.Frmn Or tuhf r IT M;ii! Ti ihiuif) NCIL I 4 i ! rFPFOTiD MAIL TRTr.rXE. MEDFORD. oifWiON. SUNDAY. TOI'.I- 'If'l. l't-jji Map GIVEN REPOR AIRPORT SITE it It i I! Biclcile Road Property Is Favored $120,000 is Needed May Await Court Decision Before Bond Election. That llic silt fur rlio prnpnsnd ih-v airport for Meilfunl, rlinseii as lip aviiilahlo in cvovy way trnm tin; standpoint i;f linatfun. (ciinfiniy arnl pnifl icahiliiy, innn anions tin only imir available md, atnl tor I lie pi ire hn so and pquip-iiH-nl of which a hoiid fieri ion will he iwU for s1o,(mmi in the hiller lait 01 November or early herein ber. compiiMjs I'lT.ti arfs on Hid die lam1, was made known In re ports to the city council last even in ;r The HitMle lane site chosen for lite new airpmi is regarded as hhal. is oitl v 1 liree ;illr nlie -half miles nonheast nf the number of ( onitiieice lMiilditi'4 and seven minutes' ride rom t Itat Iim hi ion. The cost ol the jam! would he S'-'ii,-'Hin. ahout ?sn an acre. The airport commission has an option n this sii-. This airport would he ;nie Muale fur many years to come. In sfit-v-itm the point that some action niu: i he taken soon heeanse niuht flying hy air mail planes would lie-in June 1 . Chairman Hail and Mr. Millard thmi.Mht that the new airfield could not he com pleted ami lighted by that time, therefor' nn adequate liuhliiiK sys tem must he installed on the pres ent aii' field for use for a month or nnuo until (ho new one was ready. The cost of installing this ItKht-in-; system demanded hy the ov ormncnr will be about $7immi. Kadi fit y must do t he liv.hlin of its nwn airport. Also in siihniitthiK figures of cost of est a i dish in;: the new airport. .Mr. Millard made ft piain that tlie airport commission's f iure:t were not final were only lentaHve, hut were approximately correct. The total est i mated cost of v land and (Mpiipniont for t he new airport would be SMlit.mto, to which would he added two years' interest ou the bonds at $I!.hiu, thus ma!; hm the total hond issue SllM.'UMl. hi tietril tin- estimated cost of the new airport is as follows: Land purhast U:;itts . .. . I Tanacs Itest room . .. ' A dm inist rotors' building Outside slora-'e I'-iiruiiuro C ravei, TMmi cubic yards at $l.:.o Water; well nnd pres- 1SS acres at ( Iradin'.: at vi: .. Tile DiK h' . Fill. lit? iliteh CnntinuelK ies ministration year interest at $ O.tMKI.OO 7. Miu.no 1 I. iiuu.no l.riOO.oti It.iMia.mt 1.UOD.00 l. ttnu.no 1 1, 7uit.no ::. outi.no . L'it.r.oti.fiu :i.uuo.oo i .uun.tH' 1. tniti.no I- i;,"0(t.ni) Sio'.i.ooti.no l l.mii'.oo yssentiai to b uture TV Toial Tlio tt'nlulirr will Im 1 1. inn). .SI2ii.inin.iiii nKM':ititv; iiu'iinii' O maintain her position as an important Pacific coast air center, Medford must develop her port facilities to adequately accommodate the constantly increasing coast-wise air traffic. This city is geographically situated as the logical mid-point between Oakland and San Francisco and Portland airport and enjoys the distinction of being Oregon's first air mail landing field. "Air-minded" Medford people were farsighted enough a few years ago to establish Barber field which was responsible for this city becoming an important link in the Pacific coast system of landing fields. Now that Barber field has become inadequate to meet the requirements of growing air activities, the same "Air-minded" people of this city must answer the call of progress with a new, materially larger and better airport, suitable to accommodate the giant air-liners of today and of days to come. . ' It is estimated that this airport development will necessitate an expenditure of approximately $109,000, with' $1 1,000 interest fcr two years, which will meet the cosi of a new landing field of 247.6 acres, a mile long and half a mile wide The importance of the immediate establishm.-ir of this airport is paramount; its value to the future growth and prosperity of this city is indispensibl e Farsighted Medford voters must not fail, when they are called upon to vote for the airport bond issue! THIS PAGE ONEgOF A SERIES OF FOUR DEVOTED TO AIR DEVELOPMENT IN MEDFORD IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THESE AIR MINDED MEDFORD FIRMS Porter Lumber Company Phone 124 204 South Fif American Fruit Company Earl P. Coe, Manager Medford, Ore. Mason, Ehrman & Co., Inc. Chas. E. Clay, Mgr. - ' Wholesale Groceries Medford, Ore. Wardwell Fur Company Everything in Furs Hdqs. Flying Togs Growers' Exchange, Incorporated Medford, Oregon The R. A. Holmes Agency Complete Craft Insurance Life Insurance for Pilots Hotel Holland C. L. Reynolds, Proprietor Brown and White Agency, Inc. Insurance Real Estate Loans ' Sander Aeronautical School Medford, Oregon Colonial Bakery, Incorporated Home of Fluhrer's Milk Bread Rogue River Lumber Co. Phone 118 113 South Fir Trowbridge Lumber Yard Phone 238 ' Medford Greenhouse Thos. Judge, Florist Phone 374 Flowers for All Occasions Kimball Fruit. Company, Inc. C. C. Darby, Representative 320 S. Fir Medford, Ore. Seely V.Hall Pacific Air Transport Pail Express Passcngtr Medford National IlarJc Ala Vista Packing House C. A. Knight Medford, Oregon E. W. J. Hearty, Incorporated H. V. Hamlin, Reprcntative Medford, Oregon Farm Bureau Co-op. Exchange Clay D. Parker, Manager Medford, Oregon Steinhardt & Kelly, Inc. H. T. Hubbard, Dist. Manager Simons, Shuttleworth & French Incorporated New York Exporters, Importers, Distributors Guy W. Conner, Mgr. Medford, Oregon The Home Tel. and Tel. Co. R. B. Hammond, Manager Southern Oregon Sales Co., Inc. Medford, .Oregon Littrell Parts Company Medford, Oregon Klamath, Fulls, Oregon . West Coast Air Transport Co. W, M. Clomonson, Hotel Jackson-Tri-Motor Ships Safe and Dependable C. E. Gates Auto Co. Your Ford Dalor Medford Oregon Harwood Photo Service Specialists in Airport Photography Jackson County Bank Est. 1888 Member Federal Reserve Farmers and Fruitgrowers Bank Medford, Oregon Rosenberg Brothers, Owners Bear Creek Orchard Company Jackson County BIdg., Loan' Assn. The Place to Invest Your Savings Medford Mail Tribune Southern Oregon's Leading Newspaper Medford, Oregon i ti 1
