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New Arizona Air Chapter Moves To Develop Phoenix Municipal Aviation Field 
Early development of the Phoenix municipal airport, with the establishment of markers on the field and the erection of needed equipment to meet the requirements of flyers was assured last night at the first regular meeting of the Phoenix-Arizona chapter of the National Aeronautic association. With J. M. Kellogg as chairman an airport committee was appointed for the purpose of taking immediate steps to secure funds and prepare plans for equipment at the field. 
The possibility of the early establishment of a commercial air line through Phoenix, connecting Texas points with the coast, necessitates prompt development of the Phoenix airport, it was pointed out at the meeting. Plans for such an airline are now under consideration by private concerns in California and Texas, and it is expected that some definite action concerning the project may be taken within the next few weeks. 
The appointment of the airport committee by the organization assures immediate action on the part of the chapter to begin the work for which was organized June 27. 
The charter for the Phoenix-Arizona chapter by Major Howard F. Wehrle, governor in Arizona for the National Aeronautic association. Major Wehrle outlined. the growth of the national organization since its inception in 1922, and pointed out the value of the chapter to the community. There is an important field for aeronautical activity in Arizona, he said, and Phoenix is the logical place for its development. 
The charter was accepted by President Warren McArthur; Jr., for the chapter. 
E. O. Wallingford was appointed chairman of a committee on finance and membership, and H. B. Watkins was named as chairman of a committee to work for the purpose of securing a visit to Phoenix by Col. Chas. A. Lindbergh when he arrives in the Southwest on his transcontinental tour in September. 
E. O. Wallingford, George Lilley and L. M. Kellogg were elected to the board of directors.
Six new members, Dr. Clarence W. Boynton, W. W. Knorpp, Russell P. Kyle, Joe Mlczer, Wm. J. McManus and Roy R. Carson were received in the organization.  This gives the chapter a membership of 46 men, representative of leading civic organizations and business concerns of Phoenix. 
In effort to secure the establishment by the government, here of a reserve officers' flying field, invitations have been extended to all reserve air corps officers in the Salt River Valley to communicate with the chapter. It is believed that the field can be secured if sufficient reserve officers in the valley will devote enough of their time to flying to warrant the establishment of a government field. 
A tentative draft of the policy of the new chapter was presented at the meeting and ordered brought before the board of directors for consideration and correction. 
The enlargement and development of the Phoenix airport, the establishment of the city as a point on commercial air routes, and the encouragement aviation throughout Arizona were given as the principal objects of the organization. The meeting closed with the showing of motion pictures by Major Wehrle, which included scenes of the National Air Races at Philadelphia last year.

Arizonia Republican page two 7/26/22
AERO CHAPTER HERE TO FILL DIRECTORATE
The first regular meeting of the recently organized Phoenix-Arizona chapter of the National Aeronautic Association will be held at 8 o'clock tonight at the Chamber of Commerce. The charter of the organization the first to be granted between Central Texas and California, will be formally presented to President Warren McArthur, Jr., by Major Howard F. Wehrle, governor of the Arizona district for the national association. 
Officers of the chapter were elected at the preliminary meeting three weeks ago when the chapter was formed. There are: Warren McArthur, president; W. J. Burns, vice-president; Dr. A. J. McIntyre, treasurer and J. Lewis Irvine, secretary. 
The chapter will be governed by a board of directors composed of seven members. Four of the directors will be the officers of the chapter. The three other directors will be selected at tonight's meeting. 
Six prominent representatives of local civic organizations have been nominated, as follows: J. M. Kellog, Arthur T. LaPrade, George Lilley, V. O. Wallingford, R. E. Warren and George T. Wilson. The three directors needed to fill the board will be chosen from this group of six nominees. 
Following the business meeting, Major Wehrle will show some new films depicting recent flying activities. 
The chapter was organized with 40 charter members, representative of leading civic and service organizations and clubs of the city. Since receipt of the charter, many applications for membership have been received by the officers, and with the continued interest in flying affairs and the development of Phoenix as an important airport, it is expected that the new organization will soon be one of the largest, in point of membership, and most active chapters in the west.

Arizona Republican 9-14-22
The Way To Become An Airport To Which American Towns Aspire
Almost every American town aspires to be an airport, just as in the past it wanted to be a mainline railroad point or a terminal. That ambition was fulfilled in only one of two ways or circumstances; one, its favorable geographical location, and the other, the development of itself and adjacent territory so as to have become attractive to railroad builders. The mere desire, backed by all the energetic effort of the community to induce the railroad to come, was never effective. 
The experience of Phoenix is fairly illustrative. It hoped for forty years to become a mainline point. It became one only within the last two years, for it was not until then that its territory had reached such a stage of development that the Southern Pacific was convinced that it would be profitable to build a line directly through the valley. It did so then at an expense of $15,000,000, the detour adding 42 miles to its line, a disadvantage offset by better gradients. So, whatever its gain in trrafic, it is net. 
An airport is a different thing from a mainline point and in secured in a different way. Less depends upon the development of the territory in which it lies. It must be on a fairly direct line which in time will become a lighted airway for night-flying, constructed later by the government in aid of commercial aviation, and a way so constructed at great expense is not likely afterward to be changed. A city removed a considerable distance from a direct line between two main points, say, New York and Chicago, is not likely to become an airport, and its chances are further lessened after an airway has been established. 
The next desideratum, and it is an essential one, is a landing place. That must be furnished by the city which aspires to be an airport. It must have the full approval of airmen as a safe and convenient landing place. It must be provided with hangers and other necessary equipment. Every city so equipped, of course, cannot become an airport; that is, a regular port of call, though it will be irregularly visited by airmen and may be connected with a regular line at a junction point. 
Now we come to the situation of Phoenix. Though not exactly on a direct line between two great air terminals, it is so near one, that, with proper facilities provided, it would, no doubt, be made an airport for commercial, express and mail lines. There would have to be, at first, an improvement of its landing facilities, and after that there would have to be considerable preliminary work and negotiation which should be the business of an expert in close touch with developments in aviation, and of recognized ability and experience. We could not accomplish that work ourselves, for there are none of us at all familiar with it. 
In short, we would not know how to go about it. We might write letters to those concerned with the establishment of airlines, but they would probably not so present out case as to enlist attention. The expert who would be an aviation engineer, would know precisely what would be required to be done by us, how to do it, and what would be demanded by those by whom the line would be established. 

Republican Arizona 10-1229
Major Wehrle Is Speaker At Tempe Rotary Luncheon
TEMPE, Oct. 11.—Fred Joyce was chairman at the rotary club luncheon today and the principal speaker at the meeting was Major Howard F. Wehrle. Short talks were made by Art Nehf and Monte Butler. Visiting Rotarians were Art Nehf, Washington; Monte Butler, Tucson; Howard F. Wehrle, Kansas City, Missouri; P. J. Moran, Flagstaff. Guests at the luncheon were J. W. Hoover and J. Ellsworth, San Francisco, and W. E. Hooker.