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Maine, and New York City, stopping at the cities of Portland, Portsmouth, Boston, Framingham, worcester, Springfields, hartford and New Haven. A letter addressed to the Mayor of Augusta on the subject has elicited a cooperative reply. Same is attached herewith. 

The schedule follows:

[[6 column table]]

|Augusta|0|Miles|0|Minutes|   |
|Portland|55|Miles|36|Minutes|Plus 15 Min.stop|
|Portsmouth|50|Miles|33|Mnutes|Plus 15 min.stop|
|Boston & Framing'|55|Miles|36|Minutes|Plus 15 Min.stop|
|Worcester|45|Miles|30|Minutes|Plus 15 Min.stop|
|Springfield|45|Miles|30|Minutes|Plus 15 Min.stop|
|Hartford|20|Miles|13|Minutes|Plus 15 Min.stop|
|New Haven|35|Miles|24|Minutes|Plus 15. Min.stop|
|New York-Mieola|75|Miles|1-48|Minutes|Plus

COST  Estimated cost of operation- One AVRO biplane from Augusta. Maine to New York City with full load under normal weather conditions, in winter or summer.

Distance- about 380 miles.
Air speed unit used- 90 miles per hour.
This may be increased or decreased from five to twenty miles per hour, according to direction and velocity of the wind.
Actual time in the air- 4 hours 13 minutes.

[[2 column table]]
|Fuel ---Gasoline and oil---|$17.11
|Pilot's salary, per day|10.00|
|Mechanic's salary, per day|6.50|
|Overhead, office, aerodrome, service|5.00|
|Depreciation 33%|5.00|
|Insurance|1.00|
|Total operating cost|$44.61|

REVENUE  Two passengers or three hundred pounds in freight.

Passenger rate unit used - $ .25 per mile.
Amounting to $80.00 for trip from August to New York.
Two passengers -- $160.00
Net earnings per trip- passengers withour freight- $115.39
Two machines 230.78

Three hundred pounds of freight instead of passengers.

Unit used -- $.005 per pound per mile.
300 pounds -------------- $570.00 for 380 miles.

NET EARNINGS  Per trip--
One machine ---------- $525.39
Two machines --------- 1050.78
For this operation three machines would be required, two being kept on the route and one undergoing a periodic overhauling.