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John S. Lewis, Publisher J.L. McGoldrick, Bus. Mgr. I. A. Nixon, Editor John R. Stewart. Adv. Mgr. AIR TRANSPORTATION The Weekly Trade Journal of Commercial Aviation 1265 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, N.Y. Telephone: Longacre 2329 Subscription One Year, $5.00 Two Months, $1.00 Single Copy, 20 Cents Page Two May 25, 1929 Your article now presents itself for consideration. It is a very good article. The rhetoric, for the most part, could hardly be improved: the subject and form make it most readable. By all means it is publishable and should be printed. The thing is (1) our editorial policy doesn't cover article of this type and (2) our space rates are not sufficiently large to recompense you for the story. The story is really worth more than half-a-cent per word. May I suggest that you rewrite the article to bring it up to date and submit it to a consumer publication. Liberty, the Saturday Evening Post, McCalls and many other are especially interested in stories of the type which you submitted. Explain your background to them and send them five or six photographs (including your own) to illustrate the story. They should buy it at a fancy price. Would suggest Satevepost first. I can think of no way in which I can possibly align the articles on Aviation with our editorial make-up. It is an interesting bit of work and well written, but it doesn't fit in with the type of thing we use. I would like it for my files (for future reference) but Mr. Junkin no doubt wants it back. It has a very possible market with consumer publications such as Aeronautics, etc. and should by all means be submitted. Two letters on Weaver Aircraft Company are very interesting. One is signed by Ross Smith. The other is from an editorial in the Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser. The subject contained therein needs no further publicity. Because the big men in aviation know the invaluable service rendered this country by Civilian Pilots. And such knowledge is not limited to the big men. However, for their intrinsic worth I would care to keep these records for my files. Will you advise me of your reaction to all this at your convenience? And forgive the "mills which grind slowly"? With very best personal regards, I am, Very respectfully, Andrew Stewart Associate Editor RS P.S. Incidentally, Mr. Boucher, sales manager for Pyrene, came over to our office the day after the albums arrived. Peeking over our shoulder he espied a picture of an old-timey plan with a
