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No . 4-1839
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For Release to Newspapers
Sunday , Dec omber 4 , 1938
HOPKDJS CITES WPA AIBPO:.=iT AND CONSTRUCTION PROGP.AM AS NATIONAL DEFElTSE FACTOR;
ANHOUNCES APPROVAL FOR EXT:ZNSION OF AVIA'IION FACILITIES
Stres s ing the airport construction a.nd i mprove:nent program as a vital facto r
in the national defense , Harry L. Hopkins , Works Probress Admini s trato r , announced
t oday tha t a dd.i ti onal airpor t p r o iects recently approved by the Pres ident and now
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in operation would. total more than $16 , 000 , 000 .
"Si nce 1935 about 5000 miles have bean added to commercial airline r out es 'between tho nation ls key citi es and great cent ers of populati on ," Mr . Hopkins said .
Pointing out t hat airport construction and improvoment oy WPA had extended to
47 states on the basis of planned surv eys by government and aoronauticD,l exports ,
who analyz ed population , econonic and geogr Rphi c0,l factors , the Ad..rninistrator cited
the Salt Lake City , Utah , a irport as a case in po int.
Five streams of cross-
country ~raffic convorgo at Snl t Lako City, where WPA sr,ent $1 , 042 , 045 to improve
the facilities of this i mpor t nnt air-junction.
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though the populo.tion may be comparatively scattered ut a particuJ.ar
l ocntion whore airpor t construction and improvemont ha s bo on undortak on on a large
sec.l e , t ho t r affic origina t es at metropol itan cente:::-s ~'.lld move s along esto..blished
r out es t o cle":.r D.t those gr oat air t erminals , 11 Mr . Hopkins said. - He 3,lso cn.ll od
attention t o the Atlanta, Georgia , ai r port whore WPA spent nearly a half million
d.ollars improving facilities , and where as many
seven r outes of a ir traffic are
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now s ervod continuously .
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The urgent demand for airpor t improvemer..t s to ke ep pace wi th the rapid trend
of American aviation is ap-parent when one consirhi rs the contras t in the flying
eq_uipment of t o-day and that of , sey , ·only a f ew years ago ,
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Mr . Ho1Jldns said . ·nToday
the sky giants which carry as oany as 40 passengors nust have landing ruJ;-;a.ys of
better cons t ruction and many ti:!l0s the length formerly required.
is growing by l eaps and bounds .
American aviation
Tho nation ' s airport facilities must keep uace
with this i ndustry which is so integral a par t of our economic welfare and na tional
defense ."
Of -· the 191 regular airline stops in the Uni tod Sta t es, Mr . Ho pki ns scdd that
WPA had improved 169 er 89.4%, at a cost of about $66,000,000 in addition to loco.1
sponsors• expenditures .
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Mr. Hopkins added,
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magnitude of WPA's con-
tributi on to :present do.y ne eds such as the linking up of our cities on air lino
schedules, bringing the people of one con.st line within only a few hours of those
on the othor , becomes n:n:narent ."
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Atta ched ar o tltbLs showing (1) outstand.ing p r o j 0cts recently· approved.,
( 2) n ew 1:1rec1s cov 2r ed. b;,l a irli ne s a nd COiii.111.mi ti e s s e rv ocl as a r esult of W?A improve-
ments , since July 1 , 1935 , c1nd ( 3) r cguJ.ar a irlb.e stop s built 0r improv0d by WPA
fr om JuJ.:r 1 , 1935 to Sep tember 30 , 1938 , and Fede ral fur,ds, expended. )
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Oln:!:STAHDING PROJECTS RECENTLY A?:?~OVED
$541 , ~,95 F ederal & Spo~1s o::.·s Funds •
Constructi o::1. of runw'.'.ys , filling , g rading , i nsto.lb,tion of storm
s m-:ors , buildi ng of :;;h ol t e rs , ligh ti ng fa::!i li t i es , wat0r lines c..nd
landscn.:p ing .
DES MOI NES, IOWA
$1 , 625,020 Federal & Spom;o rs FundG .
Gr0di ng , c onstructi on of now runways & taxi stri :p s , d.rai nuge end
lichting , system , f c:ncL ,g , s e8di ng and enl nr goocnt of f i eld .
SIOUX FALLS , SOUTH DAKOTA
$146 , 192 F ed e1·a l & Spo~sors Funds .
Cl earing , g r ading , gru.b b inG, drnin tile , building n.dmi n is tr::1.ti on
buildi ng , ;:i,nd rmngar ; surf.'.1cL1g of runw::qs .
GREAT FALLS , HONTAHA
$868 , 083 F ederal & Spo:1so:rs Func.s .
Cor:ipl ot e admi ni strati on building , c r:mst ruct han[;1.::.rs , suporintond.ent 1s cott<',gt, , g.'.'..ragos , wc..l ks , build curbs, d riv es , s,:;-r:e r & ,-,nte r
syster:,s , s ept ic tci,r..k , aprons , t a:d - st rips and L,nces ; gradine ,
l eveling , paving , drainage , lighting and fuel ins faciliti e s .
ST . PAUL , Mn:;:IBsoTA
$1 , 70 6 , 856 F ederal & Sponso rs Funds .
Const ruction of buildin 6 s , extensio:1 of drainage faciliti e s,
bu ilding of b ou.TJ.dal"J li gh ts , hydrop l ane d.o ck, ri:orarp b .g banks ,
filling , g rad.ing , surf a cing of ru.YJ.way s , l andsca:o i ng .
KANSAS CITY , MISS0111I
$1 , 011 , 521 Federal & Spons ors Funds
Grading , drai ni n0; , extension 8.nd pa··,rin;:~ of runways .
MORGANTOVfN , WEST VI RGI NIA
$1 , 040 , 722 Federal & Spo::sors Fund s .
Cl earinb , g r ading , drain i ng , -::i;:,.vi r1g runway ; seedi ng , socdin~ , fencL1c; , conn trnct i on of ha,·:gar a;·1d o.o.1r.i r: istra.ti on buildL1e; , li ghti nL;
faci l iti e s , l ands cnp i n;.; , constru~ti on of ·o ri cle;es , w;:,.lk- wa~rs , shelter hous e , po ol s , dams , caretakers c otta ge . (Not an airline stop
a t -ores ,,mt but will be when i mprovemPnts finishe d) .
SI OTJ'.,{ CITY I 'IOV!A
$224, 4 54 Fede ral & Spo nsors Funds .
Gradi ng , cleari ng , excava,tinG , surfac ing , c onstruct i on of runna;,;s ,
taxi-stri "9 c, a1 r ons , gutt -3 r s , cat~h- basins , pump , ad.ministration
building , se-ptic tank , wat ,., r supply sy :i tem , and installatio"Q of
ctrainage sys tern , }) i tle gaso li ne :9urn:p and sto r age fac ili tics , removal
-of and r e- buildin6 of fr ncing .
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Table 2
NEW AREAS COVERED BY AIRLINES AND COMMUNITIES SERVED DUE TO
WPA IMPROVEMENTS, SINCE JULY 1 1 1935
Routes
Cities Via
Miles
Bangor to Caribou,
¥Jaine
Millinocket , Houlton, and Presque
Isle , Maine
164
Detroit, Michigan
to Sault Ste Marie
Flint, Saginaw and Traverse City,
Michigan
347
Jacksonville , Florida to Hobile , Ala .
Tallahassee , and Marianna, Fla.
393
Tallahassee , Florida, to Memphis , Tenn.
Birmingham, Dothan, Montgomery and
Florence , Alabama
499
Portlai,d , Oregon to
Spokane , Washington
Pendleton, Oregon
341
Phoenix , Arizona to
Las Vegas , Nevada
Prescott , Kingman , Arizona, and
Boulder City, Nevada
270
San Fra ncisco , California to Los Angeles
Monterey and Santa Barbara, Calif .
366
Billings to Great
Falls, Montana
Lewiston, Montana
192
Cincinnati , Ohio to
Detroit , Michigan
Dayton, Ohio
237
Washington , D. c. to
Norfolk , Virginia
146
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Baltimore , Md . to
Buffalo, N. Y.
Harrisburg,and Williamsport , Pa.
283
Spearfish, S. D. to
Cheyenne , Wyoming
Rapid City , S. D.
261
359
Denver, Colo . to
Grand Island , Neb .
Tulsa , Oklahoma to
Kansas City , Mo .
215
Coffeyville , Kansas
191
San Antonio , Texas to
Houston
Cincinnati , Ohio to
Chicago , Ill.
Dayton, Ohio, Ft . Wayne and South
Bend, Ind.
299
St . Louis , Mo . to
Springfield and Chicago , Ill .
388
4951
TOTAL
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Table 3
REGULAR .AIRLHrE STOFS BUILT OR Ih:PROVED BY WPA FRO?A:
Ju'LY 1, 1935 , 2.'0- SEPTEMBER 30 , 1938 , AND FEDERAL FUNDS
EXPENDED .
AL.A.BAY.A.
$
5
3
ARIZ ONA
A.RKAlJSAS
C.A.LIFORNIA
COLORADO
3
834 , 394
158 , 815
192 , 000
5 , 199 , 'J69
783 , 977
CON1:IBCTICUT
3
995 , 250
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
12
1 , 763,340
885 , 775
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
IlffiIA."!IJA
I OWA
KANSAS
3
2
1
9
DELAW.AF.E
D.
c.
5
342,467
5 , 178 , 282
1 , 468 , 933
90 , 137
131 , 846
3
3
2
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
lv'i.AINE
M.A.RYLlurn
lvL~S SACHUSETT S
1
294, 218
265 , 977
864 , 842
125,979
1 , 704 , 435
2
8
1
2
MICHIGAN
MINN'bSOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
9
1 , 222 , 637
1 , 139 , 739
646 , 246
612 , 317
464,911
2
MONT.AW.A.
3
3
7
NE:1RASKA
4
NEVADA
3
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW ,TERSEY
NEW MEXICO
2
1, 533 , 496
52 , 865
466,802
3, 567 , 265
431 , 489
1
2
NEV{ YORK CITY
NEW YORK STATE
HORTH CAROLHJA
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
5 , 157 , 158 ( *)
1 , 689 , 358
679,855
145 , 048
5 , 386 , 931
4
3
3
5
OKLAHO!v'.A.
OREGON
PENNSYLV.ANIA
RHOD:B ISL.Al'ffi
SOUTH C.Ali.OLUTA
2
SOUTH DAKOTA
TE:HNESSEE
TEXAS
3
7
304 , 039
2 , 129 , 559
10 , 153 , 278 ·
3
1 , 155 , 926
6
5
282,896
3 , 843 , 197
644 , 006
1 , 049 , 947
126 , 533
12
1
UTA.ti:
VERMONT
2
VIRGINIA
iVASHIKGTON
2
i','EST VIRGINIA
2
1.'ISCCNSIN
WYOMING
1
166 , 855
673,641
231 , 115
726 , 103
151 , 061
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3
TOT.AL
$66 , 114 , 909 *
169
The $66 1 114 , 909 snent on Airline stops i s 69fo of WPA Airnort a.nd Airway Procram
(* ) North :Beach , N. Y. City·
* In addition to Sponsors Expe nditures
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