Taking the first practical tests at 7 o'clock this morning, the benefits to the coast air mail of the United States aerological station, established here this week, were clearly shown. The results were so conclusive that the station was doubly regarded as a boon to the air mail service, which has a terminal here. Results of the tests, which are taken twice daily by D. M. Little, transferred to Medford from Ithaca, N.Y., will be broadcast from the airport daily by the means of a wireless telegraph station now being installed and which will keep in touch with San Francisco on the south and Vancouver, Wash., on the north.
    The wireless station, which is now being installed, is similar to those used on the transcontinental line, and will be in charge of an operator who as yet has not been chosen. The installation of the equipment is in the personal charge of the air company's radio expert and is expected to be completed by Christmas Day. The new addition will do much to eliminate the sending of telegrams from this city to points up and down the coast, as the station will be powerful enough to keep in touch with the terminus at each end of the air mail route.
    While the weather, states Vern C. Gorst, president of the Pacific Air Mail Transport Company, who arrived in Medford yesterday from San Francisco, is ideal in Southern Oregon, north- and southbound ships were delayed somewhat today because of adverse weather beyond the Siskiyou Mountains and to the north.
    The Christmas rush for the air mail is getting under way, as evidenced by the fact that over 300 pounds of mail, a quantity much larger than the average, left San Francisco this morning for northern points, and the bulk is expected to materially increase before the apex of the rush has been reached and passed.
    "The mail system is working to perfection," said Mr. Gorst today, "and I have every reason to believe that the coast route will bring better results than we dared hope at first to expect. In fact, everything is fine."
    Enabled by information furnished by the station, this morning's southbound plane was able to fly to San Francisco in far less time than schedule by rising to a height of 13,500 feet, where the wind was blowing at a rate of 82 miles per hour from the north, directly in an opposite direction from the surface air currents, which came from the south.
    Sending up a three-foot hydrogen-filled balloon, unhampered by captive ropes, the wind was found to be flowing at a rate of four miles per hour 750 feet from the ground. Results of the tests at different heights are as follows: 1500 feet, six miles per hour from the southeast; 3000 feet, 12 miles per hour from the east; 4500 feet, 21 miles per hour from the northeast; 6000 feet, 23 miles from the same direction; 7000 feet, 41 miles from the northeast; 12,000 feet, 66 miles per hour from the north; 13,500, 82 miles from the north.
    Equipped with delicate instruments, Mr. Little is able to determine wind speed by the means of the angles the balloons take when blown by the air current. The exact altitude is made certain by the fact that the balloon rises at the rate of 500 feet per minute, the angles being observed at half-minute periods. When the 82-mile-per-hour gale was checked, the balloon had traveled approximately 10 miles from the airport where it had been released.
Medford Mail Tribune, December 23, 1926, page 1


    PORTLAND, Ore., April 11.--(AP)--Colonel W. B. Greeley, chief forester, here today to discuss fire prevention with government forest officials of western states, said that while it was doubtful whether army airplanes would be available for forest fire patrol duty this summer, he was considering the possibility of hiring commercial planes for the purpose.
    Colonel Greeley said that his service would not be crippled hopelessly by loss of airplane scouts if they could not be obtained. He said, however, that the aviators do very useful work in spotting fires just started after electric storms, and in observation when the air is so thick with smoke that ground lookouts have limited vision.
    In conference with his aides, Colonel Greeley today began work of preparing to protect 96,000,000 acres of timber in western states that carry high fire hazard. He expects to remain in this territory two weeks and then go to California.
    Among those present at the conference today were Carl Neal, supervisor of Umpqua forest, Roseburg, and John Irwin, supervisor of Umatilla forest, Pendleton.
Medford Mail Tribune, April 11, 1927, page 1


    Beginning with tomorrow, Medford and the valley will have a regular United States Weather Bureau substation with a government weather official in charge, in the person of Delbert M. Little, meteorologist.
    Mr. Little, whose assistant is Dwight Randall, will continue to have charge of the aeronical government work here in connection with the local airplane landing field, and his scientifically equipped office will continue in its present location on the fourth floor of the Liberty Building, in the county agents' suite.
    Hence, from tomorrow on, Mr. Little, who is a benign, studious and unsuspecting individual, will be responsible for the weather dished out in this locality, little realizing what is in store for him. No doubt, however, as is always the case in government circles the country over, when at times of embarrassing pressure by the public makes things too hot for him he will pass the buck on to his innocent assistant.
    The change in handling the weather bureau matters here means that Medford and the valley will get better all-around and official weather information and knowledge--the best that Uncle Sam can afford to give to this thriving and deserving community. Mr. Little will give out daily forecasts and up-to-date official information about the weather, that will be contained in a daily table published in the Mail Tribune, containing daily and monthly temperatures, precipitation, directions of wind, humidity, etc., and comparisons with the past, so that at a glance anyone can absorb the information.
    This has been a boon long desired by the Rogue Valley public and was made possible through Mr. Little having been assigned here months ago to have charge of air weather matters for the guidance of the Pacific Air Transport Company planes, which carry the U.S. mail, and the fact that he can handle the general weather in addition.
    For years Medford has had no trained government weather bureau man, the work having been performed by the county agent's office, along with other duties, and the predictions for the valley coming from the San Francisco and Portland weather bureau offices, mainly from the latter. These predictions, which were mainly designed for the general weather over the state, often went wrong as applying to the Rogue River Valley, because of its geological location and local conditions. Now, while the predictions will continue to be sent here from the outside, they will be revised in accordance with special valley conditions.
    In other words, Medford and the valley will hereafter receive more accurate weather predictions,  and although Mr. Little promises to dish out only nice brands of weather during his administration, it is an apt procedure to remind the local public that that the far-off region where most of the temporary heat waves come from is paved with good intentions, and where the people have often wished many a good well-meaning weather bureau man.
    As long as the new weather observer dishes out nice weather, the public will affectionately speak of him as Del, but when things go wrong and exceptionally bad weather temporarily prevails, the most of the populace will call him the first name they can think of.
Medford Mail Tribune, July 15, 1927, page 4


    If Medford is to retain her preeminence in aviation development, as the only air mail landing station in the state, the present flying field must be improved, and brought up to date.
    The present field, experts declare, is too narrow, and portions of the runway too rough. There are no proper lights for a night landing, and other features which should be changed.
    According to our information, the government plans to install lights for night landing in the near future. Probably if local action were taken, this work would be hastened.
    Meanwhile it would be an excellent idea for the special aviation committee of the Chamber of Commerce to make a complete survey of the entire situation, determine what should be done, and devise ways and means to do it.
    Medford was very fortunate to secure the air mail station. Air transportation is to be the most important single development in this country during the next ten years.
    This is no time to take chances. The opportunity is ours; now is the time to take advantage of it. The expense of placing the local air field in proper condition will be nothing compared with the material benefits involved.
    No time should be lost in making these necessary improvements and placing Medford's station securely in the Type A class.
Medford Mail Tribune, August 18, 1927, page 4


    Unless the county fair board cooperates and agrees to do away with the half-mile race track inside the big race track at the county fairgrounds, the needed improvements which Colonel Wm. H. Britton, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, says must be made to make the Medford airport a first-class one, that official will make out an unfavorable report against the Medford landing field.
    The necessary changes cannot be made, says Secretary Baker, of the chamber of commerce, who has been giving much study to the question ever since Col. W. H. Britton, U.S. Department of Commerce, made his inspection the other day and issued his ultimatum that unless the fair association is willing to abandon the half-mile track, and two strips of land on either side of the air landing field, owned by the city of Medford, are also turned over the airport for the enlargement of the field.
    There seems to be no question that the city council, when the matter is brought to its attention, will donate its land adjacent the big track, but when Secretary Baker discussed the matter today with C. E. Gates, president of the fair association, the latter declared that the association would not give up the half-mile track, as it was needed for horse races.
    If the fair association holds to this attitude, Secretary Baker says that Medford will be up against it in making the ordered changes and avoid an averse report, as no other landing field is available in the city or immediate vicinity.
    However, if the space in the half-mile track is given over, the changes that could be made would make the Medford airport one of the largest and best in the United States. Secretary Baker is hopeful that president Gates and the other fair association directors will grant this boon, when they realize what a great national advertisement for the city is the Medford airport.
Medford Mail Tribune, August 19, 1927, page B6


    Medford has the distinction of probably being the only airport in the United States with cows pastured on the landing field, which have been bothering the arriving and departing aviators.
    It seems that the aviators of the Pacific Air Transport have been so pestered at times to such an extent with some of the half dozen or more cows pastured on the landing field by the caretaker of the county fairgrounds, on which the airport is located, and others, that they have complained and asked to have the nuisance abolished.
    In heed to this complaint, orders have just been issued to have these cows more securely tied on the fairgrounds that they cannot get loose and browse along the runways.
Medford Mail Tribune, August 21, 1927, page 8


    The fate of Medford's airport, whether it is to be enlarged and otherwise improved as demanded by a government inspector last week, or another air landing field provided somewhere else in the city or valley, or in case of neither of these events transpiring the city and valley losing the airport station entirely and it going to some other nearby city or town, will become known tonight when a meeting of the directors of the Jackson County Fair Association, the county court and local aviation officials will be held to thresh out the matter.
    Local aviators and aviation officials claim that the present airport can only be enlarged through the abandonment of the half-mile race track within the big race track at the fairgrounds, and this is conceded by the directors of the fair association.
    However, there is a feeling among some of the directorate of the association that the directors will never agree to abandon the half-mile track and turn it over to the airport. They argue that it would be better to find another location in the city or valley for the airport, rather than give up the present half-mile track. President C. E. Gates and H. O. Frohbach hold this attitude according to views they expressed this forenoon.
    It is explained that the fairgrounds site of 80 acres was purchased by the county court years ago and turned over to the fair association with the stipulation in a contract that all proceeds gained through fair exhibitions must be devoted to permanent improvements on the grounds. Therefore no change could be made in abandoning the half-mile track without the consent of the county court.
    It is argued by the opposing fair association directors that to abandon the half-mile track for landing field purposes would render the $12,000 grandstand at the fairgrounds useless, and also other expensive improvements made in the past. They believe that another suitable aviation site can be found in the city or vicinity for an up-to-date and first-class airport.
Medford Mail Tribune, August 24, 1927, page 1


    If the local plans are accepted and carried out, Medford will have one of the best aviation fields on the coast and will be on the line that will be lighted from Los Angeles to Seattle, enabling flying at night as well as in the daytime.
    At a meeting on the aviation field Wednesday afternoon of the mayor, members of the city council, county court, members of the of the fair directory, P.A.T. company and the chamber of commerce, it was decided to enlarge Medford's aviation field to meet the requirements of Colonel Wm. M. Britton, underwriter for insurance companies, who visited the field this week, and whose recommendation is also accepted by the government in permanently locating fields.
    In order to be sure the decision would be satisfactory in every way with Col. Britton, the committee decided to send Seely Hall, manager of the Pacific Air Transport Company in this city, by airplane to Los Angeles today to personally present the plans to him, and Mr. Hall left this morning on the regular air mail plane and will arrive in Los Angeles at 5 p.m. today. The report as to what Medford proposed to do had to reach Col. Britton today.
    It was decided not to impair either of the race tracks on the fairgrounds, but to level off the ground between the two tracks, which will make a landing field 600 feet wide and from 2000 to 2300 feet long that will be as large as most of the fields on the coast.
    Three wide landing lanes will be provided, one 2300 feet long and two 2000 feet long. These will run in different directions across the field, allowing ships to land with the wind in any direction.
    They will also be graveled so ships will have no trouble landing in rainy weather.
    There are now two landing lanes, one 1100 and one 2300 feet, but they are too narrow and one is too short.
    If the field as planned is recommended by Col. Britton, and there is very reason it will be, as it is ample and because the government is very favorable to Medford as one of the first municipal landing fields on the coast was made here, it is believed the government will order lighting the field to Medford. Plans for this are already on file with the government, made by three different electrical companies who make a specialty of this work.
    At present, lighting has been ordered by the government on this line from Los Angeles to Redding, Calif.
Medford Mail Tribune, August 25, 1927, page 8


    "Medford does not need to worry for fear of losing the local airport," said Seely Hall, who arrived in Medford today on the Shasta from San Francisco where he had been attending a meeting of air transportation officials regarding the Medford landing. "A final report will not be made on the aviation field until some time later when more of the details have been worked out," Mr. Hall continued.
    Officials of the United States Department of Commerce and the Pacific Air Transport are anxious to cooperate in every way with Medford citizens in enlarging the aviation landing. They do not see that it is necessary for any large amount to be spent in fixing up the field in the immediate future. The men have a great deal of interest in keeping the landing where it is now and seem to have Medford's interest at heart.
    Messrs. Curtiss and Miller of the Department of Commerce will come to Medford soon to look over the local landing, according to present plans. They would come immediately, Mr. Hall says, if it was thought necessary. He expects to hear definitely when they will arrive early this week.
    Sometime in the future it will be necessary to light the field, but not very soon. Airplane transportation in Oregon, or on the Pacific Coast for that matter, has not yet become so heavy that night flying is necessary. When the occasion warrants lights they will be put up, Mr. Hall says.
    The same applies to the removal of the race track. If it becomes necessary to enlarge the field to the extent that the track is in the way, it will have to be taken out. Colonel Britton, San Francisco insurance adjuster who judges the landing fields for the Pacific Air Transport, said at first that the track would have to be moved. Later, however, when the thing had been discussed more fully, he decided it would not be necessary in the immediate future.
Medford Mail Tribune, August 27, 1927, page 1


    W. T. Miller, airway extension superintendent of the airway division of the Department of Commerce, with headquarters in San Francisco, arrived this morning by airplane and made a thorough inspection of the Medford airport, in company with Seely V. Hall.
    At noon, at the Medford Hotel, Superintendent Miller met the aviation committee of the Chamber of Commerce, representatives of city and county court, and outlined the plans for remodeling the airport in conference with government requirements, which will provide two airways 2,300 feet long and the regulation width. The committee accepted the recommendations, and work will start at an early date to fulfill them.
    Superintendent Miller will file an official report approving of the local airport.
    The field, when completed, will make the local airport one of the best on the Pacific Coast, and will forever settle the disputes of the past relative to its permanency.
    Owing to the present air mail schedule on the Pacific Coast, superintendent Miller stated that it would not be necessary to light the mail airway from Redding, Cal., to Medford and Portland.
    Arrangements have been made for the lighting of the route from Los Angeles to Redding, via San Francisco, where night flying is now necessary.
    Later, the way will be lighted from Seattle to Portland, and as far south as necessary to accommodate early morning flying. When it becomes time to light for air mail or commercial flying on to Medford, it will be done by the government.
    Superintendent Miller said that under the congressional act of 1920, $3,500,000 was appropriated for a five-year program to light 3600 miles of airways to follow the air mail routes, devoting their efforts at first to the transcontinental lines.
    An aerial survey is made first, over the prospective routes, and selections made of locations that furnishes the best electrical and highway facilities, and then restudy the routes in automobiles, locating what is known as intermediate fields, which are lighted and maintained by the government for army and navy and emergency field landings, but not for commercial purposes. These are located about 30 miles apart, from what is known as commercial and air mail fields, like the Medford field, the government lighting the way between all fields, but leaving the commercial to be lighted and maintained privately. One-thousand-watt lights are used, located about ten miles apart. Large arrows point the way, and arranged so dots are flashed at each station, which allows the pilot to determine the station and name by maps carried in the planes.
Medford Mail Tribune, August 31, 1927, page 1


    Preparations for the arrival and departure from the local landing field of the entrants in the Pacific Coast air derby tomorrow morning are completed. A crew of six airplane mechanics has been assembled to be on duty when the first ship arrives around 9 o'clock for refueling and a large supply of gasoline is on hand to fill the needs of all ships. The Medford aerological station is also prepared to give early morning reports on wind currents at high altitudes.
    At present it is thought that many of the numerous entrants will stop in Medford for refueling and inspection of ships, while others will make a non-stop flight to Portland before commencing the last lap to Spokane.
    Weather reports on wind currents will be received here by D. M. Little, meteorologist, and given to pilots at the field. Early tomorrow morning at 4 o'clock Mr. Little will send balloons into the air equipped with lanterns so that they may be followed in the darkness. The lanterns were made of paper by Mr. Little and each has a candle capable of burning 45 minutes, enabling the balloons to be seen by the aid of instruments for approximately 22,000 feet.
Medford Mail Tribune, September 20, 1927, page 3


    Seely Hall, local representative of the Pacific Air Transport, and D. M. Little, the local meteorologist who is also in charge of the aerological observations of the Medford airport, yesterday visited Shasta City, Calif., formerly known as Sisson, to make arrangements for receiving daily weather reports from there at the local airport when a new landing field is established in that location soon.
    There is no landing field in that section at present, and it is understood the new one is to be established by the Forest Service as soon as title can be obtained from the Southern Pacific railroad company which owns or controls the land. The site for the projected landing field is said to be a good one.
Medford Mail Tribune, September 20, 1927, page 3


    In order that the Medford airport landing field be placed in first-class condition, and comply with the government specifications as to measurements, a general day of toil will be called next week, probably Thursday. The date depends upon the time the aviation committee can secure the equipment promised them by the city, county and state authorities.
    The aviation committee of the Chamber of Commerce, composed of J. D. Russell, Seely V. Hall, Howard Scheffel and Secretary C. T. Baker of the Chamber of Commerce, conferred with the county court this morning and were promised the use of the county scarifier and tractor, and other machinery. The city and state highway commission have promised to furnish machinery to aid in the work.
    On the general day of toil, members of the service clubs of the city will be asked to take off their coats, roll up their sleeves, and grab hold of picks and shovels. The American Legion has agreed to step forward, and the Lions, Rotarians, Kiwanians and other organizations will do likewise.
    The purpose of the day of effort is to smooth out the field, fill up a large gully in the path of descending planes, and remove trees that hinder hopoffs and landings. When the work is completed, planes will be able to ascend and descend readily, no matter which way the wind is blowing.
    It is planned that the landing field will be about 250 feet wide and the full 2300 feet long, without a bump or a hump in it. This would meet with federal aviation inspector's approval.
    The women's service clubs will be asked to provide coffee and sandwiches on the day of toil, and goad the menfolk to greater efforts by flattery, compliments and other feminine wiles.
    According to members of the committee, it is imperative that the field be placed in first-class shape without delay and, as funds are not available, a general call for volunteer and organized labor is issued.
Medford Mail Tribune, October 14, 1927, page 1


    Medford commenced work today in response to a decision of the chamber of commerce directors at a meeting last night to improve the local airport to meet the requirements of the government as outlined by Mr. Miller, who was here a few weeks ago and who has charge of this work on the coast.
    This city was one of the first in the state to have a landing field, and is recognized by the government officials and others interested in aviation and mails as being progressive in this line. Medford is centrally located between Portland and San Francisco, has been the only airport in Oregon until just recently, is one of the principal cities on the Pacific Air Transport, appears on all the government and private aviation maps and is destined to be one of the principal air mail, passenger, freight and express ports on the coast.
    Two new companies have recently announced that Medford would be one of their main ports on their coast lines.
    At present the local field is not wide enough, and the new plan provided for this field to be 700 or 800 feet wide by 2300 to 3000 feet long. This necessitates grading and leveling the ground between the horse track at the fairgrounds and the present hangars of the P.A.T., the landing field now being only about 150 to 250 feet wide.
    A few trees on the south are to be removed, 700 feet of the 18-inch tile will be put in by the city to drain the ground, equipment of the county, city, forestry service, highway department and the Copco company will be used in the grading, including big steam shovels and trucks, all to be under the supervision of Supt. Fred Scheffel of the city, and the government and air mail interests to be in charge of Seely Hall of P.A.T.
    Walter Leverette, Jack Thompson, and secretary Ted Baker were appointed by President Russell for the chamber of commerce to see that work is started at once and pushed to completion.
    Seely Hall, representing P.A.T., S. S. Smith representing the fair association, and others attended the meeting last night, and all are enthusiastic about immediate action.
    Mr. Hall explained the difference in municipal and intermediate fields, and their uses, different lighting systems along the air lines and other things pertaining to work now in progress. He stated some lights will be installed on the local field as soon as practical for night flying and that a flash system would be put in whereby people flying at night can tell what cities they are flying over without landing.
    E. L. Curtis and H. W. Lucas, representing the government, are making their headquarters here, working with Seely Hall, leasing ground for intermediate and emergency landing fields in Oregon and California.
    Mr. Hall also announced last night that the P.A.T. company would no doubt establish a feeder air mail line to Klamath Falls to serve that section of the state.
Medford Mail Tribune, October  26, 1927, page 3


    Improvement of the Medford airport is progressing satisfactorily and the field, as a result of the work which is underway, will be in a much better condition than it has been since its establishment. The installation of drainage pipe to eliminate pools of water in winter is underway, with 18-inch drain pipes being used.
    A number of trees which were a menace more or less to arriving and departing airplanes have been removed through the assistance of J. C. Thompson of the California-Oregon Power Company, making the field completely open. Further improvement activities are to take place from time to time until the field is regarded as entirely satisfactory. Beacon lights for night flying, while not needed at present, will probably be installed within a year.
Medford Mail Tribune, October 28, 1927, page 6


    PORTLAND, Nov. 7.--(Special)--Establishment  of emergency landing fields every thirty miles along the northwestern air mail routes is the objective of H. W. Lucas and E. L. Curtis, representatives of the airways division of the United States Department of Commerce, who are spending two months making an exhaustive survey of this district. Completion of this project will benefit particularly the two companies, the Pacific Air Transport and the Varney Air Lines, serving the Pacific Northwest states, say air mail officials.
    Fifteen miles will be the distance between fields in the mountainous districts of Southern Oregon, it is said. These fields will be served by resident attendants, selected from those people living near the field.
    The survey also includes plans for the installation of 7,500,000-candlepower beacon lights on each field, the outlining of the fields with border lights, and the placing of intermediate beacons of lesser candlepower. These innovations will make possible the night flying of mail along the lines affected.
    Lt. Noel B. Evans, P.A.T. pilot, is cooperating with the government men, flying them over the country surveyed and making test landings on the sites of proposed landing fields.
    Gains in volume of air mail carried in October averaging seven percent for the two companies are reported by the Pacific Air Transport and the Varney Air Lines. P.A.T. alone reports the handling of 10,000 pieces of mail originating in the Northwest.
    Despite terrific weather frequently encountered by the pilots, almost complete scheduled deliveries were completed throughout the last month.
Medford Mail Tribune, November 7, 1927, page 6


    Following the inspection of the local airport by W. T. Miller, extension superintendent of airways division of the U.S. Department of Commerce, early yesterday morning, work on widening the Medford aviation field began in the afternoon, under the direction of City Superintendent Fred Scheffel.
    With the use of the big California Oregon Power Company steam shovel donated to the cause, the crew of workers began on a program of filling the low places in the center of the field. Aside from the steam shovel loaned by the Copco company, the Forest Service has donated the use of its trucks and Jackson County has furnished the use of the large tractors and scrapers.
    Superintendent Miller, who left Medford at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, spent the remainder of the day in Northern California delivering instructions for the installation of the line of intermediate aviation fields in that section, and returned last night on his way to Portland and the northern division, where intermediate fields are already under way.
    "There will be intermediate fields every twenty miles, from San Diego the length of the Pacific Coast, and these will take care of the work that is now being handled by the Pacific Air Transport," says Seely Hall, superintendent of this division.
Medford Mail Tribune, November 13, 1927, page 3


    Harold Sander announced today the establishment of the Sander's Flying School, with headquarters at the Medford airport on the county fairgrounds, where a new hangar is being completed for his new Travel Air plane, which will be used to teach local students the skill of flying. Courses, said Mr. Sander this afternoon, can be efficiently taught in from one to two months.
    He already has a number of students who will commence lessons as soon as the weather permits, and he advises local residents interested in flying to make applications early in order to save time on the waiting list. Mr. Sander is a licensed pilot and has had considerable flying experience. The plane which he will use was purchased new a week ago in Southern California and is equipped with the latest aviation improvements. It is a two-passenger ship, in addition to the pilot, and is capable of making a speed of over 100 miles per hour.
    In addition to student trips, Mr. Sander is ready for passenger flights at any time at reasonable prices for short trips and special prices for long flights covering more than an hour.
Medford Mail Tribune, November 17, 1927, page B6


    ASHLAND, Nov. 21.--The need of a municipal landing field has been brought to the attention of Ashland residents, and investigations are already being made for a desirable field for an airport. E. L. Curtiss, government representative, stated that the time is not far distant when every town will have its landing field just as today each town has it filling stations. Mr. Curtiss, in company with the local committee, looked over a number of proffered sites about Ashland. Those who were in the party with Mr. Curtiss were F. D. Wagner, C. J. Read, Secretary E. G. Harlan and J. C. Hopper. It is agreed that the Ashland field must be high above the fogs and must be from 1000 to 2500 feet long and between 400 and 500 feet wide. Ashland's location at the foot of the Siskiyous makes it a desirable point for a landing station.
Medford Mail Tribune, November 21, 1927, page 10


    Harold Saunders, a rancher and airplane owner in Southern Oregon near Medford, recently planted ten acres of land to winter bluegrass, using his airplane. This grass, peculiar to this country, grows from a bulb and it is tossed on the ground and left to mature in the winter and spring. The land was seeded in a few minutes.
Big Pine Citizen, Big Pine, California, December 10, 1927, page 2