Close to 100,000 commuters cross San Francisco Bay every day between San Francisco and the eastbay cities (Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley). One day most of them will scuttle by rail or motor over the long-promised bridge, for which test-borings are now being made. But currently they pay 21ยข for the 40-min. trip on one of two boat-&-train ferry systems. In the belief that many commuters would be willing to pay $1.50 to cross in 6 min.
Air Ferries, Ltd. began two years ago to fly Loening amphibians back and forth every 20 min. In time Standard Oil Co. of California, an original stockholder,...
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