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Simultaneously, Stinson made first delivery to Century Lines on "the largest commercial plane order ever received by an airplane company"-for 100 planes and extra engines and equipment aggregating nearly $3,000,000. Retail price of a Stinson trimotor is $25,900. Youthful E. L. Cord, who opened one of the first automobile washing and greasing stations in Los Angeles, and who hoisted himself through the used-car business to the presidency of Auburn Automobile Co. and the $291,000,000 Cord Corp., is also president of Century Air Lines. With him is his Auburn vice president, L. B. Manning...
Curtiss-Wright Sales Co. gave a flying party last week for air-curious business leaders of the New York area who had never had a ride in an airplane. At Valley Stream, L. I., hummed expectantly the Company's Ford trimotor. In squads it engulfed intrepid New York businessmen -rubbermen, pianomen, bankers, food-men, hatters, bakers, milkmen, silkmen- took them up, showed them over Manhattan, brought them down, five tons landing softly...