The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-18
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WHEELING M EN- Will MAKE:
& TR1P IT, ST. LOUIS EVER tn SIS
NATIONAL PIKE START
ING THE FIRST OF
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Jy l-Y-
WILL CHANGE Their GARB
. FROM GENTLEMEN TO
TRAMPs FOR "EoucA2
TioNAL PURPOSES
4. Dressed in the garb OF railroad en-:
gfneers. Will n. Colyis, of 11s South
Penn street. and Guy Pryor. his part.
ner In business. at No. 1886 Main
street. will leave this city about the
ilrst of July in a big Cadillac touring
car for ST. Louis. They Will go by
the way of the National Road and
win pass through GAINESVILLE. Column
bus, Springfield and Terre Haute
and thence southwest The car in
which they will travel is gcared to
50 miles an hour and II is expected
that the entire distance Of six hum
bred miles will be made in forty-eight
hours running time.
The car in which the long trip will
be made is sold by II. s. Sands Elec.
trical company. of this city. In u
like car thirty-hve horse power, made
under his own management. Archie
Paul, of Woodsdale viii probably fol.
low, as he is seriously contemplating
the trip.
1t is the intention of the party to
leave this city early In the morning
and sleep in Columbus the same
night. although Mr.. Colvig stated TO
a Telegraph reporter yesterday that
& great deal of running would be
done at night. If the roads are in
good condition the trip will be made
in good time unless an accident OF
some kind befalls the machine.
1t is the Intention of those COM
prising the party, to get an educa-
tional benefit as well as pleasure
from the trip They will learn the
prevailing feeling towards different
classes of people by changing the en-
gineer garb to that of tramps and
fixing up the automobile according
ly after Columbus, Ohio. is passed.
The party VIII spend about ten
days in ST. Louis and during their
stay there Will continue to wear the
dress of an enSineer-consisting OF
a blue blouse, jumpers and black
tight fitting cap.
For some time, Mr.. Colvig has been
in communication with the American
Automobile Association. Wheeling
is on the main route between the
east and st. Louis. 1t is pertinent
here to quote a selection from a let
ter written by Augustus Post, chair
man of the touring committee to Dr.
S. NJ Taylor, OF Columbus:
That portion of the road between
GAINESVILLE and Cumberland, which
passes through Wheeling, on the
Ohio river, is the best road, condi-
tons, scenery and historic interest
considered of any road of similar
distance which 1 have ever travelled.
We had the satisfaction of knowing
that it was road upon which 81
500, 900 had been spent by the gov
eminent as the connecting link be-
tween the Potomac and the Ohio at
Wheeling, w. Va, many of the iron
milestones are still standing though
in good many places they have
sitions and Installed In door yards"
Further Mr.. Post talks of the historic
Interest and of old relics he has seen
along the way.
From the 25th OF July until the 10th
of August the automobile St. Louis
tour viii be open. Many. of the ma
chimes starting in the east will pass
through This city and it is expected
that Wheeling will be used as a re-
lay station by many of them.
IN a letter received by hr. Coiyig
It was stated that two automobile
loads of confetti would be scattered
along the route Between Chicago and
ST. Louis. 1t will be distributed in
large quantities and it is thought it
Will serve as a good guide to those
following after. There are many en-
tries at the present time for the long
"trip. and it is expected that by the
time for starting arrives that the
road viii be well Travelled by ma.
chines.-WheeHng Telegraph.
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