The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-10
ARE RAPIDLY NEARING
THEIR DESTINATION
Pleasure Tour, Not a Race, and
Delightful In Every Way,
Says One

With close to 5000 miles already
covered, Mrs John X. Ramsey and
her three lady companions who are
touring from New York to San Fran
cisco in a Maxwell touring car, are
rapidly nearing their destination. Had
II not been for the almost continual
rains through the state of Iowa, they
would be several hundred miles
nearer Golden Gate, but the foods
the worst in years, made the travel
Ing over the gumbo roads of that
state. and in several places bridges
were washed away, which made
waits for reapirs necessary. So bad
was the highway that in a number OF
places heavy cars stuck in the mud
we're encountered. In every case
Mrs. Ramsey and her Maxwell gave
aid In pulling the other car out and
blessings were showered often on the
ladies as a result On one dag alone
Mrs. Ramsey pulled three cars out
OF the mud that was more than hub
deep. Twice she, too, has been a
sufferer, her car sinking into the
gumbo so deep that when the engine
was started. the rear wheels simply
spun, and this. too, in spite of the
fact that the wheels had chains on
them. The majority of these deep
mud holes were rushed through
however, trouble being encountered
only when the fair driver entered
slowly bad places whose appearances
were deceiving. However. her light
Maxwell, which seemed built for such
roads, pulled through the worst
places without trouble other than
the changing into second speed.
About all OF this trouble and bad
roads encountered were on the route
which win be followed by the Gid
den tourists in few weeks, and un-
less these roads dry rapidly, as they
do In hot weather, and the rainfall
is very much less than 1t has been.
clean scores will be rare when Kan
sas City is reached. 1t Is safe to pre-
dict. A warm wind and a strong
sun for a few days will, however,
greatly improve conditions.
After getting well into Nebraska
the tourists encountered very good
roads, the worst having been passed
soon after leaving Columbus.
These" said Mrs. Ramsey, make
riding in car so enjoyable that ii
Is very easy TO forget that bad spots
and heavy going over those gumbo
roads. From now on" she said, Il
think we will be able to make very
good time. ! do not fear the sands
that we are to travel over, for the
engine In this car can get US through
tains, after doing such fine work on
those heavy. sticky roads further
east Is my belief.
In speaking OF the trip to date
Mrs Ramsey said: 1T has been sim
ply delightful. OF course bad roads
make tour Of this kind a bit un.
pleasant at ',ules. but there Is really
so little of this as compared 10 the
good roads. Then too. II is Just
beautiful to be out in the fresh air
all day, driving along through lovely
scenery, going as far as you care to
each day. as We are doing. | ex-
peeted fine trip, but tnls surpasses
even what | expected, and am sure
as We go west 1t will be even more
beautiful and enjoyable In fact, |
believe the best part of the tour Is
ahead OF us. You see we have had
no car trouble at all. It has simply
been a case Of crank the car and
drive along at nice, comfortable
rate Of speed, stopping and admiring
the scenery when We carea to and
in fact going anywhere at any time