The Mankato free press., 1909-05-07


broader but the skin on Mr. Lewis
lovial countenance literally cracked
Blistered and parched by exposure, the
cnticle failed to respond to the demand
for greatest elasticity-but Mr. Lewis
smiled, nevertheless, and in a way that
would gladden. the heart of
any fair maid, even if the coat of tan
was too much of good thing to ex
cite her envy. -
Pilot Prince Is .Fancher.
Mr.. Lewis is a living refutation of
the saying, Nobody Loves a Fat Man"
he looks exactly like the sketch artist
has. portrayed him. And in Driver
Meinzinger Photographer Krohn and Dick
Tucker, auto aditor of The Minnea
polls Tribune, and Mankato's own
scout, NJ. D. Fancher, Mr.. Lewis has
close seconds in the prince class.
If Mr. Lewis was asked to pick out
the real pleasant man in the party he
would hesitate and then point to Mr..
Fancher, for he said some fine things
about that gentleman, remarked con-
tinually about the vame of the inform
alton Mr.. Fancher had given them
"He knows the route from Minneapolis
to Mankato for sure or "In seven
years OF pathfnding for Glidden tours
/ have never enjoyed the assistance of
a better pilot than your friend Mark,
there-'neyer wrong turn-not a
single mistake!" were his commonest
eXclamations.
Line Up at Free Press.
On the way into the city, Photo
grapher Krohn took several snapshots
of the car and its escort, and on
Board street several other Mankato
cars joined the procession which sped
up Broad and down Jackson and lined
up in front of The Free Press office
where more pictures were taken.
The procession then continued down
front street to the Saulpaugh hotel
where, after still more pictures were
taken, the party hurried for dinner and
especially warm coffee
The mud laden car was turned about
and taken to the garage of the Man
katO Motor Co., sales agents for the
EMF at 5l5 South Front street.
When weighed up, it was found that
the car was weigner down with about
a thousand pounds of mud and sand.
Nevertheless it had been purring along
with ITS hve passengers without the
slightest labor even on the worst roads.
Roads Better in July.
Scout Lewis believes the tourists
will find good roads through this Sec
ton in July, because of the amount
of graveling and other Improvements
that has been done during the past
year. At the present time, however,
the gravel has not become packed and
the car sunk in it most of the way.
Consequently what will be benefit to
road conditions in July is now detri-
ment to them.
Scout Lewis likes to believe that the
roads will be about hundred per cent
better in July than they are now. 1t
Will be a severe test at best, he saws
the trip of $500 miles i'm less than
three weeks.
Delighted With KatO Car.
Yesterday afternoon the party was
taken about the city for a short
pleasure spin and also enjoyed a dem
lnstration in the patrol wagon which
the -Four Traction Auto company re-
Gently built for the city of Duluth.
Mr.. Lewis and other members of the
party were very enthusiastic over the
"kato" car, and considered the four
wheel drive feature big thing When
some sharp grades We're made on the
high speed with ten men i'm the car.
every member of the party sat up and
took notice" That's good game
you have got there, Mr.. Rosenberger,"
Mr.. Lewis, using the
Gumbo in Waseca County.
When the car stopped in front of the
Free Press office, the total-trip odo-
meter registered just 995 miles, the
distance the car had covered in coming
here from Detroit, Michigan. The trip
from Minneapolis counted 1872 miles.
In case the weather is wet during July,
the run of 1872 miles from Minneapolis
to Mankato, by way OF Owatonna will
be most interesting according to MIR.
Lewis. From Minneapolis to Owatonna
the roads are good, ''but that Waseca
county is something awful! Regular
land O. gumbo!" exclaimed the Gid
den scout.
Mankato was reached from Elysian
Saturday with little difficulty, taking
into consideration the condition of the
roads. The worst stretch of road en-
countered was few miles out of town
where the footing is the worst kind
of heavy clay and gumbo When the
EMF reached this point there were
gathered some twenty farmers and
youths who had heard of the coming
of the car and were awaiting to watch
it get stuck.
Astonishes Twenty Farmers.
Driver Meinzinger had a few tricks
up his sleeve, however, and backing
up, he got flying start for the bad
place, mud and water flew fifteen feet
IN the air behind the car, but the
motor hummed its merry song and the
machine went through the grief with
never whimper. big cheer went up
from the farmers.
The Pathfinder PARTY after an en;ov