The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-20
AUTOMOBILE WORLD

Arrangements have just been COM
pleted for one of the longest trips ever
taken by a party of Salt Lakers. The
trip is from the Pierce automobile fac
tory in Buffalo, n. Y, to Salt Lake. The
trip will be made in Ezra Thompson's
new Pierce Arrow, which will be de-
livered to him in person on July 5, when
the party will Immediately leave for
Salt Lake. The party will consist of
Ezra Thompson and his son, who is
now at school in New Haven, Conn;
Frank Botterill, manager of the Bot
terill Automobile agency of this city,
and Wallace Bransford Of this city. The
machine will be a six-cylinder thirty
six horsepower Pierce Great Arrow.
The route Of the Glidden tour will be
followed nearly all the way to Denver,
excepting the cities Of Minneapolis and
St. Paul will not be visited. The route
that will be followed will be to Cleve-
land, Toledo, South Bend, Ind. Chicago,
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline, Oma-
ha, Fremont, Kearney, Julesburg, Lii
mon. Denver Colorado Springs, Fort
Collins, Laramie. Rock Springs, Green
River, Granger, Evanston, Ogden, TO
Salt Lake City.
Mr. BotteriH figures that the trip will
Ut tlicl4t III dDDuN AULA lCCiA teASo NUN
Buffalo. Stops will be made in all the
principal cities, and the whole trip will
be made in easy stages, and will be
made as a tour and not as a race
against time. Arrangements have been
made with the local store of the Bot
terill company so that they will be
posted on every days movement of the
party. This trip will be watched with
great interest by local motorists, as this
will practically demonstrate the posi-
bility Of a tour from the east to this
city that can be made in comfort. The
road will be carefully watched and notes
made, so that anyone else contemplate
ing this trip can secure information
readily from any of the party, and it
is generally believed that if this trip
is successful it will be the means of
working up considerable interest for To-
cal motor car owners to make long trips
to the east.
The Piece Arrow company is working
up road maps which each of its agents
contribute to, with maps and condi-
tions of their local roads. These, when
all compiled, will be very useful for
tourists and will be distributed free at
all Pierce Arrow agencies throughout
the country.
L H Morse and wife are expected in
this city at any time now. The party
left Hartford Conn.,, about two weeks
ago in a POpe-HartfOrd runabout. They
have spent several days in Denver, and
have had a very successful trip all the
way through. This party will be able
to give Mr.. Thompson and his party
some very valuable information regard
ing road conditions through Wyoming.
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There were many novel and interest
ing features at the recent meeting of
the imperial council of the mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine at Louisville. 1t re-
NAMED for the Premier Motor Manu-
featuring company of Indianapolis to
inaugurate an innovation which proved
to be one of the most popular enter
tainments of the weeks meeting. A
new White car was shipped TO Louis
VILE and placed at the disposal Of the
various temples. The car was gayly
decorated and the Shrine emblems were
enameled on the sides and back, and at
all times it was in demand. An effort
was made by the representatives in
charge of the car to take mobiles and
their ladies from each Of the visiting
temples for a short tour of the city.
Many places Of interest were thus Wis
tied. and trips in the handsome car was
a feature of each days enjoyment to
the many visitors. A photographer was
stationed in one of the parks and
picture Of each occupant was taken and
presented to them by the company.
1.-The demand for the heavy type OF
automobile is decreasing" is the state
ment made by H. H. Franklin, head Of
the Syracuse company which manufae-
lures the Franklin automobile, 'the
reason for this being found in fits heavy
cost Of upkeep. The tendency today,
which has been becoming gradually
more apparent during the past year, is