Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-21
CARS FIND HARD GONG
cLlppENlTEs DECLARE IOWA
ROADS WORST THEY HAVE
ENCOUNTERED ON TRIP.
GuMeo SOIL AND WATER
MAKE A BAD INCLINATION
People of Iowa Turn Out to Welcome
Autoists and to Make Them Forget
the Bad Roads-severaI Machines
Meet With Accidents on Undrassed
Aishways-"ol Up" at AIsona.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to TlmeS-RepuDllcan.
Fort Dodge, July 21.-When the Gid
den tourists left Fort Dodge this morn
ing for the journey to Council Bluffs,
it was with a prospect of a hard days
ride over roads similar to those en-
countered in southern Minnesota and
northern Iowa. Owing to a combina-
ton of gumbo soil and recent heavy |
rains, these roads were the worst by
far encountered on the trip from De-
troit, except where the King drag had
been used.
Tuesdays run of 1885 miles, from
Mankato, Mimi, to Fort Dodge, was a
tough test of the cars and their occu-
pants. The run was wrestle With
gumbo. When the Gliddenites arrived
here their features looked like the bot
tom of a brass kettle which had been
we'll heated over a fire of pine knots.
The gulnbo dust had mingled with
perspiration, forming a thick paste
which was smeared evenly over their
faces.
Speaking of the roads one of the
entrants said they were divided into
three classes, gumbo, JUMBO and
bumpo. The last named are really sub
divisions of the former. The gumbo is
the natural black earth of Iowa which
produces corn which gladdeneth the
heart of man. But for the past two
months it has been we'll saturated with
rains. Luckily for the Glidden tour
the rain ended last Saturday, or some
~. c{iol in
out of the mud all the way from Man.
,kato to here. AS it was the gumbo
roads were scored with ruts, in which
the cars floundered like vessels in
distress. The gumbo district was en-
countered soon after crossing the
boundary line from Minnesota. In
some places the split log drag had been
used with good effect but most of the
roads have been neglected for the more
important work of farming. The
'jumpo" roads were those sprinkled
with culverts and small bridges that
stuck out above the road levels. Every
time the car struck one of these the
occupants took the elevator" as they
expressed It, The "bumpo" roads were
those containing holes which would
cause the occupants to receive q sue
cession of bumps.
Take on "Juiee" at Aisona.
There are not millions of people in
Iowa, but nearly every person living
within one thousand miles Of the Gid
den route was out to see the tour
lists, every farm gate had its group, ev-
cry cross road had its crowd and ev-
cry city and village had their multi
tudes to greet the tourists. Vernon. a
small hamlet in Minnesota, had a BAN
ner with "Welcome" waving invitingly
over the head of the tourists. Blue
Earth had thousands of people throng-
ing the streets, and presenting boxes
of candy and sandwiches to the tour
lists. Many of the local bellies had writ
ten their names and addresses in the
boxes, bread cast on the waters. AL
coma went Blue Earth one better, in
the opinion of many of the tourists.
Prominent and intelligent citizens met
the Gliddenites at the place where they
stopped for gasoline and whispered
something to them. Whereat. onlookers
saw the Gliddenites follow those hos
pitable Algonaites down a side street
to a vacant building, whence the visi-
tors emerged presently with packages
that looked like bottles and smelled
like hops.
The people Of Elmore, between these
places, presented the Gliddenites with
buttermilll, but one of the young lad
les on the committee on arrangement
dropped the remark that that was the
best that Gilmore could do but Algona
would produce something stronger and
perhaps more satisfying.
Germania, Bancroft, St Joseph and
Humboldt also turned out large
crowds. Everybody seemed to be
; member of a committee on WELCOME
to our city, Humboldt had banner
across the street bearing the legend:
"Humboldt county. Gotchville ter
miles" Thus it boasted the birthplace
of the wrestler Frank Gotch.
Accidents Numerous.
Owing to the combination Of "gum.
bo," "iumpo," and "bumpo" accident:
and casualties on the days run were
MANY The e. NJ F. pilot car wen
down with a broken rear wheel tn,
other side of Garden City. The Rapit
Truck. turning out for load OF nay
went into ditch near Algona, bu
, was helped out by the two press cars
, The Maxwell press car was disabled II
: the heavy going near Algona. TIL
Brush Runabout No. 104, and the Mo
. line No. 100, were laid up by minor &C
cidents. but eventually came In unde
their own power.
Last night for the first time tn
, tourists occupied the Pullman sleep
ers which are to travel With them 10
the remainder of the journey to Den
YER and thence back to Kansas City
the cars being sidetracked in the Chi
{ cago Great Western railroad yards Ii
: time for a Z o'clock dinner. Late las
: night the cars were run a short dis
: lance out of the city that the fragran
! air of the country might be enjoye
1 and good rest be secured by all.
: The tourists were met here by
! delegation from the Council Bluffs Au
! tomobile Club, who reported many Q
: the bridges in the western part Of tn
4 state out and for this reason detou
: will be made on the run for today.
! Entertained at Council Bluffs.
3 Council Bluffs, July 21.-The Glide
4 tourists, nearly $50 in number, who be
1 gan arriving in Council Bluffs shortl
+ after noon today. are being extended
/ IL .-e sized sample Of Iowa hospitalit
3 which will make their passage tilr
= this state a lasting memory.
: From the moment they arrived uot
4 their departure tomorrow mornin
I there is something doing in the natu
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