Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-30
NEW WORK IS
PILED ON LEWIS
PATHFINDING DRIVER MUST GO
OVER IOWA ROAD
MINNEAPOLIS TO FORT DODGE
LEG is UNSATISFACTORY
Western Scenery VIII More Than
Compensate Tourists for Incon-
Venlence of Roads Farther
Eastward

KANSAS CITY, May 29.-Although
the pathfinding work for the Glidden
tour contests was practically completed
when Dali Lewis and his party reached
Kansas City in the e. M. F. route
making car, an extra bit of work was
cut out for them by Chairman F. B.
Hover of the A. A. A. contest board.
This is a resurvey of the country be-
tween Minneapolis and Fort Dodge. On
the trip just finished Lewis and his
party were guided by local advices
concerning roads and went from Min
neapolis to Fort Dodge by way of
Faribault, Mankato and Blue Earth
City. In consequence, the motorists of
Mason City are much perturbed and
are clamoring for the route to be
laid through that place, which would
make the mileage considerably less.
Lewis recommended that the run from
Minneapolis to Fort Dodge be made
in two days instead of one, with a
stop over night at Mankato, and this
may be done, but Chairman Hover
thought it we'll before this part of the
route was finally decided upon to have
Mr.. Lewis look over the roads that
lead by way of Mason City.
No small part of the troubles of
Chairman Hover over the contest of
this year has been due to the extraor-
binary popularity of the tour with the
people of the west. He has been beset
and besieged by letters from different
cities asking to have the route laid
their way. An example of the eager
ness of the western motorists is found
in a telegram received Friday by
Chairman Hover from DR.. Lacey of
the Council Bluffs, Iowa, Automobile
club, who is also president of the state
association of Iowa. This telegram
reads as follows
"Can you and your committee meet
delegation from Council Bluffs Mon
day next? Reserve decision of night
control until then. Answer my ex-
pense."
The Council Bluffs club wants the
contestants to stop over night at their
city instead of at Omaha, and just for
the honor of this are willing to go to
a great amount of trouble, and ex-
pense. The same sort of solicitation
has been arriving at Chairman Hower's
Office in Buffalo from various cities
ever since it was announced that the
tour would be laid through the west
The conflicting demands from the
motorists and citizens of different
places has been unprecedented, show
ing that the popular interest in the
tour this year will be remarkably
greater than ever before.
According to Mr.. Spangler, the tour
lists will find that the trip of seventy
miles from Denver to Colorado Springs
along the base of the Rocky noun
tains will amply repay them for any
difficulties encountered farther east.
The road has a Denver Motor club
sign post at every turn, with bridge
and curve signs where needed, so that
the pathinding was somewhat per-
functory task. The road all the way
is good, being for the most part grav-
eled. The road next July will be in
the pink of condition.
On the run to Hugo, Colo, three
herds of antelope were sighted and
prairie dogs were plentiful Pixies
peak remained visible until Mattison,
sixty-five miles from the summit, was
reached.
At one very small town with a large
sign two men were found industriously
rounding the corners on a dry goods
box so it would make easier sitting.
They were asked the population.
"Wal,'' said one, II guess there Is
about a couple of dozen. That's right,
amt 1t. Jim?"
Jim looked up from his whiting
sheepishly and asked: when are you
goin' to print that, Stranger"
I'm about six weeks" was the re-
ply.
'"Then / guess you'd better make it
one more, as / low the town'll grow
about that much by that time.'