The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-18
SALT LAKES
MAYOR RETURNS

Salt Lake, July 1S-Mayor ]. s.
Bransford and wife and L. A Evans,
wife and family. returned to this city
sunday forenoon from a vacation, In
which they travelled, since June 2.
1000 miles In an automobile Mayor
Bransford said that he had been glad
to drop his various business cares and
ohicial duties, but that he was also
glad 10 be back In Salt Lake City
wallace Bransford and his wife, who
also made the tame "Trip In an auto
mobile, returned to the city Saturday
night
Speaking OF his trip, Mayor Brans.
ford said that the party had left the
city on June and had gone to Brig
ham City and from there on to Elko.
Eureka, Fallon and Reno. New. spend.
Ing a night in each place. From Re
no, the party drove the machines TO
Lake Tahoe, Cal. and from there TO
quincy. Plumas county Cal. A stop OF
q week was made at that place. It
being the old home of the mayor. AT
Indian Valley the party also stopped
Tor a week. where the mayor renewed
old acquaintances, barking back to the
time when he served az sheriff OF the
county for eight years and as asses
sor for four years.
Sees the Big Fight.
After leaving Indian Valley, the par
ty proceeded toward Greenwald and
from there to Red BlufT At Vallejo.
Cal. the automobiles were shipped
across the bay TO San Francisco.
where a week was put in seeing the
sights. From there. Mayor BransforCl
ran down TO Reno In time to become
spectator at the Jeffries- Johnson
fight, Tho Santa Clara valley was
the next point Of interest, and from
there TO the Santa Cruz mountains.
where the redwood trees arc TO be
seen.
Between Del Monte and San Luis
Obispo. a sight. which might we'll
have been entitled "The Woes of an
AutomobllIst," presented itself to the
party. The Salinas river had to be
crossed. and although dry. II contain
ed large beds Of qufcksand Some un-
fortunate automobillst in attempting
TO cross the river had his car mired
in bed of the quIcksand and was
unable TO move forward OF back out
He went to a nearby ranchman and.
buying few loads Of straw. scatter
ed It beneath and In front Of the ma
chine. hoping thus to drive the car
through the sand
Car Is Burned Up
When he was ready TO start he
opened the cutoff of the muff1er on
his car and turned on the power. The
result was alarming The fire from
the gasoline ignited the straw. and
before the eyes Of the unfortunate aut-
omobilist his car, as we'll as his trunks
and suit cases containing his cloth
Ing, was virtually consumed When
Mayor Bransford and his party drove
by. the car was still In the middle OF
the river bed. a monument to the woes
of the automobiist
After Los Angeles was reached. the
automobiles. In perfect working OF.
der. were loaded on freight cars and
shipped to Salt Lake City, the party
returning to this city by rail-. Sneak
Ing OF the trip, Mayor Bransford
said that 1t was without a mishap OF
the slightest kind, not even the sand
causing the slightest bother TO the
machines. which had not been touch
ed with wrench or screwdriver since
leaving Salt Lake City. Asked what
he thought of the fight at Reno. Mayor
Bransford stated that he was dis
2usted with the spectacle and with
the very poor showing made by JEFF
fries