The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-23
CREDIT DUE AUTO
MEN
Five Cars Accompanied the
Business Mems Excursion
to Upper Country.

In recounting the experiences and
the success of the business men s
excursion into the Okanogan and
Methow valleys, too much credit can
not be given the owners and drivers
of the automobiles which carried
the delegation to the different
points.
Although one car has not yet re-
turned, B. H. Schanck, who is driv-
ing the car, was the first to say pos
itively that he would accompany the
party with a machine. The commit
tee IN charge realized that some one
had to make the start and cannot
say too much for Mr.. Scanck for his
offer in spite of the fact that others
were constantly refusing.
In spite of the fact that r. T.
Woo1ruff's foreman could not be at
the machine shop during his absence
Mr.. Woodruff very literally provided
his Winton car for the excursion and
drove it himself. This car went
overland, covering a distance of 800
miles without any difficulty and the
people who accompanied Mr.. Wood
ruff declare unquallfiedly in favor
of the Winton.
John S. Mooney, who drove the
Overland, was selected to take with
him the officers and principal speak
ers of the delegation and the respon-
sibility rested with him to see that
the schedule was carried out so that
these speakers might be at each
town on time. In no case did Mr..
MONEYS Overland fail to meet the
requirements When asked if he
had any difficulty in unloading the
Overland from the steamboat, Mr.
Mooney declared that the machine
had become so accustomed to any
kind of road that he was able to
go up over the side of the hill with
no difficulty whatever.
At Brewster, Bruce Griggs met a
part of the delegation with his five
passenger Pullman car, leaving
there at O'Clock, he brought his
party into Twisp at IL. Returning
from Twlsp the next day the Pull
man car carried seven passengers,
with a total weight of 1885 pounds.
A. z. Wells with his White Steam
er returned last night at 5 o'clock,
having accompanied the party
throughout the entire trip without
a slip or mishap of any kind and
having covered a distance Of 313
miles. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Wells and Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Tup-
per.
The greatest test on the machines
came during the trip from Twisp to
Okanogan. In distance of not
over II miles, the Overland, the
Winton, the White Steamer and the
Pullman, with full loads, climbed
5000 feet and in that distance some
very soft and stony road was en-
countered.
In organizing and arranging what
was probably the most valuable and
successful business mems excursion
conducted by the Commercial Club.
special credit is due to i. K. Lail,
chairman of the excursion commit
tee; Dr. D. w. King, president of
the Commercial Club, and L. NJ.
Hull, who had just returned from
the Okanogan valley, full of praises
of that district.
But for the ease and completeness
with which these plans were carried
out, the great credit lies with r. I.
Woodruff and his Winton car; John
S. Mooney with his Overland; Bruce
Griggs with a Pullman car, and A.
z. Wells with a White Steamer.
The c. & o. Steamboat company
offered every courtesy of the officers
of the steamer "Okanogan,' and sue
ceeded in landing the party in Pa
teros on time, just as they had
agreed. The special rate which this
company gave for this excursion al
lowed several people to see this
great country who otherwise might
not have been able to do so.