The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-10
|)TO CARAVAN
|DN|NC TO ZION
X Of Twelve Millionaires,
Nth Fifty Guests, Cross
Ing Continent.
REE-DAY STOP IN
SALT LAKE PLANNED
rists Drive Own Machines
md Camp Out Along Old
Overland Trail.

,,,. millionaire automobilists with
.,.sts arc making q transcontincnt-
/. ,,,n and due at Hotel Utah. They
',,,s,n three days before resuming
o.c,ney 10 the coast via Kelton and
.ac. Utah.
|. ns,ry OF tourists is the largest
'xs, attempted a transcontinental
Instead Of the cars being driven
~, chaufreurs the owners are at
s,,-inr wheels. They left Atlantic
Iure IS.
i are carrying flags presented by
;,rl Taft. United States Senator
q OIL Pennsylvania, United states
i O'Corman of New York and
Rcyburn OF Philadelphia and bear
.,od roads messages TO be rclaycd
\ aovsrners OF thirteen states. To
/. literal significance to their slo-
'1peean TO ocean, the cars made
,,tual start with their rear wheels
4 by the waves OF the Atlantic
Before they reach the terminus
b run. al Los Angeles, Cal, the front
4 viii have been washed by the
Il OF the Pacific ocean al Golden
|nik San Francisco.
biz In the annals Of motoring, the
..,,,.i=ssl y,.ith fold oh
a demunstratlng tho practica hiIity
'oros -coutinent trip by the private
Is Of modern motor cars and Of
= Effective aid toward the perfeC-
a the national highway project
in,lcips ton of the growing popu-
4 q iranscon'inentsl hikes. which
,seied 20 reach it's height previous
/ Parama exposition in San Fran
Tia 1915. these millionaire tourists
tho.en To spend 3 seven weeks Va
1 In LAYING out al ideal itinerary
fe motorists deSirous OF initiating
Example.
Party of MiIlionaires.
zers of the cars are: f. II. Lippin-
talirman: George c, Allen. president
} Republic Trust company of Phila
i. treasurer; John Guy Monihan OF
Ffemle- Motor Manufacturing COM
sccretery. c. g. \. Lodcr, a prom
druggist of Philadelphia: .. f. II.
'of Philadelphia: +. W. Baker and
n Root. prosperous tobacco growers
spdsyile. Pa c. Francis jenkins.
|nnk'in irstitute gold medalist aud
Tor OF The moving picture machine;
II. Murphy. city commissioner OF
'fork. +. Il. Miller. son of retired
y NJ New York CITY. and Ellsworth
De OF New York City.
hcnranying the twelve cars arc
official ears. The pilot car is
3 by Riv Mcnamara. Confetti is dis
nj from this car 10 mark out the
foi tfe tourists. In the rear is a
= .c1r equipped 10 render aid 10
who get dltched. lose the road or
nisr afy Of the other difficulties
should not he unexpected during
PARTICIPATED in solely by non-pro-
rsl drivers. In addition the cara
rtludes also motor truck. which
|F,lng IN" baggage and a complete
cng outfit. consisting Of cooking
'k and sleeping appointments.
Boy Scouts Message.
.lher Interesting feature Of the run
carrying Of message from the
|Eouls on the Atlantic coast TO the
'ccoue on the Pacific coast. TINS
|E Is III The care Of u twelve year
fol Scout. member of the touring
'hg pictures OF the most interesting
Ifnces OF The tourists arc being
4 m route under the supervision oil
'Rrcis jenkins. while Photographs
Ehg Snapped By Photographer Bell
Mmeras are carried, one OF them
~ huge circuit" or panorama
schcdule allows forty-siX days for
FN Sixteen days will be spent at
sn route, thus making the allotted
~ cme thirty days. After leaving
~ considerable portion of the time
q spell IN camping. the tourists IN
+s N Fishing. cunning and other
! During this time no accurate
hnedre VIII be adhered to. the In
oeing merely TO reach weekend
'e on time.
snaolc the cars 10 actually star
sns ocean a Atlantic City. a run
nao been built over the soft sant
waters edge. Mayor Stoy OF AT
Wy was the official starter. \
~. ana 10 the accompaniment o
,seets and the blowing of horns. thu
~ gel out on its long journey.
,ouflsts made their first stop II
.',phla. where they we're met by al
ot The city's mounted police AM
n IN their cars. this escort Tea
2slns observed in all the large citie
-. IN the itinerary. a reception
~ az the Hotel Walton, where tn
me city OF Philadelphia was pre-
Ny MAYOR Reyburn's representa-
fsIom Philadelphia the route le'
~ where Governor Tene
a. lne party In the state capitol
|hourg. o"' '''P WOO ~ "
| Houte Of the Journey,
~ NIe following morning the tourist
rSr,I, 10 baltimore and were tendero
arddoh ).ard py the Automobile Club Q
nr nning over night in Baltimore. Tn
hen wended It's way 10 Wash
Ise " President Taft showed hi
nsrhnerest In the tour by receivin
4, ovss v OF the party in the Whit
@v 'oUu ana presenting an Anerl
no ., inc motorists. proud of IN
a5n, starting the trip across IN
lt, under ,haer such distinguished aus
~ Nj noiondl cHpltal lot tuIi
,an,rsa'; The third night control.
Ian. 81 rom Cumberland on Thurs
N,k.; thcy Travelled along the ma
Aisins crossing the Allcghen
" tnioDtown, Pa. the fourt
ths loiiowlng day they continue
Ia rha rha'lonal highway TO Wheellni
M ~ NC overnight stop on the iift
N eM made at GAINESVILLE. O.
Rabn,. mics ahead Of them TO reac
Nj 1sso OH schedule time, the tou'
flttr rn'esVillc early Sunday morninI
nv ~ INTO Indiana was auspiciou
Ala, 'uianapolis autoists met the,
dtss lue and a second recepiic
i m The tourists We're treated
sIll| when they were "held ur
saatonal road at the state lin
"a ~nnmond, al n. m Thoy VIC,