Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-06-23
LONGEST AUTO DRIVE
EVER ATTEMPTED
Noted Members Of the Amer.
lean Automobile Asso-
ciation Visit Deming
ABBOTT : DETROIT CAR
The Car Was Supplied With
Deming Water Through
New Mexico.

Driving from FL Paso to this city
In ten hours and making San Mig
uel bill without assistance, DR..
Chas. G. Percival, editor Of Health
Magazine. Of New York City and
George d. Brown, of Detroit. ar
rived in Deming at eleven O'Clock
Thursday night in the famous Alb
bott-Detroit Bull Dog with a to-
tai milage Of 2S,35l miles to this
city, These two men are the same
two who. week ago, were lost in
the salt fats Of the Hueco noun
tains northeast of FL Paso and only
for the plucky 22-mile walk of DR..
Percival across the desert TO Clint
and the subsequent rescue Of Brown
by Troop X Of the 4th Cavalry sta
toned at Clint. Texas, the trip
would have come to an end. The
two men report the roads. as bad
from Anthony to Alton and that the
z or 8 miles east Of Deming to be
very sandy. They made San Miguel
hill easily but struck several bad
spots on the other side Of the river.
After a good nights rest. the
two men left at ten o'clock. Friday,
for Bowie, which they expected TO
make that night.
They drove TO the GRAPHIC Office.
Friday morning, and were snap
shotted and loaded up with Deming
ideas
The gentlememen have already
driven the car through 40 states.
Canada and Mexico, and are at
tempting the longest automobile
trip ever known in the history of the
industry. 100000 miles. and judg-
ing by its performance up to date.
It bids fair to accomplish the feat.
The car, which is a 1910 stock car,
was purchased from the Kansas
City agent, after 1t had been used
as a demonstrator for 5000 miles
and been a contestant in many en-
durance and reliability runs. Leav-
ing Denver. Colorado, on October
10th, the car travelled to Detroit.
Michigan. and from Detroit to Port
land. Maine. its farthest eartern
point, arriving on Thanksgiving
day. From Portland the car went
to Cincinnati. carrying letters from
the Mayors of Detroit, Portland and
Boston to President Taft. who re-
ccived the car on December 9Th, at
the White House. From Cincinnati
the course lay due south to Jack
sonville, Florida, by way of Nash
vile, Tenn, Huntsville. Ala. Chat
tanooga. Tenn. Atlanta, Ca, Jack
sonville. Fla, Savannah. Ca, Char
lotte. s. c.. Winston-Salem. N. c.,
Lynchburg. Va, Washington. d.
c.. Philadelphia, Pa. and New York
City, which was reached on New
Years Day. 1911. Then the trail
led back to Detroit. Chicago. Min
neapolis, Des Moines and Omaha,
which city was left on March oath,
for the city Of Mexico, by way Of
Texas. but they were chased out Of
Mexico by the insurrectos. From
FL Paso the journey was continued to
Deming. Bowie and Phoenix. across
the desert to Los Angeles, up the
Pacific coast as far as Vancouver
and British Columbia and back
across the British Canadian terri
tory 5000 miles to Montreal. and
down the Atlantic coast to the 18TH
mus of Panama. thus completely
circling the border Of the United
States, visiting every state and
crossing the continent twice, a jour
ney equal to nearly four times
the distance around the world and
never before equalled by men or
automobile.
The car Is equipped with Ameri-
can products entirely. being fur
nished with Splitdorf Magenta. Vac
uum carafes for hot and cold drinks
according to the climate, cooking
and camping utensils, sleeping bags,
block and tackle, shcvels, axes and
all the necessary equipment needed