New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-10
LONG TOUR NEAR IT'S END.
Auto BIazes Trail Across Country
and Back Again.
Mr.. TAFT RECEIVES PARTY
Approximately Eleven Thousand
Miles Covered by the
Pathfinders..

With the arrival In Washington last even
ing NJ Thomas w. Wildly. the official rep
resentatiye OF the Touring Club Of America
the final stage of the double transcontihe"-
tai pathhnding tour which started i'o'"
New York the latter part Of August 10
practically completed. Throughout 'he e."
tire trim. covering approximately eleven
| thousand miles. Mr. wildly has been AT
companied by his wife. The party was ~
received nv President Taft at the Whi'e
House. In Washin gton, and was coro'a"S
wei, omed NJ. and Mrs. Wildly ia'e' '"~
on Speaker Champ Clark.
After spending a few days In "asin"e
ion. Mr. wildly will proceed to Ne" ioih ~
way of Baltimore, Philadelphia ana h ,
tic city, and upon his arrival al tie
ing Club Of America, where MS io'e -
ney Will be officially terminated
lion will be accorded him, foiio"eu w
Iuncheop. which will be ATTENDED D!
officers Of the club, as well as many PROM
mont automobiilsts and good ROADS eh,""''
nets also representatives OF the press anu
tho leading automobile publications
Mr. and Mrs. wildly. with FREDERICK ~
,larr driving the famous Ohio Mud-hen
,ar loft New York on August 81, ana ]"
period covering three months nave
versed eleven thousand miles toho"ine nc
Middle Western route from Chicago 10 Us
den and Sacramento on the WESTWARD Jul
nev and the Southwestern route 'h'oue"
Southern California. Arizona ana Ne" MICA
leo on the eastward trip.
As result of this scenic and historic
tcur across the American continent thlee
new and distinctive routes, folio"lhs '"o
old trails made famous In pioneer oa'''
hayo been accurately charted for the hrst
time, and have been designated the rio
neer Highway" this being the route "e''
from omaha to Cheyenne ana san RAJ"
cisco the Spanish Mission Road from
San Francisco 10 San Diego, along Tue
cific Coast. and the "Oid Trails Hlgh"aE'
covering the southwestern trip from All
yona and New Mexico, taking IN some VI
the erandest and most picturesque sections
of this wonderful country.
This Is the first time that complete
committeeman tour over these old trails
has been carefully routed for the use OF
coming issue of the automobile biue oooh'
II is. moreover, the only round trip trans
continental motor tour ever undertaken I'M
der the auspices and direction OF O. ma
tIonal motoring organization. AS result
OF the tour an invaluable fund or intornla-
tion has been compiled. which VIII now DC
available to all automobilists.
For the most part these trails were iouhu
10 be In excellent condition, being gooo
Gravel or macadam roads. in some sec
TONS the ancient trails have been greatiy
neglected. but through Mr. why's IN
structiye talks on good roads throughout
this tour renewed interest has been aroused
all along the route, and the highway au-
thorities have promised great improve
ment in the road conditions within the
next year.
The motorists had many enthusiastic
greetings at various points, and the great
est welcome was accorded to them at
Rrookyille. Ind, forty-four miles out from
Cincinnati. where they were met by Presl-
dent O. F. Pratt of the Ohio Motor Car
Company. heading a delegation In ONO
cars owned by prominent Cincinnati motor
lists.