Arizona republican., 1911-01-03

any bones to gain an hour on the schedule That is why the people who have been watching for the car for the last two or three weeks have watched in vain.
 The party will leave this morning. at no particular hour but when II gets good and ready. for Los Ang- cles. going via Buckeye. Salome. Ell rcnberS and the course Of the Lbs Angeles Phoenix road race. That route seems to he as inviting as any and is rather better known. Its ob- stacles are appr -iltei in advance but the pathfinders will not only have the satisfaction of running their ma chine over as bad road in certain places as the most enthusiastic trOu- bIe lover could hope for. but they will take the trouble tO study these bad places and see how easily they may be bettercd in the hope that it may be made a good road instead Q; bad one.
 Al the conclusion of the tour the data being gathered by Mir Ferguson will all be logged and published in convenient and plainly ineligible form. by the X A A This publlca- ton will show the very best route that can he selected from the ob- serVatiOns Of the Ohio party. In many places for short distances di Versified routes have been available and frequently the party has de toured d little to look at two or more solely in quest of information. When the route finally decided upon Is completely logged it will show dis tances. towns. supply stations for gasoline. water. or other necessaries. hotels or other stopping places. in fact all the information the long distance tourist may require in g"- ing over a new country. so his rip may be made with perfect safety and with the greatest degree of comfort and the most interesting sight see ing. This publication will be fur nished free on application by the A A \, to any person interested ar con tsmplatins such trip. What that may mean to the southwest the gen tlcmen say can hardly he apps-ciat ed here at this time. Long tours by those who can afford them are q growing fad with the eastern peo- Vle Already it is quite the thing for the people of Pennsylvania. New York and New England to seek the sunny resorts Of the gulf states by automobiles every winter instead of going on the trains There is a veri- table army of wealthy tourists tray cling south with the birds and north again when the springtime opens. They have the advantage of good roads over most of the country and it is as easy to make a long trip ss short one only it takes little more time. Cities are not far apart and supply depots are frequent.
 Scores Of these people would be glad to come west and are deterred only hy the fear of the unknown. the obstacles of which once met. rapidly fade away There is no reason why this army of tourists should not cross the country by southern route at will just as soon as a good road is mapped for it and enough local in terest is taken along the way to fix the occasional bad places in the road and supply depots that are depend able become known. When that time arrives many who are now trslv- cling from New York to South Caro- lina. Georgia and Alabama. will merely keep on to the sunny south west. It is not necessary to start campaign Ito interest these people for they are already interested and work ing their way wes, as fast as they can.
 All along the route the pathlinders have stirred up interest in good roads, At Washington. Atlanta. Memphis Helena. Ark. and Deming. x. M-, MT Fera1Ison addressed local antononlle