The Glenwood post., 1911-07-01
Such is Undertaking Of the Midland
Pathfinding Party in G|enwood
Springs This Week
SPLENDID RECORD THUS FAR

Not to make a speed record Deces-
sarily but to demonstrate the feasibi-
lity of negotiating the Rocky moun-
tain ranges by automobiles and to dis
prove the more or less prevalent no.
tion that trip from Denver to San
Francisco is next to impossible is the
purpose of the Midland pathfinding
party which visited Glenwood this
week, enjoying the town and the baths
last Wednesday
The party consists of William A.
Peck, Denver, driver, western sales
manager of the Midland Motor com
pany; Charles Rogers, Denver. repre-
senting the commercial organizations
of Denver and Colorado and the Dem
yer Motor club; Fred A. Baker, Dem
yer, route and map maker; James L.
Garland, Denver, associate editor Of
Motor Field and special investigator
of road conditions for the University
of Denver; R. H. Mayo, Moline.
mechanic.
The party left Moline, H., the loca-
tion of the factory of the Midlaad
Motor company, on Monday, June 10
with the determination to cover the
distance between Moline and San Fran
cisco, 1928 miles, in 132 running hours.
The object of the tour as given IN
circular distributed by the party is
"To blaze a direct east and west
transcontinental route through the
Rocky mountains, avoiding ietours to
north or south.
'To demonstrate the practicability
of this route by establishing new re
cord of actual daylight running time.
"To secure detailed and accurate
information concerning the roads,
road building material. present condl-
tion, etc.
'To secure complete and accurate
road conditions for the benefit of vis-
itors intending to motor to California
for the Panama Pacific Exposition, and
others.'
The party carries letters from Gov
ernor Deneen of Illinois, Governor
Shafroth of Colorado, the Denver
Chamber of Commerce. The Denver Re-
tail association, the Denver Motor
club, and the Colorado State Highway
commission to corresponding organiza
tions and officials along the route
Across country motorists have long
coveted route from eastern to Pac
fic coast points that would give them
the advantage of our splendid climatic
in summer and at the same
time break the monotony by the ever
changing scenic beauty for which Colo
rado is famous.
The trouble heretofore has been that
motorists have not understood with
what ease they could get across the
mountain ranges nor have they known
what route they should take should
they even go so far as to seriously
consider undertaking such a trip
There has been great need of defin-
itely selected and approved road across
the Rocky mountain region, and Mr..
Peck has set out to find the most
practical route across this country and
to describe it accurately, plat it care
fully and suggest such Improvements
as he thinks should be made in order
to make it attractive to the great army
of motorists who will desire to drive
their cars coastward during the next
few years.
The party left Denver last Monday
morning and came by Turkey Creek
canon, Morrison, Baileys, Glen Isle,
Jefferson, Como. Fairplay, etc, stopping
for the night at Buena Vista. The
distance travelled during the day was
1876 miles and the running time was
seven hours.
Tuesday the party came from Buena
Vista via Granite, Twin Lakes, Malta,
Leadville, Tennessee Pass, Red Cliff,
Eagle Gypsum and shoshone, arriving
at Shoshone at 9:10 Tuesday evening,
running without lights up to that time.
At shoshons some carbide was sssur-