The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-27
GIVE AUTO|STS
GREAT SEND-OFF
"Ocean-tO-0cean" Party Is
Speeded on Journey to the
Pacific Coast.
FIRE DEPARTMENT ACTS
AS TOURISTS ESCORT
Had Best Time of Our Trip i'll
Salt Lake." Say the
Guests.

After visiting in Salt Lake for three
days. each OF which was rife with sight
seeing and entertainment features, the
famous "occnn to oc can party OF east
ern mill!onaires left for Ogden en- route to
the Pacific coast yesterday morning at
10;4b o'clock The party was given a
royal sendon by the city, and the promi-
mont visitors were unanimous In the
declaration that at no city along tnelr
extended route OF travel had they met
with q more cordial reception or gcnuln"
The feature of the departure was an
exhibition run by the fire departineh,;
with Fire Chief Giore In the red bug,
tus. As they dashed by the Hotel Utah.
the party of eastern autoists joined In
the procession. making their departure
sion passed the Brigham Young monu-
ment. Charles A Jenkins. inventor of the
moving picture machine, and member
Of the pSrty took motion pictures 6atIon oi in9
so that he caught each vehicle as IT,
passed, with the crowds and part OF the
hotel as background. -, Each Of the ns
members Of the party will be presented
with the reel. and this will prove an ad-
yertising factor for Salt. Lake City.
Spectacular Sendoff.
Arrangements for the run were made
by Mayor John S. Bransford at the re-
quest OF the party, which desired to haVc
good sendon in order that the motion
pictures could he taken and used IN tell
ing OF the good times the autoists had in
Salt Lake. Mr.. jenkins has thus far
made pictures all along the route OF the
tour, and when the "ocenn-t to ocean TRIP
las been concluded. each member OF the
party will be furnished with fllm Civ
Ing an interesting recital OF the entire
journey and It's many incidents,
An alarm was sounded at fire head
quarters. which quickly. brought out the
Then came the big auto-engine snortins
blue smoke, the aerial truck. the cheni-
and the ladder and truck companies
Following the fire wagons came the auto
patrol. The run was made from the
South Temple street. thence west TO West
Temple street. and cast on South Temple
street past the Brigham Young monu-
ment and the Hotel Utah.
street began. the tourist party Joined In
with Chief OF Police 5. NJ. Barlow leading
In the greyhound" Heber j. Grant fol.
lowed In his machine, and aocompanleo
S. Bransford will also be conspicuous!
seen in the picture in his electric.
Visitors Pleased.
The visiting party was more thar
pleased with the sendoff. which was vel
arranged and carried out without mis-
nap. Jonn Guy Monlnan, VINO is SccIe-
tary OF the ocean to-ocean' trip de-
clared yesterday that the party appre
ciated sincerely the exceptional treat
ment that had been accorded IT In this
city, and thanked the Commercial club
city officials and citizens for their efforts
1--WE have spent every minute of our
leisure time In Salt Lake. he said, land
from now on viii have 10 make time on
the road cutting out all stops to reach
San Francisco on scheduled time. We
would like TO stay here month II we
could. for we have had the best time IN
your city since we left the Atlantic
coast