The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-05
SALT LAKE AUTO
ON vESUV|US
0dell Takes Car Closer to Cra-
ter Than Any Other Motor
ist Ever Went.
EXTRACTS FROM JOURNAL
TELL HIS EXPERIENCES
French and German Police Far
From Lenient Over Infrac-
tions of Red Tape Rules.

Below is a terse and accurate descrip.
tion of the experiences of n Salt Lake
auto party IN Europe George /. Odell
kept journal of all his travels and ex-
cerpts from IL are printed herewith.
The Franklin car in the illustration
has been nearer 10 the top of Mt. Fesu.
vius than any other motor car. The
natives were amazed when Mr. Odell
came chugging up the clnder roads.
Henry Potter, now policeman, was
chauffeur. In the comment below rs a
lot of real information that cannot be
found in any guide book and there is
also now and then flash Of American
humor that would have been incompre.
hensible to the Europeans, but will be
appreciated here at home. Here are the
clippings from Mr.. Odell' s journal:
April 2. 1909. Friday--LeavIne Salt Lake
City 7:10 a. m. via Oregon Short Line
and Union Pacific for Evanston, Wyo
Directors meeting Beeman- Cashin Mer-
camille company. Mrs. odel and Marie
the Los Angeles Limited at 1905, the en-
tire party continuing their journey east
ward from Evanston at > p. m.
April s--Washington. visiting Congress
man Howell and Interstate Commerce
Commissioner +. f.. Clark; shook hands
with President Taft.
April a--Leit Washington a. m. for
New York City via Philadelphia Met
Mrs. Charles +. Blake at the Philadelphia
station. arriving at New York City 2;SO
~ M
Automobile association. purchased flags
and secured other necessary papers for
the European trip. saw Maude Adams I'm
the evening: Marie lost a valua BILE pocket
book
April 15-went on board La Provence
and left pier i2 at 1906 a. M; went out
zoo miles: sent Marconigraph TO Or.
Odell. Murray. for $500.
April fla Provence. all a little sick.
April 19-La Provence. wei enough TO
go TO the concert.
April e2-I.anded at Havre 10 a. m.
Got the Franklin out of customs and left
at p. m. for Paris with Mr.. IRELAND OF
the American Express company as n
guide. this gentleman going with us as
far as Rouen. at which point we arrived
az p M same evening. stopping a, the
Hotel de oATngelterraG; paid duties for
license from American Express company
etc, Saw the original statue OF Joan OF
Arc and the place where she was burned.
April 23-Left De Angelterre at noon.
arrived st Pontoise for late lunch 3 y. m.
and arrived at the Hotel Ferras. Paris.
32 Rue Hameln, just on the Champs
by gendarmes when just inside the iron
barriers OF Paris. taken TO the palais de
justice. record taken of the party. where
panied by the gendarme to the hotel
April 25-Riding In the Bois de Bologne
with Laporte and Mr.. Cowan. stopped
twice by the gendarmes for the Franklin
smoking.
May 2-Entlre party with Franklin. Mr..
and Mrs. Ferras and the two boys. started
for Rheims, stopping at Mcaux en- route
for breakfast. arriving al the Grand Hotel
Rheims 3 p. m. The Ferras party re-
turned TO Paris.
May 3-Left Rheims a. m: stopped
en- route ChIons. st. Dizier. arriving at
Chamont p. M, stopping at the Hotel
De France.
May 4-Left Q q. M: stopped at Visoul
en- route for dejuene. arriving at the
Hotel De France. BeIfort. French frontier
at 4 p. m; waited at this point for the
arrival of Mr.. Laporte.
May 5-Left Belfort at p. m. and ar