Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-20
ST AGE COACHES TO
RACE ACROSS
AMERICA
Old Driver Plans Novel Event (;
Former Associate Coach
Drivers to Compete in
Transcontinental Drive.

Boise. Idaho. Nov. so.--The firSt
iransconuncntal aviator aud the nIst
transcon,inentai mail rcut. ~ the
United states followed virtually the
same route and visited the same ter
ritory. according Ca Thomas Rama
han ~ this ct,S. an uld-iimc stage
driver nov Ia the cts.
Ranahan. who - ~ years OF age.
H. much Interested IN the coass 10
coast travel ~ autos aud aeroplanes.
but would go them one better and
would Ike o. arrange. " possible. a
stage race between himself and some
OF his old-tlme ASSOCIATES from the
Pacific 30 the Atlantic coast.
Just my three years after con-
grcss established the mail rnntc
which carried the mail from the end
OF the railroad at Upton. Mo. "a small
town west of Hamilton. where the
aviator landed. 10 the Pacific coast.
G. y. Rodgers left New SotK on his
record breaking trip across the con
tinent In biplanc The mail headed
Tor Los Angeles left Upton IN sep-
TENDER. 1888. Rodgers left New
York september ~, tbll.
Old Route Followed.
After Rodgers ieu Marshall Ma.
October 2. his route 10 Los Angeles
was 10 gr.at extent that Of the
southern mail % this city. Rodgers
went from Marshall 20 Kansas Guy.
from there TO Ninits. okla. thencr
to McAl,ster. 10 Fort worth. 10 Dali
iRS. Waco. Austin. sun Antonio. Ei
Paso. Tucson. Maricopa. Yuma. im-
perlai Junction. and followed gem
crai northwesteriy direction 10 Pasa-
dena.
The route ~ the mail service was
from Upton % Springfield. To Fort
smith. Ark. % tiogsa depot Ga stage
station between vinita and McAies-
ter. okla.); to sherman. Texas, then
to small Station near Forth Worth.
DecutuFe, Fort siriffin ~ Paso, Tsc-
son. Yuma. san ilsrnardino aud then
by way OF what h nov Pasadena 10
Los Angeles.
In his coast 10 coast Night Rodgers
assembled Oh twenty four days. which
In, according 10 leanahan. the exact
schedule time that the government
fixed for transporting the mails Ia
/ san Francisro.
The esta blishment of the mail route
]
much of an attempt az the Impossible
az was the flight Of Rodgers mare
than half century later.
nirtii or Al stagc Mail.
When John nulttrfield OF uticn. \
y. the founder II the route. ~
member 20 congress. rose % his feet
20 ilght the passage ~ menaars
which he said would he paying twice
what the carrying Of mats 20 Gait
fornia Was worth. he made a heated
attack on the hill and 49, result
81 much ridiculc from hts opponents
was stunR into making d flat nffef GA
the fioor of the hatsr ef reprraenta'
tives ;o carry the mail a. san Fran
cisco at figure much less thnn that
Offered by the steamship company
His offer wac accepted and con
tract signed.
The fllaht 10 Rodgers came vlF'
1 inaily in the same way. After other
asiAtoFs had failed 20 ACCOMPLISH ths
coast 20 coast courtney. the papers d
shc east prnnsunced u Impossible
nnd the intrepid aviator promptly an
nounesa that he would make the
flight which u now almost COM
rleted.
4 win The coming Of The Rebellion
Ia 1851 the mali roate was abandon
ed and the MATHS were sent nyur ms
pyerland route that was established
through the middle states,
Il am pleased 10 recommend Cham.
btrlain'H Cough Remedy az the bns
ihing know III aud safest remedy IQl
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