The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-04-12
PATHFINDER CAR |S IN NEW MEXICO
 THIS WEEK
Automobile Editor of the "Ex- aminer" Speaks in High Favor of Ocean-tO-Ocean Route via Clifton-Mo-
 renci District.
Party Left Clifton On Sunday Last and Was Met Near Lordsburg by
 Chamber of Commerce

Chamber of Commerce l The Ocean-to-Ocean Pahtfinding Car
 sent out by the Hearst Newspa brrs. In
 charge of Chester Lawrence, Automo-
 bile Editor of the Los Angeles Exam-
 iner, which arrived in Clifton on Sat
 u1 day afternoon last departed Sun Jay
 afternoon, with Harvey Herricx at the
 wheei for Lordsburg, N. M. Roth MT. Lawrence and Mr. tier
 ":''k were enthusiastic in their pra.s.
 es of the reception rendered r;.cm by
 the L-tizens of Clifton-Morenci dis trict and members of the Good Roads Association and repeated the state nent that the roads in this section
 were far superior to long stretches in
 southeastern California and western Arizona. In the article in the Exam iner, telling of the visit of the Path finder car, to this district, MT. Law l renee, wrote, in part as follows:
 LORDSBURG, N. M, April 7.-The Los Angeles Examiner pathfinder auto which is blazing an ocean-to- ocean highway direct to Los Angeles, via Yuma, Brawley and Beaumont, crossed the State line dividing Ari- zona and New Mexico at o'clock this afternoon, and drew into the town of Lordsburg at p. m.
 The trip of the Examiner Case car through the thriving State of Ari- zona has indeed been a memorable one. The grandest reception ever given an automobile party in this sec tion of the country was extended last night to the representative of the Hearst newspapers and to Harvey Herrick, the worlds speed king, who is driving the great pathfinder.
 All Clifton turned out to a smoker given jointly by the Clifton Chamber of Commerce and the B. P. O. Elks Lodge No. 1174 at the Clifton, ,Armory The smoker lasted until midnight and speeches were made by some of the important business and professional men of eastern Arizona.
 Clifton and the Gila Valley citizens were among the liveliest advocates for good roads in the country.
 The enthusiasm shown last night, when the representatives of the Hearst newspapers and Harvey Her. rick were the guests of honor, was ma gnificent!
 The road from Phoenix to Clifton and Morenci is even better than the coast road from Los Angeles to San Diego and yet these Arizona boosters are crying and working for good roads and collecting thousands of dollars for the purpose of constructing the 1dIlOudl Ocedu-CO-OCedn nlSnWdy III Eastern Arizona.
 Potter Principal Speaker.
 Dell M. Potter, vice president of the Oceon-toOcean Highway Association, the Examiner" represen 5ative from Globe to Stafford and Cliff ,on. At the meeting Saturday night Potter was the principal speaker. He gave interesting statistics to the sev- eral hundred Clifonites showing ad- mt fn ho fha mobile tourists begin coming through Clifton and Eastern Arizona and told he audience of the great work done )y the Ocean-toOcean Highway As sociation.
 MT. Potter is one of the best known mine owners in the country. He is the father of the Oceon-to was through his efforts that the first was called in December.
 Governor Hunt EIated
 Governor Hunt has announced him. self as being heart and soul in favor of the road, and told the representa- i've of the Examiner that the first road work done in the new State would be over the path of the Hearst pathfinder.
 John J. Birdno, chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee and known as political leader of Arizona was much interested in the rip.
 He drove sixty miles out of Stafford O meet the Examiner pathfinder, md piloted the car into Stafford. The leXt morning he piloted us over miles o Clifton; and today he came with us IS far as Duncan, near the Arizona State line.
 Mir Birdno congratulated Dell Pot CT, vice-president of the Highway Association, upon the fact that the Hearst papers were interested in the great project. Mr. Birdno also wrote prsonal letter to the Arizona rep 'esentatives at Washington and to Governor Mcdonald of New Mexico them to lend every aid to he Examiner and the representa- ives of the Hearst newspapers who S in charge of the great expedition.
 The President of the Chamber of Commerce of Lordsburg met the ''Ex- lminer" car ten miles outside of 4ordsburg and escorted us to town.
 Tomorrow morning a pilot car will cad us to Deming, N. M., where We est. Tomorrow night another pilot ,ar will pick us up and guide us to Santa Fe, where we will be met by Governor of the State.
 Committee of Reception
 The committee and members of the Chamber of Commerce and Order Of Ilks of Clifton, who received the "EX-
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