The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-23
AN AUTOMOBILE TRIP
FROM WINNIPEG
TO GULF
Party Will Probably Make
Trip Early in Sep
tember-Stop Here.

A relay auto trip from Winnipeg to
the Gulf of Mexico has practically
been decided upon by the National
Meridian Road association. This is
the word that come TO Grand Forks
to Secretary Graves of the Com
mercial club from Secretary John c.
Nicholson Of the National association.
Although the "a date has not been
decided upon, the trip will be made
during the fore part of September.
The route has also been practically
decided upon There will probably
be six men make the entire trip and
they will be the national president of
the association, Secretary Nicholson,
one Associated Press man. one maya
zine writer, m representative of the
Automobile Blue Book" which is
published at Chicago, one representa-
tive of the American Automobile as
ISOLATION n n photographer, and
the South Dakota state engineer. The
purpose of this trip will be to adver-
tise the work being done by the asso-
citation.
In each state the officials of the
state association will be requested to
accompany the party as far as pos
sible over the state. The headquar-
tiers of the North Dakota association
are at Grand Forks. it having been
planned in this state under the direc-
ton Of the Grand Forks Commercial
club.
This highway. or the meridian
road" over sixteen hundred miles in
length, is being suitably and uni
formly worked n improved by the
communities through which it passes
and a united effort will be made to
have it put in first class condition
throughout its entire course by means
of local, state and federal aid. This
road traverses some of the richest
country in the United States. Few
grades are encountered in its entire
length and it promises to be most
popular for tourist travel. All over
the United States interest in road
construction and Improvement is
awakened. The valu of good roads
in building a city can scarcely be
overestimated. Good roads mean
ease of intercourse, increased trade
and economy in marketing. They are
money savers for the farmer and
sources of pleasure and profit to all.
The officers of the North Dakota
association are:
Observation-Disclosures E. Y.
Sarles. Hillsboro.
Vice Presidents-H. L. Holmes,
Pembina county; w. H. Kelsey,
Grand Forks county: W. L. Carter.
Richland county; NJ. L.. Elken. Trail
county; W. w. Reyleck, Walsh county.
Secretary-Treasurer-C. W. Graves,
Grand Forks.
Gable, Pembina county; a. 1. Hunter.
Grand Forks county; r. j. Hughes,
Richland county; O. a. Hong, Trail
county; Frank H. S%prague, Walsh
county; T. r. Atkinson, state engi-
neer, Bismarck.
1t is the purpose of the association
to hold meetings on the trip and have
speeches given on good roads SUBJ
jects.
The party will start at Winnipeg
and the following itinerary has been
suggested:
Leave Winnipeg at $50 a. m. Noon
lunch at Pembina.
Night Control-Grand Forks: dis
tance. 1856 miles.
Second Day--Leave Grand Forks
$50 a. m. Noon lunch at Hillsboro.
Night control, Fargo; distance. 95
miles.
Third Day-Leave Fargo $50 a.
M. Noon lunch at White Rock. Night
control, Sisseton; distance, Us miles.
Fourth Day-Leave Sisseton $50
a. m. Noon lunch at WATERFOWL.
Night control, Madison; distance, 1877
miles.
Fifth Day-Leave Madison at $3.50
a. m. Noon lunch at Salem. Night
control. Yankton; distance. 1913 miles.
sixth Day-Leave Yankton $3.50 a.
n. Noon lunch at Norfolk. Night
control. Columbus: distance, lis
miles.
Seventh Day-Leave Columbus $50
a. m. Noon lunch at York. Night
control. Hebron; distance. 1892 miles.
Eighth Day-Leave Hebron at $50
a. m. Lunch at Concordia. Night
control at Salina; distance. los miles.
Itinerary over Interstate Postal
highway and the Chisholm trail:
Leave Wichita in forenoon at $3.50.
Noon unch at Arkansas City. Night
control. Newkirk or Perry; distance to
Ferry, l29 miles. (First day.
Leave Perry 'or Newkirk). Noon
inc at Guthrie. Night control, Ok
lahoma City. Second day.)
Leave Oklahoma CITY $40 q ~
Noon lunch at Purcell. Night control.
Sulphur; distance. 90 miles. Third
day.)
Leave Sulphur $3.50 a. m. Noon
lunch at Milburne. Night control.
Denison; distance. 80 miles. (Fourth
day.)
Leave Denison to Dallas; distance.
100 miles. Fifth day.
Leave Dallas $3.50 a.. m. Noon
lunch at FIT. Worth. Night control.
Weatherford; distance, 70.5 miles.
(Sixth day.
Leave Weatherford $3.50 a. m. Noon
lunch at Jacksboro. Night control
Wichita Falls; distance, 100 miles
Seventh day.
Leave Wichita Falls $3.50 a. m.
Noon unch at Lawton. Night control,
eighth day.
Leave Anadarko $3.50 a. m. Noon
lunch at Ell Reno. Night control.
Enid; distance, 1875 miles. ninth
day. ~
Leave Enid $3.50 a. m. Noon lunch
Caldwell. Night control, Wichita:
distance, III miles. (Tenth day.)
TO BOOST THIS CITY.
Grand Forks will be given a hoos+