Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
FINISHES ROAD TOUR
ACROSS CONTINENT

The first complete road route between
New York city and the Pacific north
west has just been completed by the ar
rival in Seattle of A. L. Westgard, Off
cial A. A. A. representative, who left
the metropolis July II for the purpose OF
charting a complete transcontinental
route via Buffalo. Chicago. Mil
waukee. ST. Paul, Minneapolis, Bismarck.
n. D.. Miles City. Billings. Livingston,
Butte. Missoula. Mont and Spokane,
Wash Between New York and North
Dakota the schedule laid out in advance
was easily kept, but owing to cloud
OF over a week along the Yellowstone
river in Montana. which made it impos-
sible for the expedition to reach the Ana
conda good roads convention. However.
some OF the stretches that were covered
with difficulty have already been slated
for Improvement, and good roads inter-
est has been aroused throughout Mon
tana-
One excellent result Of this trip. which
appropriately was made with a Path
finder 40 car. will be a complete log
with odometer distances. all landmarks
and other necessary information through
to Glacier National Park. The trans
continental route passes through Living
ston. Mont, but upon his arrival there
Mr.. Westgard went down to Gardiner,
order to get complete details. Similarly
on arrival at Kalispell. he made a north
ward detour to Glacier National Park
taxing equally complete notes, and, OF
course, this also makes a complete route
connecting Yellowstone and Glacier Ma
tional Parks.
Over Rough Country.
Though the route lay over some rough
country. good time was made through
northern Idaho to Spokane and from Spo-
kane to Seattle. running through Sno-
qualmie pass on the direct route 1t is
not expected. however. that travel gen
orally will go through Snoqualmie pass
except during midsummer, and safer
way is now being figured out, to connect
from Spokane to the Columbia river and
Portland. where one branch will be con-
nected north to Tacoma. Seattle and
| Vancouver. and another extended south
| toward San Francisco.
| After short rest at Seattle the expe-
| ditiOn started south to take complete d.
| rections and landmarks for a strip mar
over the Pacific highway through
| Portland. Salem, Albany and Medford
| ramento and Stockton. Cal, to Oakland
and San Francisco. While the Pacific
| highway" has been travelled by number
of cars up to this time. full data over
the route nave not Deen available.
Upon arrival at San Francisco Mr.
J Westgard will start east on the second
| leg of his riple-transcontinental tour
running through Reno. Ogden Cor Salt
Lake City,. Laramie and Cheyenne to
Omaha. thence over the upper route
| through Iowa to Chicago. From Chicago
he will retrace that part of the going
trip as far as Buffalo and Geneva, thence
down through the lake region Of central
New York to Binghamton. the Catskill
mountains and the Hudson river. 1t is
expected that the transcontinental Path
finder will be able to start west on the
| third leg of the triple tour about the
third week In September.
Aside from compiling complete data for
the guidance of a large number Of tour
lists who will travel one or more of these
routes. this expedition is notable for the
good roads enthusiasm aroused In many
quarters. For much of his route west
of the Missouri river pilots were supplied
by A. A. A. clubs. good roads associa-
tons. boards Of trade and public-spirited
citizens. who have been interested In see
ing the best route selected and brought
out, as the three new ones will be, on
the line Of the Trail to Sunset" pub
| lished by the A. A. A. in the fall of 1911.