The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-04-19
Liberal to be on Auto Route

Liberal 20 De ON AUTO NOuIc
Some time ago the Chamber Of
Commerce at Plainyiew, Texas, open
ed negotiations with Harry G. Drum
of Chicago, the representative of the
"Trans- continental Touring Club Of
America" and induced Mr.. Drum to
come to Dodge City where he was
met last Sunday by o. NJ. Unger and
E. II. Perry, president and vice pres
ident Of the the Chamber OF Com.
merce OF Plainview, Texas, with a
large touring car, and after an en-
thusiastic meeting and the promises
OF aid by the Dodge City people In
getting the road put In shape along
the Dodge City--ColmOr cut OIL where
it was decided to run southwest from
Dodge City to poidt nearly north Of
Liberal. Mr.. Drum gaVea very in-
teresting talk showing the advantages
to the citizens here TO have such a
route through their town and 1t Is
agreed by every business man pres
emit that something ought to be done
to fix the road north through the
sand and aid in getting bridge
across the Cimarron river.
J. G. Trindle Of Liberal accOmpan-
led Mr.. Unger and Mr.. Perry to Dodge
City Saturday and came back with
them. He TOO is an enthusiastic
booster and believes that we should
form an automobile club here In Lib
eral and try to get all The owners Oi
the some rs or 80 cars here to belong
10 the club and help boost for better
roads. and 1t Is thought a meeting
will be called for that purpose In the
very near future. A club OF this kind
could aid very materially in road
work and during the summer months
small trips could be planned to var
lous towns along the line, taking
their friends and haYing a competl-
tive run, and this would be a great
value in advertising our country aud
encouraging better road work. Mr..
Trindall was appointed vice president
for this part OF the Trans-continental
Auto route and we think no better
man could have been found to take
charge of this work,
The gentlemen who were logging
the line left last Tuesday morning
following down the line of the Rock
Island road TO Texhoma from where
they would go south to Amarillo,
then to Plainview, Texas, where Mr..
Drum would be met by a party from
Roswell, N. NJ, and taken on through
to ri PaSo. From there other re-
personalities from the west would
meet him and the line will be estab-
lished through to San DiagO and Los
Angeles, Cal. This line will not con-
hict with the we'll known Santa Fe
trail which Is established to the north
of MS now and scores of automobiles
are passing over it every day but 1t is
destined as a southern route to alter
nate with the Santa Fe Trail so that
a garty could go to the coast one way
and return by the other and more es-
pecially this Is made to be route for
winter tourist travel. In. many ways
this Is superior in points of scenic in
terests, good roads, better climate.
and many other ways over the famous
Santa Re Trail.
Mr.. Drum informed us that the
Transcontinental Touring club Of
America had contracted for 10000
road signs and that within the next
two or three weeks we would receive
supply here and the Auto club, II
one was formed, should OF once put
these up and make the road. 1t is
estimated that from three to i've
THOUSAND automobiles would pass over
such route each year after this was
established and we'll known and this
itself, would be a great boost to bust.
ness, especially the hotels and garages
and Liberal is to be congratulated
THAT H. L. IN such a rOute