The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-22

tor League.
Three great transcontinental routes
are being laid out this season by A.
WeStgard, the official pathfinder of
the American Automobile association,
and one of these routes called the
Midland Trail follows the so-called
Golden Belt" route from Kansas City
to Denver
On the Trail.
Mr.. Westgard has left New York
on the first leg of the triple transcon-
tinental pathfinding tour. He already
has three transcontinental trips to his
tor truck-possibly the most severe
journey ever made by automobile.
| The pathfinder, who appropriately
is using a car named Pathfinder"
has gone via Albany, Buffalo, Cleve-
land and Chicago to Minneapolis on
the first route to be laid out. From
the Twin Cities the path will lie
through North Dakota, Montana, Ida
no n Washington to Seattle.
The middle route is from San Fran
cisco, through Salt Lake City, Denver
and Omaha to Chicago; thence to
Buffalo, and through Rochester, Can
~andaigua, Watkins EImira, Bingham
ton and the Hudson river to New
York.
The third route will be from New
York via Philadelphia, with connec-
lions to Baltimore and Washington,
and along the old National highway,
Viva III IlO1oLlo 04lS-
souri, and central Kansas to Colo
RADIO Springs; then across the Rocky
Mountains via Salt Lake City and
through Nevada to Los Angeles.
Thousands Through Topeka.
The national route through Kansas
will bring thousands of automobiles
from the east Especially in 1915,
when the big fairs are in progress in
San Francisco and San Diego, will the
road be popular.
In the past the poor roads in Mis-
IScuri have kept ~undre of excur-
sionists from taking the route through
Topeka. State roads are now being
built in the Show Me" state, and by
next year conditions will be vastly
different.
Putting Up Signs.
The Golden Belt route is being i'm
proved and about 1000 signs put up
along the way to direct tourists.
At a recent meeting held at Abb
lene. Kan, it was decided by the vice
presidents from each county through
which this road will t~raverse to have
a uniform sign made to label it the
whole distance. the cost to be distrib-
uted, each county bearing its proper
ton for the number used.
These signs are made of blue and
yellow enamel. They will be bolted
and set in cement, six feet above the
ground. They will be placed only
where it is necessary to have them
on account of turns in the road, so
they will be clear as motorists APP
proach the corner. Danger signs will
also be placed on each side of rail-
roa crossings, and other dangerous
places.
The R. K. Hinkson of To-
peka was awarded the contract for
making the signs and this firm will
Immediately put in place the SO signs
which will be placed along the route
in Shawnee county. There will be
nearly 1000 of the signs along the
route from Kansas City to Denver.
Members of the local association
have been asked to pay 81 each to de-
fray the expense of installing these
signs. More than 40fof them have al
ready responded to the call of the sec
rotary for funds.
Automobiles From Denver.
July 10, between rs and 100 Denver
boosters will arrive by auto cavalcade,
in Topeka. They will attend the auto
races at Indianapolis July 4 and s.,
and will arrive in Topeka on the re-
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