The Daily Missoulian., 1912-08-23
FROM. jacksonville
TO M|SSOULA
HtRSchMAN PARTY ARRIVES IN
elo AUTO AFTER HAVING
INTERFERING TRIP. III

ter and Cliff Davis. all Of Jackson
vile, Fla, arrived IN Missoula yes
terday In big Cadillac automobile.
1912 model, on their way home They
left jacksonville on May II and mo-
| torcd around the coast route to Port
land. where Mr.. Hirschman, who is
an Elk. expected to attend the ma
tional convention Of that order. on
account of the illness of his wife at
Denver the trip was delayed and the
party reached Portland two days
after the great convention closed. The
actual running time between jack
conville and Portland was 81 days.
After resting up a bit the parity
started on the return trip and in
tend to go by way of st. Paul.
Mr. Hirschman tells most inter-
esiing experience of the trip. II has
been full of pleasure all the way, but
mixed. here and there, with some
dangers which rather added spice to
the undertaking than detracted from
the joys of the party. The women
folks are tanned brown from the sun,
wind and weather encountered, but
they appear to be wonderfully hearty
and declared that they were having
the time of their 1ives. Mr.. Hirsch-
man states that Kansas is the wettest
dry state he ever saw and that for
miles and miles they hnd to travel
through mud axle deep there; even
hnd to drive down hIll on low gear.
II was near Granada. Col. where the
party crossed the Arkansas river that
n dangerous experience bcfeil It's
members.
In Il hailstorm, where the pellets that
fell-some Of them, ut least-wsre as
large as hens eggs. all members Of
the party were considerably bruised
and. having TO leave the machine and
seek shelter under n steel bridge, they
were afl soaked and chilled by the
storm. II was this which caused Mrs.
Hirsclnnan to become III and she
could only be taken as far as Denver
to rccuperate.
from Portland the Hirschman
party went to Seattle and from there
has been coming east over the trail
laid out by A. L. Westgard. path
finder OF the American Automtobi1e
association. who recently passed
through Missoula. This road, MIR.
Hirschman says. is going to make n
splendid automobile highway through
the country. LET me tell you people
of Missoula that this northern auto
tn
than you realize" said Mr.. Hirsch-
man. I'm time II will mean more
than railroad from point of rev.
enue and a hundred times more than
that from the standpoint of publicity.
IT viii bring you the best class OF
people In the world"
Women Talk.
spite Of some of our rough ex-
perehces. said Mrs. Hrschman. .mv
oaughter and myself have greatly en-
J"yed the trip. II does not become
as tiresome as travel by rail. We
ear STOP when we like and take MANY
niue SIDE trips which have given rs
more comprehensive view and nm
! derstandlng of the distinct through
"h'ch we are passing. We look pref
y tough right now know, but one
can't Keep dressed up when on n lark
IKE this and enjoy oneself We are
certainly having a good time. Mis-
souia Is a mighty pretty town. II is
s'riKihgly homelike. more 30 I think
.!ia'l any other city we have visited
IN the west. We would like 10 stay
longer and see more of the country
| aro"ho thc city. but we fear that the
iali rains will soon start and wish In
cover as much ground as possible be-
lore that time
me car used on the trip registers
oetween 5000 and 1000 miles and ha.
'on'e the whole distance without
serious accident. Five tires have
given out so far on the trim. No, n
single puncture occurred.
Who Is He?
MT Hirschman complained of hay-
ING been mistreated at Rayalli. and
II what he says liz fact, the matter
should be taken In charge by a Wig
''ah,e committee. Upon starting out
VI that town the way to make con-
hections with the main road and the
bridge across the river is not very
pam. He inquired concerning tho
way and some man told him IL wou,d
De necessary to ford the stream; that
ne could pull the car across for S..
Mr. Hirschman did not bite, and made
further inquiry and was directed to
tie right road. no ford being neces-
sary. i ran across half a dozen other
cars who this same fellow attempted
to stick up" said the tourist. THAT'S
bad for your country"