The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-08
REPRESENTATIVES, OF NEW HIGH
WAY ASSOCIATION
Reached City Yesterday Enroute to
New York-Much Interest Mani
Tested In Trip.

The ocean TO ocean tovlzx car. en-
route from Los Angeles to New York.
under the auspices OF the Los Angeles
Times. In the interest Of the National
Old Trails Ocean to Ocean Highway
Association. reached Wheeling for the
night control yesterday afternoon
about $3.50. after making the run from
Cambridge. o.
In the party making the trip are Col
Del NJ. Potter. OF Clifton. Ariz.. ma
tional organizer OF the association;
Bert c. Smith. automobile editor OF
the Los Angeles Times, and John Yak.
chauffeur. Judge ]. VI. Lowe. OF Kan
sas City, president OF the association.
made the trip through 10 Wheeling
With the party but returns home this
morning to take up the organization's
work in the west r. A. Mathews. OF
Columbus; Jesse Taylor, OF James
town; Arch Huston, of Columbus. and
j. X. Marker, state highway commits
sioner OF Ohio. leaders in tho Ohio
good roads movement. accompanied
the party through Ohio. Joining them
AT the state line. near Richmond. Ind.
ana accompanying them to Wheeling
They will also return home today.
while the three members OF the
original party continue their trim by
way OF Cumberland and Washington
10 New York. Cumberland will be the
night control to-day. with Washington
in view by Tuesday night. New York
wiz be reached Friday evening or Sat
fraa~
mobile. in which the trip is being
made. will be ehipped back and the
tourists VII return home by rail.
Establish New Highway
The expenses of the trip are being
borne by Genera. Harrison Gray Otis.
OF the Los Angeles Times. I'm what
promises To be- a successful effort to
establish national highway from
Los Angeles TO New York. by way OF
The old Santa Pc and Boone's Lick
trails and the Cumberland pike. bet.
ter known in this part OF the country
az the national pike"
City and State division branches
are being organized along the entire
route. Judge Lowe has offered an
appropriate monument 10 the CITY Sc
curing the largest membership. Tho
organizing Is being done bv Colonel
Potter. The State 10 give the largest
enrolment thus far IL Indiana. with
.'n.O'o Ohio Is second with 10000.
The city of Highland. Illinois. has
carried OF the city organization high
total. with an organization in which
are enrolled 10000 members.
The total number OF members 70
date is given at $4,000. Each morn
Der pays a Zee 81 81. which makes
NJ a fund with which The fight for
Federal aid will be carried on.
The plan as outlined 20 an Inteli.
gcncer cores oudent by Mr. Bort e
smith last night is 20 build an eighty.
foof macadsm highway across The
continent along me trail being fol-
lowed hy fhe pathfinder car. the gov.
eminent 20 pay haf 'he cost and he
states through Which pho road misses
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