Arizona republican., 1912-05-18

 ON THEIR WAY
Phoenix to Be Stopping Place in Itinerary; Scenic Cross Country Route Is Planned; Bert Smith of the Times in Command

The Los Angeles Times, unable t" longer resist the pathfinding bug, has started it's portIv and talented auto- mobile editor. Bert Smith, on long hike across the country. On the way the Times car will tap Pho"- nix. and Mir Smith will minglc with the home talent for a day or so. but let him tell the story in his way which he does in the Columns of the Times pink"
 With every city along the pro- posed ocean -to-occan route through Southern California organized. the Times ear left the city yesterday on it's journey over thte desert to Yuma. The Banning route. chosen by the Phoenix good roads convention is to be followed and the Colorado river win be crossed \ big reception is promised at Yuma Dr Kcechcrside is in charge there
 Divisions of Ocoan-to- Ocean High way association have been formed in every town of the Southland of any size The last link was forged at BraWlcy. Now it remains for the Times car to enter larger fields and the long journey. which is to end on the Great White Way in New York. was started yesterday morning.
 Johns s Mitchell. president of the "ccan-to-ocean highway. left with tho ear. prepared to organize Arizona and New Mexico He has determined to form divisions in each town of the ncw states touched by the old Santa Fe trail. He is accompanied by Dell
 
 Ocean-to-O Ocean Highway association. who is the national organizer and who will make the entire journey in the car
 Ten thousand members of the occau-to- Ocean Highway Association. is the record already scored by the Times ocean-to-Occan car. The div isiors formed in southern California are all active units of the parent organization and are all boosting for the large chain. which is to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific if the directors have their way
 The highway buttons, embIems of the organization. are being worn by thousands. and the car is to make its triumphant tour through the south land this week and on Friday night the men Of Yuma are to be given q dance to welcome President Mitch ell and National Organizer Potter
 The trip is q strenuous one. The desert sands are being conquered however The force of workers sent out by the good roads body has done yooman service. The Whitewater riv- CT is no longer q nightmare. The road 10 Indio is in good shape and work is now being done on the high way from Indio to Mecca.
 From Mecca to Brawlcy much work has already been accomplished. and the route south of the Salton Sea is no longer dangerous. Hard work must be done on the sand bN,ween Brawley and Yuma and here tn" Times car should have a hard fight
 Equipped with an aneroid, d grad ometer. two spccdometers and com pass. the Times car is prepared for almost any emergency The route will be carefully measured. the attitudes will be recorded and the distance be- tween each point along the proposed ocean to ocean route will be told in detail.
 Nothing has been omitted that will make this trip q great success. Pic lures oC tho scenes along the route will be taken and sent back for pub lication. This organization tour has been carefully mapped by J. $. Con- we'll secretary of thte ocean to ocean Highway association. who has given a map of each county and has traced the route to be followed by the Times car
 The car is to be driven over the shortest route from the Pacific tu the