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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
PREM|ERS PAVED
WAY FOR TOURISTS

"Cross-country touring seems TO be
practically IN its infancy, according to
the figures given out recently by those
In charge of the new trauscontinental
highway said Manager j. R. Hall Of
the Campbell Automobile company yes
terday.
"It is not that tho highway is, even
at this time, impassable, for | would
call your attention to the first big
transcontinental tour ever made. That
is the famous oceanic ocean tour un-
dertaken by certain private owners of
Premier cars in Philadelphia.
''The story is quite an interesting
one. In May, 1911, twelve Premier
owners, all members of the Art club
Of Philadelphia, decided TO form tour.
lists club for the purpose of making n
transcontinental tour of this country.
The officers appointed Immediately
took up with the Premier Motor Manu-.
featuring company OF Indianapolis,
Ind, the proposition of having it fur
nish pilot and baggage car, and the
factory was only too willing to accede
to their wishes. Ray Mcnamara, at
that time one Of the most famous driv-
ers in endurance contests, was selected
to be the pilot of this great tour. Thir-
" days before the tour was started all
route and controls for the entire trim
covering 1915 miles. The tour began
at Atlantic City on June &c, 1911, the
party consisting of twelve Premier
ears, all privately owned and driven by
the owners. Mcnamara was the onIv
professional driver in the party.
Forty-seyen men, women and chill
dren participated in the trip and il is
a remarkable fact that all who started
finished the Journey without having
any inclination to quit.
Local people may recall this par.
" passing through Salt Lake on July
%, 1911. when the Commercial club
gave big banquet in their honor, Gov
ernor Spry and Mayor Bransford par
The entire party visited all
neigh boring points of interest, includ.
ing the Hermitage at Ogden, leaving
Ogden on July 26 and making Luc;n
the night OF July 81.
1.-The trip was finished on THURSDAY.
August 10, the party COVERING on tho
last day n distance of 1904 miles. Sew
eIal thousand persons witnessed the
dipping OF the front wheels Of the cars
pier at Venice, Cal.
1.-THE most remarkable featu-es of |
the trip were the facts that every in. |
dividual who started finished. that the
total repair bill for the twelve cars
making the trip consisted Of the 70.
placement of two broken SPRINGS ana |
every control was made the dav and
hour specified
This tour. is generally regarded as
one OF a number of reasons for the in.
creased transcontinental tours of 1910 /
when not fewer than 1000 cars crossed |
from New York TO Pacific coas,
noints, and I have heard il estimated
hat some 10000 cars will pass through [
salt "a Lake City and Ogden during 1913. I
So.oOO ears during 1914 and not fewer
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
NEW FIRM OPENS
WITH CARTERCAR

A now automobile firm, known as the
Cartorcar Utah company, is the latest
automobile concern TO Join the selling
field in Salt Lake The new company
is composed of Omaha business men,
who have had considerable experience
in the selling end of the automobile
game, and they enter the Salt Lake
field fully equipped TO take care Of
their business.
Tho Cartercsr company has secured
quarters at l23 South State street,
where it will open one of the finest
salesrooms in the city. The company
viii have one of the largest garages in
the city, in the rear of the salesrooms,
and also a large, well lighted repair
shop in connection with the garage.
The personnel Of tho new firm is: D.
L. Agnew, president; +. w. Bross, vice
president and general manager; F.
Brownell, sales manager. The new
company will handle the full line of
Cartercars exclusively. This we'll
known car has been its leader IN
Omaha for a number OF years, where
the company has built up reputation
for it second to none in that state.
- Service is the watchword Of the
new concern, according TO Mr.. Aguow,
and it is believed the kind OF service
the company ~ives its patrons will win
Il many friends,
A carload of machines has already
beer shipped into the city, and it is
hoped 20 have these on display at the
new salesrooms by the first OF the com.
ing week.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Farmers Enthusiastic.

One feature of the good road move
mcnt which promises to gain the ends
sought, is the interest taken by out
side communities In the past good
roads talk has mostly been confined TO
the cities, but now the farmers are the
strongest advocates for better high.
ways. The sale Of automobiles in
the country is largely responsible TOR
this "cbange of heart AS soon as a
man owns a car he becomes good
roads booster and in this way converts
to tho cause are made all over the
country. During the past season half
the cars sold in tho state went to the
country and for this reason the city
good roads advocate is finding the
much needed support in the country
where better roads are needed,
The automobile owners OF the state
arc expecting much help from the legis.
lature the coming session in the way OF
bond issue for building roads The
Automobile Club OF Utah has been
working along these lines for some
time and hopes to be able to show the
law makers that the sentiment Of the
people is for more and better roads
Just what will be accomplished re-
mains to be seen. but with the better
roads will come more automobiles,
which means more business for the au'
tomobile tradesman and more pleasure
for the people owning the cars.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Expect Congress to Act.

Even though there is little likelihood
of the present congress taking any i'm
portant action on tho subject Of fed
eral aid, the joint committee is busily
engaged collecting data and informa.
tion upon which TO base its report. All
but one Of the members Of the Joint
committee have either been reelected
TO the house, or their continuance in
the senate is assured. The governors
of all the states have been called upon
for detailed information as to highway
conditions In their respective states,
and information is also being gathered
from highway departm and other
sources. As a result the sixty-third
congress, when it comes into existence
on March 4, 1918. will have before it
a volume Of information on tho subject
Of good roads never before available.
The second federal aid convention,
to be held in Washington simultaneous.
ly with the beginning Of the new con-
gress, will bring the organized motor
lists, the farmers and the business men
who will be represented there into
closer cooperation with congress on
this matter, and undoubtedly will re-
suit in speedy action along federal aid
limos. This belief that 1913 will sec the
beginning Of a new national roads pol
icy is strengthened by the fact that
the new president of the United States
has placed himself convipcingly on rec
ord in favor Of federal aid
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Federal Aid Plan.

The federal aid convention for1nu-
lated the proposal for the appointment
of congressional committee to inves-
tigate and report upon the whole sub
ject Of federal participation In highway
construction. The resolution providing
for such commission was adopted by
congress, the commission was appointed
and is now at work. The federal aid
sentiment, already strong in congress,
found further expression in the appro-
priation of 100000 for the improve
mont of rural post roads, and the good
roads enthusiasm, stimulated and crys-
tallized by the A. A. A, with the ag-
ricultural, business and highway asso.
Citations cooperating, has spread
throughout the United States, so that
the beginning of 1913 finds the federal
aid question to be not one Of whether
the government should spend national
funds upon roads, but as TO the form
which such approximations should take.
On this point another noteworthy
event of the year was the action Of the
\. A. A. at It's annual meeting in plac-
ing itself squarely on record as favor
ing the construction Of system of na-
tional roads. and opposed to tho scat
tering and piecemeal distribution Of
government funds for purely local
highways. which work properly de-
wolves on tho states, with county and
township cooperation.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
MILLIONS PLEDGED
FOR BETTER ROADS
New York Heads List With
Fifty Millions; Federal
Aid Expected.

The year coming to a close has been
q notable one from the viewpoint of
good roads enthusiasts in many direc-
tlons. It would be noteworthy if there
were nothing else to record than the
action OF many states in making lib
eral roads appropriations. New York
tops the list with the $50,o00,00 bond
issue, added TO its previous appropria-
tions of an equal amount. Pennsyl-
vania follows with q proposed S50,oo0,.
900 appropriation, which there is as
surance will be favorably acted upon
by its state legislature. In California
an SIS, 100000 bond issue is now being
expended; in Maine the $2,000,0 900 bond
issue has been authorized. to be met by
the automobile fees; smaller appropria-
lions in other states all point to a vast
bettcrment in road conditions in the
next few years. The defeat OF the
$50, 100000 bond issue in Ohio is the
only discouraging feature of the year,
and even this, say Ohio good roads ad.
vocates, is certain to be recOnsidered
In the near future.
or the many conventions held during
the year, two are especially noteworthy.
The American Road congress at Allan
tic City, n. j., brought together road
builders and road users in enthusiastic
cooperation. Most important, however,
was tho first federal aid good roads
called by the American
association and held in
D. c., in January, and out
Of which have already come results far
reaching and which give promise Of
greater things at no distant day.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
After Better Roads.

With the increase Of the motor driv-
iug population in Utah has come an
added interest in the good roads move
mcnt. This has been especially notice
able in tho many meetings held during
the past six months with a view Of i'm.
proving the states highways. Per
haps the strongest single element in
this work has been the Automobile
Climb Of Utah, which was organized
early last summer. This organization
has been active since its inception, es,
pecially in its effort to secure trans.
continental automobile travel for the
state OF Utah.
Early in the summer this organiza-
cion succeeded in bringing the automo.
bile travel coming west through Wy
oming into Salt Lake by developing
and advertising the Parloy's canyon
route. Later its officers got behind
the Midland trail movement with a
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Tourist Travel Helps.

While the average citizen may not
appreciate what the automobile tour
ist travel means TO state, those who
have watched it grow predict 1t will
within a short time be more important
than the tourist travel by train. The
Automobile Club OF Utah has conduct
ed a bureau Of information during the
past summer and secured register OF
part Of the ears passing through the
state. This register shows q record OF
500 cars and it is estimated fully as
many more passed through without
calling on the bureau. These cars will
average four persons each with an av-
erage time OF eight days spent in the
state. 1t can be readily seen that this
dollars the past year in the state, and
the total win probably run into mil
lions by tho time the San Francisco
fair opens.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Local Touring.

A greater part OF the energy spent
on the good roads work the past year
has been on transcontinental routes
with view Of encouraging this work.
Local routes, however, have also been
developed with added interest in travel
from Salt Lake to the different parts
Of the state. The Tribune pathfinder
mapped and logged the Vernal country
district, the Deep Creek country and
established route into southern Idaho
via the Raft river country. Past ex-
perience has proved that the publica
ton of these routes has poured n
steady stream Of automobile travel in
to the districts mapped and these sec
tions should get the benefit of such To-
cal travel the coming wear
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
1872 BANNER YEAR
FOR AUTO DEALER
Records Show Sales of Cars
Far Surpass All Previ-
Gus Seasons.

While Utah and Salt Lake are right
fully boasting Of their progress and
achievements during the year 1912 the
progress made in the automobile trade
should not be overlooked because the
automobile game has made history IN
this section of the country during the
past twelve months. Here are the
facts There are now in Utah 2600
cars. One year ago there were lsOU
cars, an increase OF 500 cars in the year
1912 1t took twelve years to sell the
1900 cars, yet in 1912 nearly half this
number was sold. When il is said in
cold type that 1912 is by far the great
est year this state has ever had In the
automobile business the figures prove
5hat statement without further argu-
nent.
It is only fair to note that this same
condition exists all over the United
States, but il is doubtful if any state
can show the percentage of gain shown
IN Utah. Automobiles speak of pros
perity and il must therefore follow that
Utah has had the same percentage oil
gain in prosperity that it has had In
the sale Of automobiles.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
UP AND DOWN SALT LAKES
BUSY AUTOMOBILE ROW

The weather is bad in Idaho for auto
mobiles, says Manager j. G. Riley Of
tho Goodyear Tire & Rubber company,
but the people are talking new cars.
Mr.. Riley is home from q week IS trip
through that state and says there will
be many cars and plenty Of tires sold
there next season.
v. L. Bunnell Of the Studebaker
force in Provo has returned home after
spending a week in Salt Lake showing
the new Studebaker line TO Utah county
prospects who came to the city to look
At these cars.
II. II. Bell, Pacific coast manager
of the Firestone Tire company has
been a visitor in the city for the past
week at the Utah Tire g. Rubber com
pany's Firestone agency. A general
object Of his visit.
Sid Theobold, manager of the United
states Tire company branch, left for
Montana yesterday, where be will at
tend meeting Of the new dealers as
sociation just launched in Butte. He
says the tradespeople there have got
together with strong organization to
better trade conditions.
N. II. Bertram Of the Bertram Motor
Supply company has returned from a
flying trip to the Boise, Idaho, and
Ogden branches Of his company. Good
business, especially for winter months,
is the report brought home.
Manager q. F. Horn OF the Apper.
SON Motor Car company received word
yesterday from W. II. Curtis, factory
representative OF the Apperson com
pany, that he would be in Salt Lake
this week. While here, no will visit
Apperson owners and test out cars.
In order that expert overhauline
work can bo done in daylight, the
Botterill mechanical employees have
changed their working hours from I to
5 instead Of from to 6. Mr.. Bot.
terill states that the work his mechanics
can do In daylight is so far superior
TO work that is accomplished through
the aid Of artificial light that they
have decided after careful considera-
tion to mako this change.
The Wright Motor Car company has
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
POLICE DEPARTMENT
HAS TWO NEW FORDS

The Alkire-Smith company has Just
closed deal with the city OF Salt Lake
for two 1913 Ford cars, to be used by
the police department. They will be
used by the chief in making "hurry
up calls, and the plain clothes men.
Mr.. Smith said Yesterday the Ford car
was bought on account OF its ine1peu-
sive upkeep, which had become quite
an item TO tho city with its auto.
mobiles.
Two Ford cars wero also bought and
delivered the past week as Christmas
presents. Both were delivered the dav
before Christmas. One was for w. p.
Richards, Jr.. OF this city, and the
other went TO Arthur Dickerson OF
American Fork
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29

view of bringing automobile travel
from Colorado into Utah, which 1t IS
estimated is four TO ono rs great as
the travel that comes 10 Utah by the
Wyoming route, Up TO the present time
eastern travel headed for Colorado has
come as far west rs Grand Junction
and turned cast because the road into
Utah was impossible. The new Mid
self TO open n route into Salt Lake by
this route which should greatly in
crease the auto travel into the state.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Dealers Optimistic.

For this reason Utah automobile
dealers are in happy frame of mind.
They are entering upon a new year
with view of doing even better in
1913 than they did in 1912 and will
frankly tell you every indication points
that way. Larger contracts in their
car allotmcnts are the rule which plain.
~ indicates all expect a larger bust.
ness. a shortage of cars, however,
seems apparent as reports show many
Of the larger concerns have already
sold their output IN fact, ii is known
in some cases, local dealers have been
asked to make new contracts for 1913
in which their allotment Of cars will be
cut down
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
BUICK FACTORY IS
BREAKING RECORD

The demand for cars for next season
Is shown by n telegram received the past
week by Manager \. II. Tourssen Of the
RANDALL Dodd company from Salesman =
ager r. II, Collins Of the Buick factory.
The telegram said:
Today we passed the ten thousand
mark on 1913 deliveries. Your splen-
old cooperation and support has
made this new record possible, and
We extend you, your associates and
families. our best wisheg for a merry
Christmas and prosperous New
Year.
c.. W. NASH. President General
Motors Company.
Manager Tourssen says this gives an
idea OF the popularity OF Buick cars for
Isl5- In spite OF the fact that this
hhmoer or cars has ben shipped the
factory Is still behind in its ordorg and
dealers are having a hard time 10 get
GaFs; olr. Iourssen declares IL his be-
hei That a shortage viii loxist all season
ana prospective buyers should get their
orders IN as quickly az possible or they
may De disappointed when the driving
season opens.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29

than $4,000 cars in 1915. really be
lieve these are conservative estimates.
There is no doubt that each person, no
matter what his line of business of oc
cupation, should lend his influence to-
ward the creation of trauscontineptal
routes, for the ultimate gain will prob
ably be greater than he realizes. -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
AMONG THE DEALERS

All matter appearing under this head In
published az nowr. but under the rocopt law
psSssd by congress 10 classified "a advortio-
Ing because tho dealers mentioned carry su ad
Ia nnotbor part OF this paper, In no senJs
arc these notices paid advertisements.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29

The Randall -Dodd Auto company
held it's annual meeting in this city
during the past woek. The following
officers were elected for the coming
year: A. G. Randall, president; w.
T. Dodd, vice president; r. P. Mays,
treasurer; A, Il. Tourssen. secretary,
Reports Of the company show the year
1912 the most prosperous in its history.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Motors Company.

Try the Wants in providing chances
70 insure that for which you are in
search
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29

W. Owens. sales manager Of the
Chalmers will be visitor in Salt Lake
the coming week, according to Man
ager Alex Beveridge OF the Cheesman
Automobile company, He will remain
in the city for several days.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29

just been organized and will shortly
Join the firms selling ears in Salt Lake.
III. r. Wright is manager of the new
company The Pathfinder car will be
handled as leader by this company
The Pathfinder car is well established
throughout the country on account OF
the work the past year by A. l.. West
gard. who mapped and logged the four
transeontinental routes for the A. A A.
in car Of this make. Mr.. Wright
expects to have a demonstrator hero
within the next few days.
Manager J. r. Hall of the Campbell
Automobile company is a firm believer
in advertising to sell cars. During
the past week, with the weather near
the zero mark. "prospect called up
on him and after carefully looking over
the line Of cars, remarked that he had
intended to wait ntil spring to buy a
car, but that the Campbell firm g ad-
vertising had brought him in and he
did not know whether be could put
the purchase of car off much longer.
Hall declares it is necessary to keep
the public interested in what one has
to sell all the time, if one expects to
get the business.
u W. hellys 1luuSOu service man.
has been with the BotterilI company
the past week and has left for trip
through Idaho to look over the Hud-
son cars in that state. Mr.. Kelly's
headquarters for the future will be
with the Botterill company in Salt
Lake and as part of its system he
is to call on every Hudson owner in
this territory at least once every thirty
days.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29

The Wright Motor Car company has
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29

N. II. Bertram of the Bertram Motor
Supply company has returned from a
flying trip to the Boise, Idaho, and
Ogden branches Of his company. Good
business, especially for winter months,
8 the report brought home.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-07-27
MoQoIlon, New Mexico.

Mogollon Gold and Copper Compa,
pany ore is being sent regularly to the
Deadwood mill, taken from the winze
in the tunnel The air pipe recently
delivered has been installed.
The Deadwood mines mill is han
ding an average of sixty tons of ore
daily. Four thousand three hundred
seventy-six Troy ounces of gold and
silver bullion were produced for the
first ten-day cleanup In July, with ap.
proximately two and one-half of con
centrates.
Deep Down leasers are constantly
south slope and will likely bring the
figure up to twenty tons per day in
the near future. The grade thus far
has been above the average of the mill
ore in the camp. It is sent to thu
Deadwood mill for treatment.
At the Ernestine Mining Com
pany, the bullion product for June
amounted to 11,000 Troy ounces gold
and silver: concentrates for the same
period. 51a tons. The daily ore treat
ment continues at better than 100 tons.
"A now tllpiCAy ClCCIilCdlly
pump has been installed in the mill to
handle the battery solution, replacing
the old steam pump.
The Oaks company's Pacific mine
development yielded 80 tons OF mill
ore during the past two weeks, OF
which thirty-five tons came from the
bottom of the south shaft, now down
1877 feet and avarapod col nor ton
The tunnel is in $40 feet where the
ledge shows eight feet wide Of good
grade Of ore. The Johnson shaft pro-
duced twenty tons Of mill ore during
the period.