Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-31

auto party
spent Tuesday
---- evening in the
White City. Were coming In a spe.
cial train on Saturday, Oct. 5, which
will be Travelling Mems day. and
hope to bring our band along. Het.
finger county will be on the map,
and we are also going after the first
prize for the best county exhibit
Trip Was Unqualified Success.
The sentiment expressed at Mott
was but the echo of the sentiments
expressed by the business men and
boosters of every town along the line
of the tour, and wos reechoed in the
other towns that were visited Wed.
nesday morning and afternoon. The
auto trip was one Of the biggest
boosts that the Industrial Exposition
could possibly have received. At the
same time the auto trip had another
important function, in that it brought
the business men and wholesalers OF
the capital city in closer touch with
the business men and with business
conditions in the western portion of
the state.
Other Trips Planned.
The trip was such an unqualified
success, both as an advertisement for
the Exposition and as a means OF
getting acquainted with boosters ol
abe Slope communities, that in all
probability there will be at least two
more tours IN, the immediate future.
one through Emmons, Logan and
kidder counties, and one north &c
Minot, thence to Plaza, Ryder, Doug
las and Max, and crossing the river
near Coal Harbor, returning to Bis
mrck through Mercer, Oliver and
northern Morton counties.
Weather Ideal; Roads Good.
The weather for the entire three
days could not have been improved
upon The sun came out rather hot
each day as the sunburned and tanned
visages of the various boosters who
comprised the party will attest, and
the roads we're dusty. But a dusty
road can be Travelled I'VE where in
many instances a muddy road coul(
not. The roads were good almost
the entire way, the worst spots being
between New Salem and Hebron, an6
between Dickinson and New England
Eight Autos On Tour.
Eight cars made the trip, and al
of them stood the 303 miles in splen
did shape. There were a few in
stances of tire trouble. During thu
second days run all Of the cars heat
ed up considerably, and many vel
obliged to take water between New
England and Mott. The day was sui
try, and a hot wind was blowing, ant
this, perhaps, accounted for it. AL
of the cars did remarkably we'll. The
big six-cylinder Franklin of E. G
Patterson, carrying sever passengers
and a heavy load of baggage, never
baked at any hill or any obstruction,
but took everything that came along
and was always in at the finish right
on time. Grant Calls little Hudson
was the only car that returned to
Bismarck with a perfect score. Frank
JaszkOWiak's Ford lost only one
point, and that on account Of a broken
brake-rod. Fred Conklin's Chalmers
made a remarkable run, as did all Of
the other cars, Hoskins', Tatley's,
Cassidy's and DR.. Quain's.
Resume Of the Tour.
A brief resume of the tour would
not be out Of place. The personnel
of the party was on the average as
follows:
Car Grant Call, representing Good
rich!Call Lumber company;
r. A. Copelin, representing
Copelin Candy company.
Car 2-F. l.. Conklin, president Bis.
marck Commercial club; Mrs.
F. l.. Conklin.
Car 3-R. d. Hoskins, clerk supreme
court; A. A. Bruce, associate
Justice, North Dakota SUI.
preme court; O. B. Hoskins.
representing Hoskins Sta
tionery company; P. j. Meyer,
representing Hoskins Flora!
company.
Car Al. D. Cassidy, manager Bis.
marck branch, Singer Sewing
Machine company; J. A. Ha-
ney, representing Knowles &
Kinney; F. e. Young, secre-
tary Bismarck Commercial
Club; A. L. Kershaw, D. D. S..
director Western Kennel as
s~OciatiOn.
Car 81. Jaszkowiak, machinery; =!
e. Maynard. representing Bis.
marck Grocery company; w.
"A. Erickson, representing
Foley Bros. & Kelly; r.
Hageman, manager repair de.
partment, international Har-
vester company.