Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-30
CADILLAC BLAZES
TRAIL To
MEXICO

After making vcnturcsomc trip
from Los Angeles, across wild ana
unknown country, the Cadillac path.
finding car has finally reached its des.
tination, and It was given royal re.
iception. the driver being congratu.
lated by President Madcro.
The automobile journals have the
following to say in reference to the
wonderful trip:
IAN automobile has succeeded in
Ipath.fnding its way from Los Angeles
down the west coast of Mexico, 10
Mexico City. The Cadillac car. driven
by r. J. Beaudet, who undertook this
extremely difficult and hazardous task,
has arrived in the capital of the
southern Republic and the unique al.
venture in motor pioneering has thus
ended successfully.
"A telegram from Mr.. Beaudct an.
InOunced his arrival in Mexico City.
He reported that he was met by a
delegation OF McXcans and prom.
lncnt members of the American club.
Later in the day he was welcomed
and congratulated officially by Prcs-
dent Madero, and messages of greet.
I ing from high officials of the United
States were delivered to the Chief En-
Iecutive of the Mexican Republic. The
arrival of the car, after traversing
$500 miles, most of which was over
unknown roads, across difficult noun.
tains, streams and deserts that
had never before been touched by an
auto tire, created genuine enthusiasm
and provoked amaZcmcnt on the part
Of many, especially some of the ma.
lives. One happy result of the Cadi.
llac's successful pathfnding will
doubtless be the launching OF move
mcnt, under the auspices of the Paci.
. fic Highway Association, to construct
an automobile highway from the
northcrnmost point of the Pacific
Coast to the City of Mexico. extend.
! ing 1000 miles.
The interesting and significant rca.
ture of this Los Angeles City of Mex.
leo pathfnding feat is the fact that
whereas the automobile has in the
last few years successfully travcrsed
every other civilized portion of the
globe, and many portions still unCivi.
lized, no motorist had crossed the
wonderful country that covers the
western coast section of Mexico until
Beaudet and his Cadillac negotiated
It. There now remains no other op-
portunitics for pathlinding in the civ
ilized portions of the world.
Strange as II may seem. the sec.
lion of the continent crossed by Beau
Diet for the first time Is one OF the
most beautiful. interesting and fruit
tful in the world. II Is reported that
there are still millions of acres of the
richest kind of land along this west
ern Mexican coast not yet under cul
Itivation and that many streams pour
ing their waters into the Pacific are
available for irrigation purposes.
at would take book to tell of all
the adventures that befcll Beaudet
and his companions before they
reached Mexico City, but a few facts
concerning some of the more strcnm'
Ious episodes, the more difficult OBJ
Istaclcs overcome, have reached the
outside world. II Is remembered thar
lon one occasion the Cadillac was lost
lin the bed of stream, completely
submerged in the sand and water,
For many mile II had to make its
way over the rocky beds of dried M
torrents, and one one occasion 1t TOOK
three DAYS to cover so miles. Yet the
car reached Mexico City in good con