Bisbee daily review., 1912-04-27
BORDERLAND Is
 FINEST ROUTE
Declares Harry Drum Who Is Pathfinding for the TranscOntinental
 Tours Club
LEAVES FOX TUCSON


 Bisbee is on the map of the ocean to ocean highway and tha, highway win be known as the Borderland route It will have the official sane ton of the TrenscoHtinental Tours Club O. Chicago This became cer. tain yesterday with the announce luent to that effect by Chairman Drum of the Tours club at luncheon that was attended by nearly fortg good roads enthusiasts and which had been arranged Ly the entertain ment committee of the War ren District Commercial club He expressed surprise at the eX- cellenCe of many Of the roads he had encountered and pleas Ure at the reception that had been rendered him and the enthusiasm and earnest interest he had found at all points along his route. He further stated that the Borderland route was easily the best and most feasible transcontinental route that had been found up to this time and said tha5 he had travelled over all of them. lt was better by far than the Raton pass and that all that IS necessary lp utdht tht bASutF pass iitIt Fot' ular and more travelled is to make public the beauties Of it, to get tha first tourists to see it and they will spread the story of it's beauties ana advantages to others so that more and more will traverse it until it shall become feature of transcontinental tours.
 Arrives in District
 was cbgvt1A haFpra Ia D'plOTi is that President McNay of the Com. mercial club telephoned from DOus ias that the good roads party was just leaving A little more than an hour later they had left their cars at the garages and went 10 the O.: fiCes of the Commercial club at the Copper Qreen hotel Then short wait ensued and it vas 11:30 when the guests entered the diring room at the hotel and took their seats at a long table which Manager Poppel had had arranged for the occasion. Dr \. C. BledsCe occupied a seat at one end of tie table and was toast master and Harry C. Drum. the guest of honor, was seated at the other end Proceedings were opened when the toastmaster called on all 10 rise and drink the health of Harry c Drum chairman of the Transcon tinental Tours club or America. Then followed course luncheon which Tc Hected credit upon the management of the Copper Queen hotel
 With the arrival of coffee am cigars Dr. Biedsoe rose and stated that there was ono present who made certain representation as to which the people of Bisbee knew nothing but there vas one present who might vouch for the visitor and called on Prof. L. l.. Snider to maka the introduction. It developed tha; the Bisbee professor had Drum for his pupil at one time m the east and between former teacher and former pupil it was evident that there e., isted a warm friendship Having found a sponsor in Prof. Snder. MT Drum proceeded 10 acknowledge the introduction, paid high tribute to his friend, and many complimentary things Of Dr. Bledsoe Oi whose good work ior better roads and the bet termsnt of the district he had heard as far away a5 Fl PaSo.
 Tells of Advantages.
 The speaker told Of the number oi ears that entered Colorado last year G.C0O, bringing 30o00 tourists wh' spent $2000.O00 and said such tourist were men of means and prospective investors. He stated that when tho BorderlaDd route is known and i'm proved. say by the lime of the Sal Francisco fair in 1915, there woui' that year be 10000 cars tr:It WoulC pass through BisDes. This woul' mean in the ncighbcrhOod of 40,Gc' tourists and would mean d spending of in tte neighborhocd Of SZ0U,000 l! that year which would otherwise ne' CT reach this section.
 Mir. Drum then spoke of his ei dorsemeut of the route ana made certain that the southern and no the northern route will be the on endorsed in the east from Whenc most tours start. lie compared tn Bisbee section Of the territorial higt way with other roads, expressing a. miration and said the directors Of th club would be surprised to learn tha such d road existed iu the sOuthw est Of which they were toe little informed lie spoke of the parties that toure Iurope and could be brought to tOu the southwest, and urged that th Ueoplc a.oug the BOrdcrIand Wa iuAht lA d. IpplId4 do Ai4~ e2t+L4t'1
 trail which ii eXcels in ieaslDliit and in beauty as well He adtnitte that possibibly a route through norsl ern Arizona might in places furnis more attractive scenery, but d clared that the difficulties attendaI on such d route, ss compared wlt the southern route, made it's ado lion impracticable.
 Advice To Push.
 Push. get together and push, get 9 together and work one and all fc thc interests of your route. Improy the roads still further. X splendl beginning was made. keep on. boos ing and pushing and improving tS roads and the cities along it vi reap the benefit or ali money e pended hundreds Of times over, va some Of the advice he gave. He su gested that every business house the district should have printed c it's letter heads "On the Borderlar Transcontinental Route.
 Before leaving tho visitor asde that there be sent 10 him picture of scenes in the district and full dal for advertising purposes. In the couiS