The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-20
PATHFINDER
ON LONG TOUR
in THE WEST
w. L. Westgard, Field Represen-
tative of American Auto AssO-
citation, Ends Trip
FOLLOWS FAMOUS
TRAIL TO SUNSET
Completes Longest Single Jour
ney Ever Made BY Motor
Driver

The arrival In New York. Oct. Is.
of w. o. l.. Westgard, field represen.
tative OF the American Automobile a..
ISOLATION, completed the longest and
in some respects the most important
of the five cross-country routes 90 far
logged by the national organization.
Starting from Los Angeles after the
completion of the Indiana makers
tour, the Trail to Sunset was fol-
lowed through San Diego and Yuma
to Phoenix. Ariz., where. leaving the
Santa Fee trail, southerly detour was
made along the line of the Border
land route through Tucson. Bisbee,
and Dougles to LOrdsburg. N. M. On
account Of the equal Importance OF
the two routes across southern Arr
IONA, It was decided to use both, which
required a loop back to Phoenix by
Clifton, Globe, and Roosevelt Dam,
and thence east again to L0rdsburg,
making three trips between Phoenix
and Lordsburg.
After crossing the Rio Grande river,
a southwesterly course was followed
to Ell Paso, thence northeasterly to
Alamogordo, and through Roswell.
6weetwater, Abeline and Fort Worth
to Dallas. Leaving Dallas, the route led
to Texarkana, where the Red river
was crossed into Arkansas, In which
state the slOwest average time Of the
entire trip was made, somewhat on
eccount of exceptionally heavy rains
at the time the pathfnding went
through. However. Arkansas was safe
ly traversed, and from Memphis,
Tenn. the route Of the proposed Mem
plis-to-Bristol highway was followed
&c Nashville. After careful investiga.
ton, 1t was considered best to take
the longer way from Nashville TO
Knoxville via Chattanooga, which con-
stituted the only deviation on the en-
tire trip from the route OF the South
ern National TranscOntinental High
way.
From Knoxville. the short line was
taken across the mountains to Ashe-
vile. N. c.. which proved to be a won.
derfully scenic route, materially bet
ter than the preliminary reports had
seemed to indicate. Leaving Asheville,
the route led through Statesville,
Salisbury, and Greensboro to Durham,
N. c., where the line OF the Quebec
Miami International Highway was met
and followed north through Clarks-
vile, Boydton, Dinwiddle and Peters
burg to Richmond. Va. After travers.
ing the short line" between Rich
mond and Washington. which though
not yet completed will be finished
next year. the standard route was fol.
lowed from the national capital
through Baltimore, Wilmington and
Philadelphia to New York.
This Is the longest single trip Of
its kind ever made, and full data was
collected, from which complete mile
ages. road conditions and otheS neces-
sary information for the tourist will
be prepared, especially for the heavy
cross-country travel in 1914-15. Every
mile was covered by the same Path
finder 40" that crossed the continent
three times in 1912. and also laid out
the route of the Pacific highway from
Seattle and Portland to San Francisco
The same car was one OF the entries
In the Indiana Pacific tour, making
in all five transcontinental tours for
1t up to the present time.