Arizona republican., 1913-08-15
Official Car of A. A. A. Log ging BOrderland Route Spends Night in Chief City of ArizOna-Car is Center of Excitement
CAR MUST GO
 OVER HIGHWAY
Through Tucson, Bisbee and Douglas, Say Emphatic Delegation of Southern Citizens Who Came Here to Meet Tour

Westegard will go over the Bor- derland route. It was announced last night at the smoker in ;honor of the visiting pathfinding sharps held at the Arizona club last night amidst a volumne of cheers. The very thing the local automen aided by hot delegations from Florence Douglas and Bisbee, to say nothing of Tucson, have been working their eyes and tongues off for for the last forty eight hours, is now fact and acting under orders from the touring committee of the 4. 4. A. received in despatch direct from New York last night, W. o. L. Westegard. official pathfinder for the Three As will leave early this morning for Florence attended by the delegations from Mesa. Florence, Bisbee and Douglas.
 The banquet and smoker in view of the great news that came to the participants of them were decided success. After a splendid feast ot good things at the Adams Hotel. the party adjourned to the Arizona club for the talks and smokes, and they had them to perfection.
  visitors in the name Of the mayor in his usual cheerful optimistic way. He was followed by W Paul Geary chairman of the Arizona Corpora tion commission, who spoke for Gov ernOr Hunt Mir GearY is one of the most eloquent public men in Arizona and an enthusiast for good roads. Col T. F. Weedin, register of the T.. S Land Office spoke for Good Roads and the Borderland Route" c. A. BranstOn, the Eng Iishman of the Westegard party con I,ulsed his hearers with his Wltu- cislus and comparisons. Brady wound up are oratory.
 Westegard's instructions are to leave his official car at Douglas and return to Phoenix. Then he will fake an Overland car going over the ro1te to Globe and through the White His pathfinder car mas been thoroughly overhauled While here. It was taken in charse pN Jack Holmes lmmedlatelE upo" Westegard's arrival. and work was done on it all night last nlght.
 whether w. O. L. Westgard, one or the perennial pathfinder shall log the branch of the Southern National High
 
 ,,,j Fl Paso-or whether he shall go rv his first advertised route along the borderland. taking in Florence, Tucsoh' Douelas Bisbee and thence east-s a Nuestion that agitated the automopile ,,, h1ic of Phoenix and the southern co,,rties yesterday, and ended late al oioT,+ with the element of uncertainty ;,,e+ 4s strong as ever. Mir. Westsard ,,itb his complete party arrived at 1lNe' escorted bv committees from tIorence' Tncson and Phoenix. but as far as de- ,fdine on his next move. he was com nalled to put everything off unui ne vats a nrorlised night letter from 'he ,Dairnau of the three A touring com 1ittee. .s..4 '0yban if was learned that an effort ,-os l,airor made 10 get the pathfinder ,,,t>- rented through Globe. there was ,cti,-i+,, in tlNe ranks of the Border and z,oosters This activity crystalllzeG r+o a set of strong telegrams from the ,n+o cBubs here. and the chambers or ,o,on7erce of the various Bordeflahu ,i+ias zskfug the Jotrs committee to hermit Westgard to go out Of PhoehlN IT, his rre-or,1ained schedule. Anu late n the afternoon. J. L. Holiness secfe -arv of the Mal.icopa auto club recelNeu his word from the powers 10 pc;
 ..westgard must go via Globe and Clifton: but in response to your hrs ng will instruct him by night lettef -o make the complete loop. Logging poth routes for the All Southerff, 1ours book"
 This leaves it optional with MT Westgard to make either loop first, md indeed. considering, the condition 1f the Globe route. the fact that the southern boosters are here to escort lim. and the still more powerful fact hat they will send him back by tram Q Phoenix to rOlIte the Globe road m one of their ca1+s-the pathfinder IS most agreeable to the southern route Is a starter
 An hour before noon the Adams lob 1v. headuuarters of visiting auto dele cations from Florence and Tucson be- gan to seethe with, motorists, awaiting he arrival of the Westgard party. Coldwater reported the pathfinder missing. and later Buckeye had him at luncheon. At four thirty dozen cars bearing members of the visiting com nittees. of the Phoenix board of trade. Phoenix motorists and newspaper men {
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