El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-31

AUTO ROUTE FOR
INDIANAPOLIS RUN
Manufacturers to un to California
Through Missouri. Kansas. Colo
RADIO, Utah and Nevada


indianapolis, Ind, May 31.-The route
for the Indiana Automobile Manufac-
turers' association tour from this city
to the Pacific coast is announced by
the tour committee. Inc enLlre Trip
between Indianapolis and Los Angeles
viii cover a distance Of 53+Y-l miles
and viii be made in SO days running,
including five lay over days Ine
average mileage per day VIII be 1868
miles.
The tourists viii depart from Indian
apOlis on Tuesday, July j, running over
the national road to Terra Haute, the
first night stop. on Wednesday they
viii run to Springfield Ill, by way
of Paris. Chrisman, Tuscola and De-
catur. and on the third day viii tour
into St Louis over the Alton Way
by way of CarlinVille and Alton. On
the Fourth of July, the Hoosiers viii
start across Missouri, following cne
old BOOne's Lick trail and the new
Missouri state highway. The night
stop viii be made at Columbia, the
University of Missouri town, and on
July the party. VIII travel TO Kansas
City by way Of Marshall and viii cross
the Missouri river either at .BOones-
vile or Glasgow.
The first Sunday of the journey viii
be spent in Kansas City and prepare
lions will be made for the trip across
Kansas and Colorado over the Golden
Belt route by way OF Topeka and stop
ping at Fort Riley on Monday night
On Tuesday. July 8, the party viii be
off on III mile run to Ellis by way
Of Abilene, Salina, Ellsworth and
HAYES.
The run on July will be almost
as Ion, covering 1898 miles to Burling-
ton, Kansas, the night control, by way
of Colby and GOodland. On July 90
the tourists viii stop at LimOn Colo
for luncheon. The trip to Colorado
Springs then will be undertaken over
,, b.
spent in Colorado Springs. A short
run is promised for July II. according
to the chart of the rOutemaEerS. The
run viii be from Colorado Springs
to Denver, a distance of $50 miles.
The night of the llth and the follow
ing day and night viii be spent in
Denver, seeing the sights and rest
ing up for the journey across the
mountains.
The Midland trail viii be followed
from Denver to Salt Lake City The
tour viii leave on sunday afternoon.
July IL and drive Sy.S miles TO Hot
Springs, the night control The fol-
lowing day the route calls for 1912
miles TO GlenwOOd Springs. by way II
WalcOtt a trip of practically the same
length is routed for July IS, bringing
the cars TO Grand Junction, a dis
lance Of 1O4.5 miles
Two long drives then confront the
HOosiers. On July 16 they viii cover
1I2 miles between Grand Junction and
WOodside, by way of Mack and Green
river, and on July ~ 10 miles viii he
Lake City, by way of the Nevada
branch Of the Midland trail which viii
be followed from salt Lake City
through Nevada
A DAYS stop viii be made in salt
Lake City. the night of July IL and
the following day in the city On
July 19 the tourists will go to ogden
making the only side trip on the jour
ney. The trip has been planned on
account Of the intense interest shown
by the people in that vicinity and
preraratiOns are under way for the en-
treatment of The Indiana men
Bright and early on July 20 the party
viii be off around the south side Of
the lake for Kearney's ranch where the
night control will be made. A run #
l24 miles has been planned for July 81,
from the ranch to Ely. On the 22d
the run viii be made TO GOIdfield ana
TOnOpah, a distance Of 147.3 miles. The
next day will take the tourists 10
Bishop, Calf Then comes the run TO
Reno on July "a past Lake Tahoe On
the 25th the route doubles back past
Lake Lahore and on to Sacramento, ,
Calf, a distance Of 11g miles.
The 10Th will see the party on irs
way to Oakland and nearing the end I
of its long journey. The route lies by !
way Of Stockton and the tourists viii /
spend the night in Oakland.
Governor Spray OF Nevada and his I
official staff have promised to accom-
pany the tourists to the California Z
state line, where they viii be met by 4
the governor Of the latter state and his Z
staff. to be conducted 70 San Fran I
cisco The run from Oakland is the I
only SIX miles. the trip being made by I
ferry across the bay. The party viii /
arrive at Frisco on July q, where 1t ]
VIII remain for the following two days. I
On July 80 the tour viii start on the I
last lap Of the journey to Los Angeles |
over the coast road The new RincOn I
cutoff viii be used and then the tour 4
viii follow the plank road over the !
Pacific which cuts off eight miles 4
through mountain passes. The trip 4
from San Francisco to De Monte viii I
occupy the day Of July 30. the party 4
passing through san Jose. Santa Cruze 4
and Salinas.
The last day Of July viii see the /
tourists on their way from De Monte Z
to San Luis ObispO. by way Salinas and Z
Pas Robes, a distance Of 1893 miles. \
The next to the last days run viii be .
from san Luis ObispO to Santa Bar \
5ara, a distance Of 1876 miles. At 4
noon on August . the tour will end in /
Los Angeles, 1858 miles from Santa .
Barbara
Sixteen cars already are entered in
the tour and it is expected that within .
than doubled. The entries so far are \
Stutzs, three MariOns, two Premiers.
two Haynes, Pathfinder McFarlan and /
Premier truck