The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-05-19

United States, the southern, eastern,
middle western, western and north
western states each being represent
20. Minnesota. being located SO near
the starting point. will, of course,
have the largest representation, but
already autoists of the other sections
of the country have shown keen in
terest in thu novel run and entry
blanks have been, mailed to several
who will take advantage of low tariff
freight rates and ship their cars to
Minneapolis for the start.
In order to insure adequate eating
n sleeping accommodations for the
contestants in the tour. Louis w. Hill,
chairman Of the Great Northern rail-
way, will equip a palatial hotel train
which will run just ahead Of the mo-
florists, stopping at the noon controls
so they can have access to the din
ing cars. and parking at the night con-
trolls, so the automobiles will oc-
cupy the sleeping cars at night. The
n these. pitched along the right of
way. near the hotel train at night, will
lend picturesqueness to the tour.
The hotel train will carry an auto
mobile repair car. SO that broken
parts can be replaced without any
great delay to the tourists. Besides a
baggage car will be equipped for the
III IN llISI UdllN duION1O.
pile paper ever printed on a train.
Newspaper correspondents from vari-
Gus parts of the country who accom-
pany the tour will contribute daily to
this unique sheet. An engraving plant
Will be operated in connection, so that
graphleX men will see their photo
graphs reproduced rou
Louis w. Hill. who has entered his
W automobile in the tour, is plan
ming to prepare Il brilliant finish for
the Automobiles by illuminating the
Rocky Mountain range for their bene-
fit the night of the finish. Here is
how MI. Hill proposes to have the
tourists get their first glimpse of the
Roof of the Continent.
He will have stationed on the noun
tain peaks along the picturesque
Rocky n just back of the unique
log hotel at Glacier Park station, a
score of men who at a given signal
will touch off great pyramids of red,
white and blue Roman fire. This H.
Illuminated panoramic mountain spec
acle will be flashed upon the APP
preaching motorists when the pilot
car of the tour is crossing the Montana
prairie within forty miles of the
Rocky Mountain range. This no
doubt will be a memorable hashlight
revelation of the seven wonders of the
Switzerland of America.
The itinerary follows. with the to-
tai mileage for each day:
Itinerary Of the Tour.
Friday. July 11.-Leave Twin Cities,
Minn.. 500 a. M; arrive st. Cloud,
Mimi. noon; arrive Alexandria, MINI.
night; 144.4 miles.
Saturday July 12.-Leave Alexan-
dria, Mimi. morning, arrive Fergus
Falls. Mimi. noon; arrive Fargo. N.
d.. night: 1888 miles.
Sunday, July 13.-Rest at Fargo N.
D..
Monday. July 14.-Leave Fargo,
morning: arrive Grand Forks, N. D.,
Dor arrive Devils Lake, N. D., night;
1916 miles.
Tuesday. July 15.-Leave Devils
Lake. morning; arrive Rugby, N. D.,
noon: arrive Minot, N. D., night;
1855 miles.
Wednesday,. July 16.-Leave Minot.
morning: arrive Stanley, noon; arrive
Williston. n. D., night: 1868 miles.
Thursday, July 17.-Leave Willis
ton. morning.; arrive Poplar, Mont,
noon: arrive Glasgow, Mont, night;
1888 miles.
Friday, July 1s.-Leave Glasgow,