New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-11
FOR THE AUTO TOURIST
Seeinu America from the Car Is
Becoming Easier.
Wal LIABLE WORK IN WEST
Colorado and Utah Are Hard at
Work in Effort to Attract
Motorists.

ANIMATION interstate tours which in-
.5. notb motor vehicle and railroad
80, arc 81 feature of the present year
-'.o,,nted for by the growing desire OF
~. ,,..rare American 90 see more Of his
oan country in limited space Of time
There are various reasons for this
.,.,~ comments Howard Lonsstreth or
49, American Automobile Association
..,,rin- information board. the principal
NJ which is that our disconnected
..o road systems do not permit the
.a.;nuors travel possible in Europe from
~. country 10 another. But We are max
- steady advance and in the next
,1e.de VIII have made substantial pros
.os. toward comprehensive country wide
,ot,,or, NJ Interstate roads.
.,ro.her thing that explains tho com
,srstion tour is the desire first To see the
.orrtrv's wonderlands which calls for the
-sir-,ort ~ the automobile. or its driving
-, ,,e section Of the country visited
,,,tbout is complement Of passenger.
,rho boft for comfort and lack Of time
frequently prefer TO take the railroad
Journey
2, is certaIut'. however. that this
,,ar .vrl see more transconunentalistS
,,sn ever before vital portions Of the
midland trail iu Western Colorado and
Eastern I.tah are being rapidly improved
,, tho crossing 90 the Pacific Coast
through the heart OF the Rockies.
Whom the American Automobile Assc-
cation pathfinder los. fail blazed the way
s~or, NEWER through Glenwood Springs.
,~.,r junction and Green River 10 Salt
7sk9 city many difficulties we're encoun-
tered and there was then some doubt as
N whether or not that route could be
depended upon for 1913 travel That doubt
FL. row b~7g removed through liberal APP
pro3riations by the Colorado Legislature
ana the enterprise OF the cities and towns
slons the line.
The total sums now available Tor road
work IN Colorado alone excesd al this
tine $4,000 The new state Highway
Conmi ssioner. Mr.. Ehrhart. recently gave
assurance that the commission was in
hearty sympathy with the midland trail
movement. and would exert every effort
10 nut this route in first class shape be-
fore July I.
actual road building is now being car
ned on IN every county i'm Colorado and
Utah through which this road passes. and
furthermore Mr.. Ehrhart assures the as
ISOLATION that the stretch between
Kremmling and Wolcott will be built at
once Grand and Garfield counties have
camps Of convicts
Utah commissioners have been over the
route with their engineers. and the $40
miles between the state line and Green
River will be taken care or utilizing
about ninety miles OF the old railroad
grade. Grand County already has fifty
teams and a large number OF men al
work on It's portion Of the route. The
county commissioners IN every county
through which this trail will pass are en-
tbusiastic over the project. and have not
orlv guaranteed their hearty support but
have made the necessary appropriations.
gang OF men Is working In Price
CANYON. al Castle Gate. and the people
m that county guarantee that they Will
have the CANYON road IN shape by the
middle Of July. Heretofore II has been
necessary 70 make a ffty-fve mile de-
tour as there was no road through this
slxteen-m.le CANYON. However the longer
way around through Castledale will he
in fine shape by the middle Of July. SO II