The Glenwood post., 1913-05-24
Two Hundred Indiana People to Visit
This City kt 14--.Ihy M
Spead tie Night Here
GRAND AUTO PARADE PLANNED

M Aandred autoists from Indiana
vim arrive in this city On the After
sssa Of July II snd will remain al
sight = the guests Of the city. They
Issvs Indianapolis July for . tour Of
the country ending At San Francisco,
ths return hens being made in . spe-
eial train.
These autoists will follow the line cf
the Midland trail, which comes through
Grand canon and into this city and on
thseugh Utah via Grand Junction.
There was . bitter fight between those
along the various routes across the con-
tinsn&, but the scenic beauties along
~ Midland trail outshons anything
any other route caa produce and this
sanssa tAsss pleasure seekers to vo.a
usaainossly to eoos this way.
II Aas bssa proposed BY Alderman
3ivaa thst every sstsist frsa Gssad
Jsss<isa - tAis city b ashsA - soas
Ass - jsia IN pars1s. He saegssts
~ aN ~ nashisss b takss theeush
osssA saasa = ~ ~ 'sssosts = ~
visiting sstsists "a tat .. nsvi.e PIE
tsrs fila b nsds 4 ten in the sa.o.
~ = = - - r.
vsFtising The Midland trail. He b.
ieves this one Of the best advertise
nents the city can get. He also said
this week: 81 will leave my work
here at the studio and will take pick
and shovel and work 4 few days on
the canon road if the other business
men and citizens of the city will join
me. We must have that road in the
pink Of condition for their coming. We
can hardly do enough for these people
and We must begin planning now"
In speaking Of the proposed trip, the
1ndiasspolis News says in part:
Ths route Of the Indiana-to-Paeifie
tour Of the A. n. A. has finally been
dstsrnissd, thereby settling once for
I'll tAs question which Of the three con.
6asstal trails wsald BE- chosen. The
Midland roate, via Denver AID Salt
Lake City, wos tie honor, primarily
ssessss Of its scenic advantages. The
ssstAsrn highway, The Santa Fe, was
sssatsd out because Of its torrid eli
nats, and desert wastsA The northera
tsail sallsd IL Overland, failed to
quality beessse Of tie dull.sss Of the
Wysai.g esazfry through Which it
Passs, though the excellence Of it,
sssdbed for = time caused it to be
given serious eoasideratiol. Promoter
sf ~ Midland roats voa cat whsa thy
ssFssd t. pat tAsir highway in equally
- eoea condition ~ ths Overland.
Final decision was rs.dsred by W.
MEX. White, J. n. Ward, Jr., and ".
D. Edesbur., senpoing tie tour con
aittee Of the association, last night. :.
Ths total length Of the jo.rney will
b 3,54S.1 miles. It will consume ~
days, from July to August 9, with 2s
Ays Of actual running time. The sv-
sass daily mileage will b 126.7G.
Tive night eanps will Be necessary,
IL first It Fl. Riley, Kas, On ths
night Of Jsly z, aAd the second At
Aearney's Ranch, New, ON the night
q Jsly -. --s---
The detailed route is q tollows:
July l, leavs Indianapolis and arrive
at Tesrs Haats. July :, arrive st
Springfield Vi. Paria CArisman, Tus-
esls AID Decatur. July ;, arrive st.
"a. q - !sstt..sSa-:> Z;
4, leave st. Lopis and arrive At Coiun-
bia, No., via Warrentown. July 5, AZ
rive Kansas City via Ms.shall ,aa.i
ferry at eitAsr Boeavills q Glassow.
July q Sunday, aaS II rest il, Ka.sa1
City. Jaly Z, arrive n 1ilsy, kM,
via Topeka snA Manhattan. July ., ~
sivs q Ellis yia Ahile.s, 0alisa, Ens-
wsssA al H64s1 NJ 6iads July .,
as4ye - 1u1anesA ~ Csshy a.a
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