Arizona republican., 1913-06-05
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Pilot Bill Tremaine Leaves For Canyon With Repre- sentatives of Republican and Malicopa Auto Club Tomorrow

With party of Phoenicians aboard William Tremaine leaves tomorrow for the Grand Canyon or Arizona on a pathfinding tour for the Marcopa Auto clubs stupendous motor tour to the chasm via the Prescott Fron- tier Day celebration, July four. Mem bers of the party who are already selected are Garth w. Cate. repre- sentative of The Arizona Republican. and Dr. Francis Redewill, who is to do some arranging for the Maricopa club
 From Phoenix the road leads north on the Central Avenue boulevard to Northern avenue, which recently has been made into the finest bit of road in the county. West along the Northern avenue to Peoria and thence by desert trails across the windsWept caliche bottoms to the hills, where the road knows no more straightness. In the mountains the road is hard packed and smooth, and but for the curves and grades q real speedway.
 It is the truth that in most places the mountain trails are in immensely superior condition than that bit of unsoundable dust between the Mari copa canal and the pavement this
 
 but d half mile of the latter, how ever, and it is passable, if dis agreeable.
 In the hills the road climbs rapid ly through the canyons and over ridges to the great backbone of the range that lies between Prescott and the valley Iarncll hill has been superseded by another road that en- trely cuts out the grade and turn, so that by July first the route will be shorter and better one than at pre- sent From Prescott. the exact road is undetermined, but will undoubtedly follow the most auuring canyons and valleys to be found. It is certain that the greatest scenic park in the whole state Will be crossed from the time the route leaves the valley until 1t finally ends at the brink of the great slit in the earth. In the words of Irwin Cobb. the rarts of speech go dead lame here so description of this section of the trip must be left to the faithful camera.
 The pathnnders will be gone but five or six days. as it is Tremaine's intention to make the trip demonstrate the power and speed of his Pope seven passenger car in which the trip will be made But plenty of time will be left for Dr. RedeWill to make all his arrangements. It Is his intention to get together with the hotel men on the band proposi- ton and secure their promises to use the band at all possible moments during their stay. In this way the motorcade can make its music self supporting. and donate large and salu- brious gobs of melody to the natives at all points along the line. The band is going to be one of the great ad- vertisinc features of the tour, and as such will make the trip worth while in a business way as well as for the promotion of pleasure.
 Word comes now and again from some point along the route that the cities are getting things lined up for demonstrations of welcome. Williams is the last one to be heard from. and has promised a -snorting enter tainment, banquet hop. reception. and all that sort of thing. Prescott, ot course is taken care of with the great Frontier Day celebration, at which special features will be introduced in honor of the Maricopa Auto club. In addition there will be the motoring deIegatfons from all the other coun- ties in the north, and number of ears from the south. This will make the tour an intrastatc one. and Will livcn proceedings immensely