The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-27
SELECT ROUTE
FOR BIG TOUR
HoosIER MOTORISTS WILL TRAv.
Ell 3,54s MILES BETWEEN IN.
, oIANAPoLls AND LOS ANGELES
Z IN 20 DAYS.
Especial to the West virginian.)

1
INDIANAPOLIS, May "a. - The
route for tie Indiana Automobile Man
ufacttners Association tour from this
city, 70 tile Pacific Coast was announc.
ed by tie tour committee last night.
The eIttire trip between indianapolis
and Los Angeles will cover u distance
of 3.549.1 miles and will be made in
33 days running. including five lay.
over days. The average mileage per
day will be 12G.S miles.
The route has been compiled by w.
Mex. White, tour chairman: ". d.
fdenburn,4 assistant chairman. and J
NJ. Ward, Jr, secretary Of the associa::
ton. 1t leads the tourists through
eight States and over route which
has shown enormous interest in the
event. 1t will take the tourists over
some of the best roads in the West
and through some of the most beauii.
full scenery In the world.
| The tourists will depart from In
dianapolis on Tuesday, July ls,, run
ming over the National Road TO Tcrre
llnutc, the first night.stop. On Wed.
tuesday they will run 20 Springfield.
ILL.,. via Paris. Chrisman, Tuseola and
Decatur. and on the third day will
tour into st. Louis over the Alton Way
Via Carlinyille and Alton. On tho ith
81 July the Il0osiers will start across
| Missouri. following the old H0oncs
: Lick Trail and til. new Missouri State
| Highway. ST. Louis is planning great
Celebration and it is expected that on
the 18th of July the interest in this
section of the State will be enormous
The night.stop will be made at Colum
h'a, the University OF Missouri town.
and Gu July 9th the party will travel
to Kansas City via Marshall and will
cross the Missouri river either At
Bonneville or Glasgow.
The first Sunday Of the journey will
be spent in Kansas City and prepare.
lions will be made for the trip across
Kansas and Colorado over the Golden
Belt route via Topeka and stopping 4,
Fort Riley on Monday night. On Tues.
iiay. July Sth, the party will be off on
Q III mile run to Ellis via Abilene, Sa-
lima, Ellsworth and Hayes. .a ID
The run on July 9th will be almost
as long, covering 1G9S miles to Rurl-
irstcn. Kansas, the night control, via
Colby and Goodland On July 10th the
tourists will depart and stop at Linen,
Colo, for luncheon. The trip to Colo.
RADIO Springs then will he undertaken
over the Lincoln highway, the night
being spent in Colorado Springs. A
short run Is promised for July 18th,
according TO the chart of the route.
makers. The run will be from Colo.
RADIO Springs TO Denver. a distance o!
So miles. The night OF the eleventh
! and the following day and night will
, he spent In Denver. seeing the sights
and resting up for the journey across
The mountains.
The people OF the Mile.High City are
wide awake to the benefits OF the In.
Diana project and expect 1t to do much
toward the completion Of national
highway from coast to coast. Tho
Chamber of Commerce Is vitality inter.
rsted in the event and has formulated
plans for the entertainment Of the
tourists.
Tie Midland Trail will be followed
from Denver 10 Salt Lake City. The
tor will lcayc Denver on Sunday ait.
cEn0on, July 18th and drive sos miles
to Hot Springs, the night control. The
following day the route calls for 1912
miles to GlcnwOod Springs, via Wal.
colt. A trip Of practically the same
length is routed for July 18th, bring.
irS the cars to Grand Junction. Il dis.
lance of 1915 miles.
Two lCng drives then confront the
lloosicrs. On July 10th they will GOV.
or l72 miles between Grand Junction
and Woodslre. via Mack and Green
river, and on July 18th l75 miles wilt
hc covered between Woodside and
salt Lake CITY. via the Nevada branch
Of the Midland Trail will be followed
from Salt Ike City through Nevada.
A days stop will be made in Salt
Lake City. the tourists spending the
Eight of July 18th and the following
day in the city. On July 10Th the tour
ISIS will 90 to Ogden making the only
side trip on TIC journey. The trip mas
been planned on account of tho in.
tense interest shown by the people In
that vicinity aud preparations arc IN
DIR way for tho entertainment of tho |
Indiana men, ,... ..5...
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