The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25
ON THE MAP
Rifle-Meeker-Vernal Link In The
Pixies Peak Ocean to Ocean
Highway Assured

As per schedule, the pilot car OF
the Pixies Peak Ocean to Ocean High
way Association arrived In Meeker,
Wednesday evening. ~
A committee from the Rio Blanco
County Commercial Club met the
pilot car party at Rifle and escorted
them to Meeker. The COMMITTEES
was composed of State Highway
Commissioner Walbridge, Messrs. A.
c. Moulton, w. s. Montgomery. J.
M. Hulett, T. B. Scott and Morris
Mayer.
Arriving here trout fry. with APP
propriate accessories and trimmings,
awaited the party. This elegant little
''spread" was gotten up by members q
Of the Commercial club in honor d
the visiting autoists, and was At
tended by about thirty-flve of our
prominent business men. It was one
of the best ever prepared by tho
Meeker hotel. Mr.. w. s. Montgomery
presided. The visitors were welcomed
by Mayor Brown.
Short addresses were made BY
Commissioners Metzger and Kildu6s
Messrs. Walbridge and Moulton, Of
the home people. OF the visitors
Messrs. Rodgers and Stephens made
rattling good short addresses. a
Mr.. G. B. Merrick, head Of the
visiting party, spoke at length, his
address in substance being rs follows:
The object of this pathfinding trip
is to prove that the Pixies Peak Ocean
to Ocean highway, is today .
thoroughly feasible road. And that
its attractions In the way Of scenery,
places Of historic and Industrial in
tsrest, and in improved roads are
superior to those Of any other trans
continental highway. Hundreds Of
mortorists are planning to make the
trip to the California exposition next
year, and great majority Of them
would prefer to make at least one
trip through the mountains Of Colo
RADIO and Utah, but many have been
led to think that there is no practical
road through these scenic states.
Just ~ soon as it can be demonstrated
to them that there 10 not only 4
feasible, but 4 Sxfe and IfHpf6vS0
highway, they will make their plans
to come this way. Every town on
the Pixies Peak Ocean to Ocean
highway IL virtually interested In
seeing that this trip, as we'll as the
reliability run in August, 10 . sue
cess, because it means q great deal
In diverting the transcontinental
traffic this way.
The pathflnding party is also
marking the road from Colorado
Springs to Salt Lake City, painting
the poles at turns and other places
with red and white hands, each ten
inches In width. This is the official
marking adopted by the Pixies Peak
Ocean t., Ocean highway, and before
the summer is over, the road will be
completely marked from Springfield,
Illinois, to Salt Lake City, as all the
other state divisions are now arrang-
ing to do their part of the work. A
marker design, showing q snow white
mountain with proper lettering on a
red background has been adopted,
and it is expected that these will be
prepared in time to be set during the
reliability run.
Also, an official log of the road is
being made, and as soon as available,
this will be published and given
wide distribution.
The reliability run, Of which this
trip is the forerunner, will be an i'm
portant event. It will be the first
event of this character to cross the
continental divide In Colorado. Be-
ginning on August 10. from St.
Joseph, or really on August 6, from
Terre Haute, Ind, q tour from
eastern towns on the Pixies Peak
Ocean to Ocean highway will start.
These cars will reach Colorado
Springs on August IA and IL, the big
event to Salt Lake City will start.
It is Of course not yet certain how
many entries there will be, but with
favorable reports from this trip and
with the completion Of arrangements
1t is expected to make, there will un-
doubtedly be large entry list. Colo
RADIO Springs will enter several cars.
Salt Lake City Is deeply interested,
as are also Provo, Ogden, and other