The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-03
AUTOISTS ON TOUR
Colorado Springs and ManitOu
Party Reaches Topeka.
Has Travelled 1900 Miles in
100 Hours Running Time.

The Colorado Springs-Manitou au-
tomobile sociability tour party reach
ed Topeka at 1880 this afternoon,
about an hour and a half behind
schedule. The party left Kansas City
40 minutes behind time and lost some
time on the road to Topeka. J. viii
HeIey' secretary of the Commercial
and casey went to Lawrence this
morning and piloted- the party into
Topeka. They took lunch at the Com
merciaI club rooms today.
The expedition is composed of .busi-
ness men OF Manitou and Colorado
Springs and Chief Manitou. a full
FLOODED Pucbla Indian: They travel
in five cars; two Cadillacs. n Chan
dler, Buick and a Franklin. The
party has covered Approximately 1900
miles in one hundred hours, running
time. The party was piloted from
Kansas City to Bonner Springs by
Lawrence the pilot was a woman, Mrs.
Ida Dubcrdieu. From Lawrence they
We're brought to Topeka by the To-
peka party.
They will go through Usage City
this afternoon and will spend tonight
lat Emporia.
This automobile sociability tour has
for its object the promotion of closer
acquaintance and more friendly re-
lations between the people of Colo
RADIO and those of Missouri, Kansas
and other central states. 1t seeks to
encourage the good roads movement
and to promote the development of
the National Old Trails road, the
Pixies Peak Ocean-to-Ocean highway
and other great transcontinental high
ways.
Started from Pixies Peak.
The tour is under the auspices of
the Colorado Springs chamber of
commerce and the Manitou Springs
Commercial club. 1t started from the
foot of Pixies Peak on Wednesday.
April IA, and the return home is
scheduled for Friday, May Z. 1t will
cover in all more than 5000 miles and
Will visit 800 or more cities and towns.
The members of the party are:
Captain, J. w. Atkinson, proprietor
and manager the Acacia hotel and di-
rector Colorado Springs chamber OF
commerce.
Secretary. A. w. Henderson. secre-
tary Colorado Springs chamber of
commerce and of the Pixies Peak
Ocean to Ocean Highway association.
Chief Manitou. full blooded Indian
chieftain of the Puebla TRIBE.
With the party in Missouri. G.
Hinkley. Kansas City Star; c. E.
Peake. secretary of the Kansas City
Auto Dealers association.
Colorado Springs:
c. B. Adams, Marksheffel Motor
company.
Charles Birdsall, deputy sheriff of
Ell Paso county.
DR.. Isaac Burton, dentist.
w. F. Conway, the Antlers hotel.
c. w. Dolph, former member Colo
RADIO state Legislature; attorney for the
town of MaEitou.
w. C. Dotterer. president Crystal
Park Auto Road company.
DIR. o. r. Gillett, physician; city
health officer.
Ray Haigler, the Acacia hotel.
axle. Hayes, the Colorado Springs
Evening Telegraph.
Eugene De Jernett, the Colorado
Springs Auto Equipment company.
L. w. King, King Motor company;
Colorado Springs Garage Mems as
ISOLATION.
A. J. Lawton. former commissioner
of public works and property of the
city of Colorado Springs.
Manitou:
w. S. Crosby. Manitou Springs Com
mercial club.
o. P. Snider manager the Cave of
the Winds.
Bert Snider, the Cave of the Winds.