The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-09-08

dition and great many cars were put
out of business trying TO negotiate it
Such roads as this lead TO great many
accidents, and when you add to this The
fact there seemed TO be more than the
average number of careless drivers in
California, tie running of an automobile
in that state isn't the unalloyed pleasure
which the reading OF the boosting liter
ature sent out by California would lead
one to believe. OF course, great many
cars were naturally seen in trouble
through one cause or another on a trip
the length of this; but more accidents
where people were killed or injured.
came TO our notice in California than on
all the rest of the trip. II is no uncom-
mon thing TO pick up Los Angeles
Monday paper and see accounts of some
six or eight automobile accidents which
have happened in that vicinity on sun
day, in which there was more or less
| loss of life or injury due almost entirely
10 reckless driving and desire for speed;
and this doesn't improve the nerve OF
stranger driving in that country.
Not much time was spent in Los
Angeles. but we had a most pleasant
visit of ten days with Mr.. and Mrs. A
g. Seaman, formerly of Richmond, but.
now living at Long Beach, CAL, where
they have beautiful home. From
Long Beech many beautiful drives were
taken to the many points of interest in
that section, and the trip to the San
4 Diego Exposition was made by boat
from San Pedro, which is the port of
Los Angeles.
The start for home was made July
10Th over what is known as the Sante
Fe Trail. This route crosses the Mojave
desert, leaving California at Needles,
where the Sante Fe Railroad bridge is
used TO cross the Colorado river. The
fare for an automobile across this bridge
is So so. just 81 80 less than ferry
charges Stops were made at Grand
Canyon, Cliff Dwelling Ruins, Petrifed
Forests and other points of interest. a
day being spent at Sante Fe New Mex
leo, which is a most interesting place.
We reached there on Sunday evening
and that night the band, dressed in red
uniforms, played on the Plaza, much
after the fashion of the South American
countries. The Spanish language is
more spoken in Sante Fe than English,
and the town is of the appearance and
reminds one strongly of foreign town.
At Albuquerque, New Mexico, we had
| the r,laoeura of saa;n0 NJ Ta.Ea[D;oa
formerly of Madison county, who is q
prosperous druggist there. From Sante
Fe, the road led over The Ration Pass to
La Junta, Colorado, from which point
the road is almost directly east to ST.
Louis. Mo. We were lucky in escaping
any bad rains until Kansas City Yal
reached. Orr best days run on the
trip was from Lyons, Kansas, to Kansas
City, Mo, a distance of 260 miles Ii
took three days to make The trip from
Kansas City to ST. Louis, distance OF
275 miles. The roads were soaked by
continuous rains and were in bad condi-
ton. II seems strange that in a state
+ like Missouri, where there is at least q
moderate quantity of rock and grave
available, the people are satisfied 10 have
, such roads or such lack Of roads that
when it rains they are practically ma
, rooned in their own homes.
!, 1--WE reached ST. Louis on Thursday
might, August 18th. and for the mex
, twenty-four hours. more rain fell thar
, has ever been known in the history o.
the weather bureau at that point.
: great many people-some twenty-five OIL
thirty-were drowned in the City limits
of ST. Louis. or Immediately outside o
same; and owing to the Hooded condition
OF Southern Illinois we were not able tt
resume our journey until Tuesday, Aug
"a We thought we could cut straigh
across southern Illinois to Vincennes
Indiana, and from there 10 louisville
, but after hard days work trying TO ge
East we had to content ourselves will
being only so miles from St. Louis ate
9 having run 40 miles and had worke,
: north TO Pana, Illinois, which is on TIL
9 same east and west line as Terre Haute
Indiana. At that point we got on grave
y roads. which are not affected by we
: weather and were than glad TO cross IN
: Ohio river al Louisville. Thursday morn
ing. August 10th, and reached Lexing
ton Thursday night. running over 4
Richmond Friday morning.
The total number Of miles travele
: was Q, 7s4. and no more mechanics