The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-09-09
KENNEW|CK IS
ON THE TRAIL
This City is on Official Automo-
bile Route from Atlantic to
the Pacific Ocean
YELLOWSTONE TRAIL is
MARKED ACROSS COUNTRY
Scenic Route is Chosen as Official
Road Through Washington
From Spokane


Kennewick is now officially on the
transcontinental route for automobile
tourist travel and The motorist is
given the choice of two ways to get
here. He may cross the Columbia at
Wallula and come up on this side Of
the river or he may cross Snake river
at Burbank and come to Kennewick
via Pasco, both routes having been
marked by w. Warwick, representa-
tive of the Yellowstone Trail associa-
tion.
Mr.. Warwick arrived here Saturday
afternoon from Pasco where he had
been tied up two days for repairs to
his car. 1t had not been his intention
to mark the road between here and
Wallula ferry but upon solicitation
of some of the local business men he
consented to make the trip over the
road for the purpose of comparing it
with the road on the other side of the
river into Pasco. After making the
trip to the ferry and back with E. w.
Trenbath and d. M. Williams, Mr..
Warwick stated that this road was
ninety per cent better than the road
into Pasco and for that reason he re-
manned over until Monday to mark it.
He expressed great surprise at find
ing more than half dozen houses in
Kennewick, as he was told in Walla
Walla that Pasco was thriving little
city of 1000 or 5000 people and Ken
newick. was a small farming village.
The village idea was still further en-
larged upon by certain of the Pasco
boosters until he fully expected to
find no more than blacksmith shop,
a store, a postoffice and half dozen
dwelling houses.
Mr.. Warwick left Plymouth Rock
May IL and upon arriving in Kenne-
wick had travelled 1920 miles in his
Metz roadster. Some of this mileage
had been made in side trips and in
back-tracking, it being often neces-
sary to make the trip between two
places over several different routes
before the official route can be select
ed. This was the case between Spo-
kane and Ellensburg, Mr.. Warwick
making the trip over four different
roads before finally selecting the So
called "Scenic Route" through Walla
Walla and North Yakima. The Of
ficial trail now runs from Spokane
through Colfax and Dayton, but does
not go through Lewiston, Idaho, as it
was originally mapped out at meet
ing in Walla Walla several months
ago.
The work Mr.. Warwick is doing
will make it possible for the tourist to
follow the road without the constant
use of guide book. At every turn
of the road he places the official Yell
lowstone Trail sign. This is yellow
band lettered in black. The letter "R"
indicating right turn and "L" a left
turn. The tourist is also warned when
he is nearing sharp curves or danger
GUS railroad crossings.
Mr.. Warwick says that next year
the markings of the trail will prob
ably be made permanent. In his work
the signs are painted upon rocks, trees
or telephone poles and far enough
back from the turns that the motorist
may follow the right route without
slowing down. "We do not intend
that these markings will do away with
the official guide book, but it will no
longer be necessary for one member
OF the party to make the trip with his
nose inside the covrs of one of these
books" said Mr.. Warwick.