Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-06-10
HIGHWAY TOURISTS
REACH la CROSSE
Bismarck on Schedule of Nation
al Parks Touring +
Party. E

La Crosse, WIS, June 9.-freacIi
ing the doctrine of good roads, and
particularly, the need OF great trans
continental highway from Chicago tt
Puget Sound, the National Parks high
way touring party, travelling in Two
automobiles, has made its way Out
of Chicago on the first lap of the lone
,iiL to the north Pacific coast, and
reached here tonight. The party is
travelling under the auspices of the
Of which Colonel William G. Edens
OF Chicago, is president, and is head.
cd By Frank " Cuilbert of Spokane,
secretary Of the association.
The National F.'rks Highway was
formally dedicated last Sunday morn.
ing at O'clock when Colonel Edens
dashed bottle g. clear TAX, wafer
to the pavement of Michigan boule-
ward at Twenty-third street, Chicago,
in the presence of representatives of
a dozen or more of the leading civic,
CHICAGO
Immediately followings this cep-
mony, the tour over the long highway
to Seattle and Tacoma by way of Ra-
cine, Milwaukee. the Twin Cities, Bis
marck. Butte, and Spokane, was be-
gun.
President Edens, with group of
civic leaders, piloted the party as far.
as Highland Park. For four days be-,
fore their departure, the members of
the party had been the guests of civic
and social and trades organizations at
luncheons and banquets, beginning
with luncheon by the Chicago AS.
ISOLATION of Commerce, at which the
movement to secure better roads was
given the hearty endorsement of Gov,
Edward F. Dunno.
At this first meeting Gordon C, Cor.
bailey, secretary OF the Spokane cham
ber OF Commerce. gave an illustrated
traVel-talk on the National Parks
not only to put Puget Sound in easy
reach OF the eastern alltomobilist and
Chicago, Milwaukee and the Twin
Cities in easy reach of the far west.
ern tourist, but how it also proposes
70 connect up at the same time tn
the advantage OF the vacation tourist.
the most magnificent Fairgrounds in
Observation-Disclosures, Glacier and
Rainier National Parks. F..
This talk, which is to be given in
1fty cities and towns along the route
IS Illustrated with special color slidea
showing all the pleasures which tho
Tap offers, beginning with the bathing
beaches and parks of Chicago. tho
parks and boulevards of Milwaukee,
and the Twin Cities, the rugged noun.
taln scenery Of the Rockies, and the
charming lakes, mountains and wa.
ter falls Of the Cascades, ~ \
The type of construction already
done on the western end of tho hipb.
way from Spokane through the Cas-.
cades to Seattle, also is shown en-.
pnaslzing the passing of the old fash,
l0ned dirt or gravel road and tho
wooden culvert.
Gov. Dunno gave his pledge that ha
would do everything within mis- mower
70 pull illinois out of the mud and
to give the National Parks highway
an entrance to Chicago over ner.
feet road
The schedule for the first week of
the trip includes: Winona and Lake
City. Mimi, June 5; st. Paul, IS miles
June 8, and Minneapolis, June 10.
The cross-country party includes
besides Mr. Guilbert: Lawrence H,
brown. Spokane, president of the
Washington State Good Roads asso-
cation; Thaddeus S. Lane, Spokane.
president of the Inland Automobile