The Washington times., 1916-10-31
Entire United States to Be
Made Subject Of New
Scenic Series.
BENEFIT FOR GOOD ROADS
Years Time to Be Consumed in
Making Record Breaking
Motion Pictures.

The well-known United States Is to
have the stsr'pa In a Aim produce
ton that has just been started. This
would seem like a large order that
would require many miles of Aim.
II Is. And the statement In to be
taken literally. It's promoters say.
The whole United States is to DO
made the subject Of Aim survey. with
A. l.. Westgard as the surveyor,
with the idea OF Improving road con-
ditions. Mr.. westgard Ia credited
with having Travelled over more miles
of roads In this country in an auto
mobile than any other living man.
and he will run the camera and map
out the routea to be followed.
Thousands OF reels Of fims have
been exposed on "scenics" the coun-
try over. but hitherto no comprehen-
sive plan Of picturing everything
worth picturlng has been followed.
Mr.. Westgard. who knows the beauty
spots as no other man knows them,
believes that he can show Americans
things about their own country OF
which they scarcely dream.
The Pathe Company will distribute
the films; The pictures are to be
entirely different from any hitherto
seen because made by the new
Combitone process. invented and per-
a fected by F. w. Hochstetter. for
emerly of the Edison stan. now con-
sulting photo chemist Of the Amert-
can Photo Chemical Company.
Interior Department Co-operates.
The automobile motion picture
tour, which Is to extend for more
than 5000 miles. take more than a
year and include every State In the
Union. is made under the auspices of
the National Highways Association,
Of which organization Mr.. westgard
is director OF transcontinentai high
ways. and with the cooperation of
the Interior Department, which has
arranged for Mr.. westward to take
all the pictures he wants in any and
all Government reservations. ma
tional monuments. national parks,
and forest reserves.
Starting October 20 from Trinidad,
Colo. Mr.. Westgard began TO pilot
his two big automobiles southwark.
He will stay in the warm countries
not only point his lenses at the
well-known scenic beauties. such as
the Garden of the Gods. Grand Can
yon. Fortified Forest. etc. but
upon thousands OF scenes, industries
and natural curiosities that the gem
eral travelling public knows little
about.
Having crossed the continent
eleven times in automobiles by every
available route and gone North and
South from the Gulf and Mexican
border to the Canadian line by the
same means more times than he can
count. Mr.. Westward Is in possession
OF unique Information regarding
roads, views. natural wonders and
the Nike to enable him to find and
photograph many scenes nevcS be-
fore pictured.
Complete Equipment.
Two automobiles carry the party OF
six. consisting OF Mr.. Westgard. his
wife and son. COOK and an assist
ant to L. f. Taylor. formerly head
cameramsn for the Kalem Company.
who will have charge Of the actual
exposures.
The cars are completely equipped
exacting tour-a camping outfit,
ropes, pulleys. tools. searchlights.
barometers. gradometer. ETC., not
only to make II possible to get to
inaccessible points. but to enable Mr..
Westgard to make more of those
maps and collections OF data about
roads, which have been his life work.
AS fast as the half-dozen reelo II
Is planned to expose In each State
are completed they will be sent to
New York. where they will be de-
veloped and printed, and the final
selection made.