Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-19
FLINDERS
LEAv[ { TODAY
FOR DICKINSON
Party Blazing Trail to Yellow
stone, Arrived in Capital
City Yesterday.
VISITORS ENTERTAINED
! BY COMMERCIAL CLUB
Roads East of Bismarck Are in
Bad Condition and Make
Going Hard.

The pathhndlng, trail blazing Cnal'
mers, for the Twin City to Yellow.
stone sociabilitv tour in July, arrived
in the Capital city late yesterday af-
ternoon after making the run from
jamestown where the party spent
the previous night The party con-
sisted OF G. C. Hinckley, chief engi.
neer Of the Chalmers Motor Co., OF
Detroit, Homer George, Chalmers pub
licity man, also of Detroit, G. 5. ilar-
rington, Advertising manager Of the
St. Paul Dispatch, and w. II. Brooks,
driver. President Smith Of the North
Dakota branch Of the National Parks
Highway association accompanied the
party from Fargo, but returned on
No. 2 last evening
Reception Here
The entire party were the guests
OF the Commercial club at reception
rendered at the Mckenzie hotel last
evening. Good roads, bad roads, gum
bo roads, and Minnesota roads. as
well as the roads Of our own state,
were the topic Of conversation, and
also the subject Of a number of ad-
dresses by the speakers.
Mr. George gave an interesting ac-
count of the trip from st. Paul to this
city, stating that it was one con-
tinual round OF trials, trails and trib-
ulations. Judge A. A. Bruce of the
State Supreme court, gave an inter
esting account of "rocky roads" but
pleaded guilty 70 not being an author
ity on road construction, because he
NJ Ipu ~ O1liIn
Hinckiey on Roads #
Chief Engineer HinckleN OF the
Chalmers company, when called on,
stated that North Dakota did not have
, any eorner on bad roads, as the roads
traVersed by the pathtinders in Min
nesota were much worse. Mr.: Hinck.
ley however, is having his first ex'
perience on gu1nbo roads. He thinks,
however, that North Dakota roads
can easily be placed in first class con
dition, and says the scheme Of laying
out highways in this state, so thaS
they 1Jarallel each other, is an excel
lent one. lle
Mr.. Harrington discussed the plans
for the tour this summer, and assur-
ed those present that the tourists
would stop in Bismarck. provided the
road between this city and Mckenzie
is fixed and repaired before that time.
On behalf of the County Commission,
Secretary Price Of the Commercial
club assured Mr.. Harrington the roads
in Burleigh county would be placed
in first class condition long before
that time. .....
George N. Keniston of Beach, rep
resentative of the National Parks
Highway association, attended the
gathering and made the principal ad-
dress of the evening. Mr.. keniston
is familiar with all the transcontin.
entail highways and stated last even
ing that in his mind the "Red Trail
will eventually become the most pop
ular route of all.
Mr.. Keniston went into detailed
description of the proper road con-
struc:ion for this state. as well as its
cost and gave the pathfinders some
valuable pointers on the roads that
are ahead of them. He assured them
however that the worst of their trials
are over and that the roads west OF
this city are in good condition.
]. l.. Hort, candidate for Secretary
of State. was one of the guests at
the meeting, and entertained the gath
ering by solo which was greatly
enjoyed.
70 Dickinson Today
The pathfinders will leave here at
1O:30 o'clock this morning for Dick
inson, the next control, and tomorrow
will leave for Miles City. The visi-
tors we're more than pleased with the
treatment accorded them all along the
line, and especially since striking this
state.