Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-22
Famous Pathfinder Again,
Hits Transcontinental Trail

An unscheduled event at the PAN
anna California International Exhibit
on at San Diego recently resulted in
the covering with much honor, the
battle-scarred veteran of thousands of
miles,, Lena" Lena" is none other
than one of the most famous auto
mobiles in existence, a Pathfinder 40"
which served as the official car of the
American Automobile Association and
as the United States official public
roads car and during her life so far
has charted five transcontinental
ming service. The next bit of work
for Lena to do in her remarkably
efficient manner, is to induce Eastern
Motorist to tour to the Pacific Coast
this season." was the statement of
w. +. Stalnaker vice-president and
director of sales of the Pathfinder
Company. Lena is owned by the
Pathfinder Company and since hear
ing our proposal to start stock,
twelve-cylinder Pathfinder touring car
on trip across the continent, nego-
tiating the entire distance in high our
Los Angeles dealer has interested the
Automobile Club of Southern Cali
fornia in an effort to terminate this
run at the San Diego Fair instead of
san Francisco as we have originally
planned. | cannot say definitely what
we will do, but from the active inter-
est which has been shown and the as
SuranceS of a royal welcoming, we
may take up this proposition. George
/. Lufkin, manager Pathfinder agency
in Los Angeles, left last week for San
Diego in the battered, yet worthy. old
car, accompanied by representatives of
moving picture weekly, and one of
the heads of the Motor Transporta-
Of IN.A
writes us that Lena" attracted as
much attention as any of the note
worthy displays of art, science, or re-
noWn; everywhere crowds gathered
around the old car, so shabby after it's
time and travel-worn achievements,
as It's history was recounted from
mouth to mouth. From San Diego
the Pathfinder will make a run to
Salt Lake City, placing the official
exposition trail signs along the route,
lncldently enlisting the cooperation
OF the towns along the way toward
getting us to end the proposed high
gear run at the San Diego fair. This
run is planned for some time later on
When the weather is more settled.
pathfinder the Great our twelve
cylinder model with gear ratio of
4.Sl, viii be stripped of all gears eX-
Cept high and reverse for the thirty
five hundred mile run"
procure local witnesses OF unap-
proachable integrity to note the cars
performance in places where the GO
ing is bad. Hills will be negotiated
only in the forward gear and evidence
VIII be obtained to establish definite
grounds for the publics confidence.
There will be no attempt at excess
sive speed; instead the pace will be
the same that the average private
owner would care to take in making
the trip. When motorists find that
they can make this trip with cob-webs
growing in first and second speeds.
two results will be obtained. First. a
greatly increased number of motorists
will take the trip; second. many will
buy the car that can make this Jour
ney all the way in high. We have
never before staged a transcontinental
run, as has been the practice of a few
other companies. The occasion of
Lena's' debut was when the West
gard brothers blazed the trail. back
in 1912 and 1913. with their five trans
continental routes. At this time. the
Pathfinder was selected without soIici-
tatior from its makers. We are conf
dent that Pathfinder the Great will
secure the acclaim of the great Amer
lcan motordom by it's performance as
did the older Sistnr