Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-18
PATHF|ND[RS
bit JAMESTOWN
LAST NIGHT
Mud-Spattered Autoists Reach
Jamestown; Leave for Bis
marck at 9 This Morning.
BIG RECEPTION AT THE
M'KENZ1E HOTEL TONIGHT
Local Automobile Enthusiasts to
Be Hosts at Feed" This
n Evening.


Jamestown, N. D., May 17.-tSpe-
ciaD-Mud-spattered and "dog tire6."
the Sociabiity tour pathfinders
wheeled into jamestown after 8
o'clock this evening, finishing an ar
duous days run from Fargo. Natu'
rally, the heavy rains Of the past few
days have made some bad going
through the Red River valley, and al
though the pathfinders had the bene-
fit of local pilots knowledge of the
road, they could not escape a number
of poor spots, all of which will imEe-
diately receive such attention as will
place them beyond the possibility of
further annoying Red Trail tourists.
The party, consisting of Homer G.
George, Of the Detroit, Mich, news
paper fraternity, who has accompan-
led the pathfinder Chalmers from the
beginning of it's long journey; c. G.
Hinckley, chief engineer for the
Chalmers Motor comapny at Detroit,
Mich; G. S. Harrington, advertising
manager of the st. Paul Dispatch;
Ray Tenant, city editor of the Dis
patch, who is taking notes on the con-
dition Of the Trail, and ". II. Brooks,
driver, rolled in at an early hour this
evening, and at 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning will be on the road again,
bound for Bismarck, the next might
control
The party was received informally
by the jamestown Commercial club
and local newspaper men, and they
will be furnished a pilot for their run
tomorrow in the person of Billy Rick
ford, who knows the. trail west OF
n ~ local newspaper rtel
will also accompany the party.
Pilots at Steele and Mckenzie.
The Commercial club was in touch
with the pathfinders at Jamestown
last evening, and it advised them that
arrangements had been made for w
T.. Watson, member of the club good
roads. committee, to pilot the party
in ff9n Mckenzie. The club will als1
get III touch with John Robinson at
Steele today, and he will furnish any
assistance needed between that point
and Mckenzie. 1t is believed the
pathfnders will have much better 60
ing today as far as Mckenzie, lis
the roads generally from Dawson tO
the Burleigh county hub are dry, RI
ther sandy, and usually in excellent
condition. There is only one really
bad spot between Mckenzie and Bis.
marck, and Mr.. Watson, who knows
every inch of the country, will show
the automObilists how to avoid that
pitfall.
Reception Tonight.
IL no accidents occur, the pathtnti
ers should reach Bismarck by mid
afternoon; and the Commercial club
local ,automobilitsts and good roads
enthusiasts have planned an informal
reception and luncheon in their honor
for this evening. The Mckenzie will
be the scene OF the festivities, an or
chestra will be engaged, and every.
one who is interested in autOmobiling
in good roads, in the Red Trail and
in next summers Sociability tour il
invited to participate.
The newspaper men in the party &c
doubt will have something to say OF
Bismarck in their letters home, a6
the capital city will endeavor to leave
a good impression in the minds OF
the pathfinders.
Northern Pacific co-operates.
The Northern Pacific Railway conf
pany is extending every possible cour.
tesy to the pathfinders. ]. l.. Peil
advertising manager for the company
has advised agents all along the line
of their coming and has requested
them to evidence the good will Cd
the company by extending them hos
pitality, Offering information as to
road conditions and in other ways to
cooperate in the company's effort to
make the pathtinding trip as pleasant
as possible.
Continue Journey Tomorrow.
The pathfinders probably will
leave Bismarck at 900 tomorrow
morning, ferrying across the river
and heading west TO Dickinson
where they will spend the night
The roads west OF the river are in
fairly good condition, and the path.
finders greatest difficulties will have
been left behind them when they
reach Bismarck.
BIG GATHERING POSTPONED
UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING
Owing to the inability of number
of those principally interested to at
tend last evenings session, the annu
al meetintf of the Burleigh County Au