The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-02-14
Officially Located and Or
ganization Perfected at
Canadian, Texas.
Lamar Northern Terminus.

Sth, twenty SOOu IOau ehthA'i''9'' ~
Lamar boosters began their pilgrim
age BY autos to Canadian, Texas, TO
assist in the formation of the Dal-
las-Canadian- Denver Highway Asso-
citation and to secure, if possible, La
mar as its northern terminus ana
junction point with the famous santa
Fe Trail. In the party were FRED
Williams and A. p. Knuckey, County
Commissioners, r. L. Christy, County
Treasurer, and L. NJ. Markham, Coun-
ty Clerk; Mayor C. Floyd Cook, and
Alderman Frank Wheeler; W. L. Bur
ger. Earl Miller of Miller Bros. N
Co.; Joe Sunday Of Sundays garage;
Glen Kirkpatrick of +. II. Kelsey
Co. C. X. Strain of Strain Bros, PAU
Denning of the Lamar Drug Co., H.
Z. Sanford of the Ben Mar hotel /.
/ Sayler of Lamar Seed Co., Marion
Strain, Lee Strain, S. A. Crary Oh
Lamar Daily News, j. c. Johnston oI
w. ]. Johnston Mere. Co., Register A
/. Beayers of the U. S. Land Office,
County Road Superintendent J. n
Householder, Ray Brown, Of Heeket-
horn Auto Co. of Holly, and M. L.
Conwell.
The trip southwark proceeded With
out any undue amount of trouble or
delays. Naturally some ineonven-
fences were experienced but they
were only those that would create
pleasant memories of the trip when
the same had passed into history. The
Springfield delegation were assembled
in line fully prepared for the trip on
the arrival of Lamar's bosters. MI
]. II. d. Terral was commander-ln-
chief and graciously placed the La
mar contingent in the lead. At IL 40
4. m. the signal was given the 1our-
teen automobiles to proceed towards
Elkhart with instructions to reaeh
that point for a o'clock lunch. Com
missioner Knuckey's car set the pace
and across the rolling prairies ot
southeastern Colorado and western
Kansas, down into the valley OF the
Cimarron and up again on to the
plains went the string of autos, reach
ing Elkhart at the designated time.
To the pleasant surprise Of all a
splendid lunch had been provided by
the Elkhart Chamber of Commerce
and its president, Mr.. c. A. Mid
daugh, was very cordial in his greet
ings. No one lacked for accommoda-
tions or the glad hand OF. good fellow
shin. With only 45 miles to go be-
fore the stop would be made for the
night, the party fingered in Elkhart
until 3 o'clock, the time being spent
in getting acquainted and 20 observe
what that little town had accomplish
ed in four brief years.
By o'clock, our time (orc must
not forget that after Elkhart Is
reached Central time is used) Guy
mon, the city set on a hill, and the
metropolis of the Panhandle Of Okla
boma. was reached. Every courtesy
was shown by the hotel proprictors in
providing accommodations. We were
their friends although never introduc-
ed to them at any former time. We
visited their SJOreS, Sd" ehSi PAS
ture shows while the Springfield band
gave a splendid outdoor concert. Re
mindful of the miles yet to travel be
fore the goal was reached the entire
party had retired at an early hour.
That 5 o'clock call on the morning
of February 9th came with darkness
all around. Eager to be Fastening on,
breakfast was soon over and into the
morning shades, with lights all aglow,
the autos were once again shortening
the distance to the beautiful city Of
Canadian. Sixty miles and the little
burg of Ochiltree is reached. Here
is noted car after car loaded with
boosters from the plains city Of Lib
eral, who, with the assistance of Gar
den City's live wires, were Fastening
to Canadian to divert the point Of
junction with the Santa Fe Trail from
Lamar to Garden City. Determination
IN win could be seen in the faces of