Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-25
FRANKLIN BR0UGHAM
p MAKES RECORD TRIP
Driven From Norwalk, Conn.,,
to Tulsa in IA Hours
and 20 Minutes.

Charles Il. Force OF Enid Okla, and
Samuel j. Keeler OF Norwalk. Conn.
arrived in Tulsa last Monday morning.
after making one OF the most Success
ful overland trips In a Franklin four
passenger brOugham enclosed car that
has ever been attempted They left
Norwalk. Conn, on the previous Mon
day, carrying over four hundred
pounds OF baggage, making the 45-
mile run to New York In one hour
and 81 minutes. From there they
went to Easton. Pa, 1lS miles In three
hours and ten minutes. Easton to
Pittsburgh Is 226 miles and occupied
10 hours OF their time. From Pitts
burgh to Canton is 99-mile stretch
and II was Travelled In two hours and
45 minutes Canton to Mansfield. SO
miles, was covered In two hours and
i5 minutes. Joliet, Ill, was 346 miles
further on and IL took 10 hours over
this stretch. Joliet to Des Moinos.
Iowa, Is $40 miles and they made this
part of their trip In II and three-quar-
ter hours. The 275 miles from Des
Moines TO Hiawatha, Kan, was made
in Ia hours and half hours, and to
Topeka, II miles. In three and a half
hours. On to Chanute in four and a
half hours to make So miles OF muddy
and toughest roads they had encoun-
tered on the whole journey Chanute
to independence was equally as rough
travelling and they drove the final lap
to Tulsa in the dark and during a
ralnstorm. but remained dry and
comfortable In their car.
Pleased With Trip.
II was the greatest trip ever made
in an auto" said Mr.. Force, who has
oil and coal interests in Oklahoma,
Of la ~ T.tA
I'VE travelled over all kinds of roads,
but these became worse the further
west we came. We made fast time In
Iowa west OF Davenport and after
leaving Des Moines we struck rough
and muddy going. We had not
particle OF mechanical trouble with
our car and l can say that the en-
closed car is the vehicle for me on
long trips after this and | have owned
Is different cars since l began using
autos
II have been away from Oklahoma
for some time, looking after my prop
erty In Norwalk. but when / read
about what the Knights OF Liberty
did here In Tulsa to that bunch OF
wobblies. l told Mr. Keeler that this
was the country where they didn't
stand for the kind Of rough stuff
those hoboes had been pulling off in
stopped were talking about the
! Knights OF Liberty and praised what
they had done.
I'VE were mot by George +. South
ard OF Enid. and the three OF us will
tour thru the oil fields for week.
After short visit at Enid | win con-
tinue overland in this car to Pasa-
dena. Cal. where | expect TO spend
tho winter months. Mr.. Keeler Will
soon return to Norwaik, and | am
going to drive back there In tho
spring In this same car"
The visitors stopped here for
breakfast and luncheon. had their
cars inspected by Chapple Brothers.
the local Franklin agents, were pho
tographed in their car and left for
Muskoses at noon The total miles
travelled on the trip to Tulsa was
1857; time "a hours and 25 minutes.
an average of 23.5 miles per hour and
making 1i.O6 miles per gallon OF gas
oline. which Is a record distance con-
sidered. that is hard to beat by any
car