Arizona republican., 1917-02-11
APACHE TRAIL
 TRIAL PASSES
 JORDAN AUTOS
Thirty Thousand Miles over Trying Road Establishes
 Sterling Quality Built into
 These Popular Machines
(By HENRY D. ROSS. JR.)

Final court of judgment, The Apache Trail, judge and jury in the trial of all automobiles, has tried and placed it's approval on the Jordan car. In six months time during which every char acter of weather from the balmy days of Indian summer to the Snows of the blue Four Peaks, muddy roads, rutted roads, rocky roads, and always hard, steep, rough roads tried the strength, standard, and quality of the Jordan, the supreme test has been passed and two Jordan cars have emerged from the most severe trial for automobiles in the United States in perfect condition and unscaTred from usage
 The two Jordans which have under gone this test are shown in the photo graph accompanying this artfele. With the ears are the owner. Freeman Fike. proprietor of the Fike sta ge lines, Gov ernor Thomas F.. Campbell of the state of Arizona; Glen Thomas and Pete Bllhngsly, drivers who have manipu- lated the JOrdans during their five months trial on the Apache Trail MT flke is standing between the cars. Gov ernor Campbell is leaning on the Ior- dan nearest the capitol building of Ar izona, with Glen Thomas at the wheel Mr. Blllingsly is the drivers seat Of the other Jordan.
 The supreme test which the cars have Undergone ana successfully accom- plished is best realized from the mile age figures of the past six months The Jordan on which Governor Campbell is leaning has registered more than 3O.- uuO miles since being placed on the Apache Trail last August. The other Jordan has covered more than 2S,000 miles of mountain, desert and hill road ways in about the same time OBth Jordans are making the trip over the Apache Trail from Phoenix to Globe, or from Globe to Phoenix every day and except when roads were impossible for two days last month each ear has spun its register of 120 or more miles daily
 The two JOrdans were purchased from the Rabbit folson Company of this city in August 1916 and were i'm mediately placed on the Apache Trail between Phoenix and Globe. by way of the famous Roosevelt dam. They were a part of the first shipment of Jordan cars to Arizona and were among the first cars sent by the Jordan Motor company from their factory in Cleve- land. Ohio, to western deaiera. The quality and stability of Jordan cars had never been tested in so severe a trial as that of che Apache Trail. Their purchase and installation for passenger
 
 experiment.
 The result of the experiment was first known when after four months of service with the first two cars, Mr. flke ordered and received from the Babbltt-POlsOn company an additional two JOrdans. These were added to the Apache Trail service and when not in use over the Roosevelt highway were pressed into service in the valley pas senger business conducted by Mir. F'ike. As did the first two Jordans. the second two have maintained their reputation and have in the short time they have been in use, repeated performances of the first Jordan to make" the Apache Trail
 Mir. Fike and both drivers, Eillingsly and Thomas. are responsible for facts concerning the manner in which the cars have been driven and the care which they have received. Personally the author has seen the achievements of the Jordan on the Apache Trail MT Fike and his drivers declare that little or no attention has been paid the cars from mechanical standpoint and that they have had minimum of garage re- pair work. They have been loaded to capacity on practically every trip and besides passengers have carried eX- press, trunks and baggage of all char acters This has been q major factor in he test which the Jordans have un- dergone.
 Drivers of the entire United States who have negotiated the Apache Trail agree that the road is the supreme test for motor cars. Not a driver in this state but, were he questioned would