The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-10-13

In accordance with instructions
given at the last meeting of the
Bandhcad National Highway Associ-
alton IA Little Rock, Arkansas. vari-
Gus routes. consisting of over 5000
miles. in the states Of Arkansas. OK
lahoma, New Mexico, and Texas, for
the purpose Of recommending a de-
sirable and feasible route for tn
Trans Continental Bankhead High
way from Memphis. Ten, to FL Paso
Texas The United States Govern
ment has named Morris Q. Eldridge
Of the office Of Public Roads and
Rual Engineering as a member oi
the commission. Hon. r. S. Pillow
man, President of the Bankhcad Ma
lional Highway Commission mas ap-
pointed the following members: Hon
~. W. Gwin. of Birmingham. Ala
President of the Jefferson County
Board Of Revenue and an experienc
ed engineer of may years standing
j. A Vaudeville noted cotton manu-
facturer ana banker of Carrollton
Ga. IN r T. Burlington prom-
mont physician OF Memphis. Tenn and
w e. Henkel leading business
man Of Talladega, Ala
The Bankhead Pathfinding Com
mission will start on the pathfinding
tour on the morning of October 18th
from Memphis. Tenn They will be
accompanied by congressman r.
is. Plowman President, and Hon
Thos. b, King, Vice President of the
Bankhead National Highway Assoei-
alton; A G. Batcheder. Executive
Chairman of the American Automo-
bile Associa ton. and J. A Rountrec
Secretary of the Bankhead Nation
Highway Association. who has charge
of the party and who has arranged
the three thousand mile itinerary
through these different states
The Arkansas officials of the Bank
head Highway Association. consist
ing of Vice President Judge Jos. NJ
Hill. of Fort Smith, and state direc-
tors DR.. r b. Bradford, of Cotton
Plant. and lex Governor Geo. w
Donaghey, of Little Rock will act as
hosts and conduct the party over the
northern route of the Bankhead High
way from Memphis to Fort Smith,
Ark The Pathfnding Commission
viii spend October 18th and 10th in
spectinE the route between Memphis
and Little Rock The 18th and 18th
will be spent inspecting the route
between Little Rock and Fort Smith
I The commission will spend the 10th
and 20th at Hot Springs On the
morning of the 21st. Messrs c. o.
Johnson. Of Durant, okla. and w. II
Jones. of Broken Bow, Okla, and J.
| T., Tobin of DeQueen. Ark. will take
charge of the party in automobiles
and escort them from Hot Springs TO
III Paso, a distance of 1000 miles
They will arrive at lei Paso oct 2S
On the morning of Oct Both, the
pathfinders will start on the inspec-
ton of All Texas Route of 1850 miles
| TO TcXarkana. They will be escorted
10y the Texas Bankhead Highway Of
! ficials in the person OF Vice President
Burt K Smith. Directors John W
Atwood and C. II. Lester, Secretary
A. =. Dyer. and representatives from
the FL Paso Automobile Club and the
ipallass Automobile Club The Path
lfinding Commission will spend thc
night of the Both at Toyah. the night
OF 3lst at Midland: November the :
and al Mineral Wells; the night Of
November 4th at Abilena: the night
Of the 9TH at Dallas; the night of the
10Th at Pittslurg and the night of the
9Th at TeXarkana
on the morning of the Sth Judge J
lG. Thweatt. President and j. G
Beldin, Secretary Of the Southern
route of the Bankhead National High
way. accompanied by committees
will take charge Of the party ant
conduct them through Arkansas t.
Hot Spring. on to Little Rock an(
over the Southern route to Memphis
There are three or four shor
routes OF 100 to l50 miles on each Of
the main routes that viii be inspect,
ed as the party proceeds The Com
mission will divide into halves ant