Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-05-14
AUTOMOBILE CARAVAN
SET FOR FLYING START
Advertising Men Ready to Start for
Convention in California
City.

On MONDAY morning, May lItn
train of tourists boosting the Pacific
Northwest in general and good roads
in particular, will pass through Olym-
pia.
This train consisting of nearly all
makes of cars and trucks will make
the run from Vancouver, B. c. to
Stockton, California in one week.
This trip is to show the need of
better roads as an absolute necessity
to the development of our rural dis
tricts and to help the various Good
Road movements that are now under
way on this coast.
California awoke to the need of
Good Roads some time ago and built
some of the finest highways in the
country, Oregon has fine highways
in spots the same as Washington but
the need of connecting links is so
apparent that this need must be over
come.
With a representation of at least
ninety boosters assured, and others
planning to come in at the eleventh
hour, the Pacific Northwest Automo-
bile caravan promises to be live
unit in the long line of cars. which
when completed by the addition of
units from Oregon will invade Cali
fornia. The caravan will leave Seat
tie on the morning of May II, and
the schedule folleows:
Caravan leaves Vancouver on Sum
day May 16, arriving at Stockton the
following Sunday on the following
schedule:
--suAdap. May 16. Xaaeesrer to
Seattle Monday, May II. Seattle to
Portland. Tuesday, May 1S, Portland
to Eugene. Wednesday, May 10, Eu-
gene to Grants Pass. Thursday, May
20. Grants Pass to Shasta. Friday,
May 21, Shasta to Chico. Saturday,
May %, Chico to Sacramento. Sun
day May 23, Sacramento to Stockton.
The Siwash division as the Pacific
Northwest division is known will be
in charge of Douglas Shelor. manager
of the Automobile Club of Western
Washington. and at Portland this di-
vision will unite with the Chinook
division which is composed of the
automobilists of Oregon
A number of industrial concerns
plan to have exhibits entered in the
caravan, as the industrial section will
show some of the resources and man.
Northwest.
The live wire citizens of Chico,
Calf. under the leadership of Ar
thur A. Shell, president of the Chico
Ad Club, former Portllander, raised
one thousand dollars for one hours
entertainment of our caravan. which
was the original stopping time of the
big Northwest boosting excursion
On the revised schedule however, an
all night stop will be made at Chico.
and when the good news reached the
inhabitants of this city. even greater
efforts were put forth to entertain the
party.
An automobile show will be one of
the stellar attractions. with big open
air evening dinner for the hungry
motorists. Various stunts, including
an educational program Of interest,
are also among the features, This is
one of the finest kind of displays Of
community fellowship for the enter
tainment of the Chinook -Siwash"
motor division.
Not to be outdone by it's sister city
Modesto, California wires the good
news of chem and eggs. strawberries
and cream. enough for cverybody.'
The entire city will be out to greet
the caravan on it's arrival, and Lon
Cleveland of the Modesto Ad Club
will welcome the caravan for its stay
in this community.
The city of Sacramento has raised
about $4,000 to be used in entertain
ing the caravan visitors and also for
use of its official Delegates at Stock
ton. The evening dinner will be fol-
lowed by big get acquainted
dancing party which will be staged
in the big Women's Building. and
which has accommodations for ap-
5000 people. The capitol
of California will make this an "All
night" and will join the
party on the next mornings run into
stockton, A squadron of White
Birds OF the Air" from Mather Field
will act as an escort of honor.