The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-06-04
RAIN. F AlLS TO
DA MP EN- ARD0R
TRUCK. TOURISTS
Turn HOmeWard from Mott with
Everybody Happy and En-
thusiastic Over Receptions
TRY TO MAKE SCHEDULE
Leaders of Tour Hope to Reach
Bismarck at 9 O'clock Tonight
on Scheduled Time
(SoeciaI to the Tribune)

Especial to the Tribune)
Mott, June 4.--Tbe good roads-ship
by truck boosters Of Bismarck took
the trail back home today, the third
day of the tour through Slope coun-
ties on the N P. branches. .
The touring party pulled out OF Mott
in high spirits, despite the heavy going
encountered at times in reaching here,
and expect to be in Bismarck on
scheduled time, at 9:15 p. m. tonight.
The party has 124 miles to cover in
getting back to Bismarck, and it will
require steady driving to reach home
on time.
The people of Mott gave the boost
ers a real reception, as did the peop.e
of New England yesterday afternoon.
Stops are to be made today at Burt,
Odessa, New Leipzig, Elgin. He'll,
Leith, Carson, Lark, Flasher, and st.
Anthony.
Refused to Stop
Never did it enter the heads of the
men on the tour to turn back home
without completing it. When the par
ty arrived at Dickinson yesterday
about noon this question was asked
but received no consideration. From
Killdeer to Dickinson, a distance of
forty-two miles. the trip was made
part OF the way in the rain. Skid
chains were put on the cars, and the
speed was slowed down by the heavy
roads, but the drivers pushed on.
William O'i'rien's car was struck by
a farmers automobile when the latter
tried to turn too quickly into a road
after O'Brien carefully gave him more
than half of it. A radius rod was
broken and it was necessary to wire
Bismarck for new part. s>
At Dickinson the party was joined
by Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Whitney and
NJ. B. Gilman. Here the party frater-
nized with the Odd Fellow delegates
from various parts Of the state and
the Elks' band which received ap-
p:ause all along the route played for
them. E4
Trucks keeocUp-s,ras IT
One of the features of the tour was
the manner in which the trucks kept
up with the passenger cars. With
skipper "Toppy' Topkins in the lead
they drove steadily along. up steep
hills and through mud. They thor.
oughly demonstrated the practicable
ty of the ship-by-truck movement.
The need of good roads was also
emphatically emphasized during the
rain. On parts of the roads which
had been graded and carefully work
ed the rain did not cause trouble,
but on the prairie roads, fine when
dry, the cars found heavy going
through the mud.
At Zap a resident of the town call.
ed attention to practical demonstra.
tion of the ship-by-truck movement
A heavy truck, loaded" with Ignite
coal, was standing in the streets.
This truck had hauled coal from Il
mine through all kinds of weather
for two years.
At Golden Valley was another dem
onstration. Oil and gasoline is dis,
tributed from here to a great many
towns, travelling in all kinds of wealth
er and over al kinds of roads.
Diversity Farming
Attention was directed to the ter
dency upon the part of many farmers
to discontinue grain farming solely
Many of them are going in for dairy
ing. In towns near which the dairy,
ing industry has attained a healthy
growth, there was evidence of abun
dant prosperity,
Farmers are beginning to stock UP
with feed for cattle, with the slopes
covered with grass. Last year many
of them sold all of their cattle because
of lack of feed.
William Dahlheimer. who was in,
jured in the left leg yesterday, re.
luctantly left the party at Dickinson
and returned to Bismarck. While at
Dickinson he received report from
Bismarck that he had been killed
He expects to be all right in few
days.