The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-18
BIG TRUCK TOUR
INYADES SOUTH
500 TERRITORY
High Winds, Bad Roads and Hot
Radiators Give Trucks
Good Test
AUTOMOBILES TOO SPEEDY
Halt Made at HazeltOn Until the
Heavier Machines
Catch Up
AUTOMOBILES TOO SPEEDY
(By Staff Correspondent }

Hazelton, May IS. With flag be.
decked automobiles parading the
streets of Hazelton the Bismarck
Good Roads Ship BY Truck Boosters
arrived here at eleven-thirty o'clock.
AS soon as the pilot car containing P.
R. Field, director Of the tour made
it's appearance over the hill leading
into Hazelton. the local band welcomed
the tourists with a lively air.
PACKED WITH PEOPLE
The main street was packed with
people to lend lusty welcome to the
Bismarck touring boosters. The pace
set by the automobiles was too fast
for the heavy trucks and they fell be-
hind shortly after leaving Bismarck.
Stops were made two or three times
en- route to enable the trucks to catch
up with the automobiles. However.
the trucks were several miles behind
when the head of the tour reached
Hazelton It is planned to remain
here until the trucks arrive. Major
Frayne Baker is in charge of the
truck trail
BAD ROADS ENCOUNTERED
The only trouble encountered by
the tourists were bad roads and over.
heated radiators. The roads from Bis
marck to the Emmons county line are
in frightful condition; no signs of any
dragging or work of any nature could
be discovered by the Good Roads
Boosters. Practically every one OF
the Is business men in the tour com
mented on this fact all along the route
from Bismarck to Hazelton.
FARMERS BOOST TRIP
Farmers and their families waved
friendly greetings to the tourists and
whenever stop was made to fill a
boiling radiator, the farmer would say
"Well you are out on good mission
and l surely hope you will accomplish
something. We are badly in need OF
good roads. 4
At one of the early stops made to
permit the slower trucks to catch up
with the automobiles, Fields intro.
duced the tourists to the liquid re.
freshments which the refreshment
committee consisting of Bert Finney
and Joe Breslow prepared. Dusty
roads, a strong wind and a blazing
sun made the pop taste very good in
fact some of it was poured in one au'
tomobile radiator and the car went the
~ miles into Hazelton without using
a drop OF gasoline
TO SPEND NIGHT At WiSHEk
Linton, N. D., May 1S.- Welcomed
by committee which turned the key
Of Linton over to the Bismarck Good
Roads Ship by Truck boosters, the au-
tomobile tourists minus the truck sec
ton reached Linton at 80 this after.
noon. The Linton band was playing.
as the long string of automobiles
wended it's way thru the principle
streets. Their hunger accentuated by
their sixty-six mile ride from Bis.
marck, the Good Roads Ship by Truck
caravan gladly and promptly accepted
the invitation of the Linton business
men to be their guests for dinner
After the dinner which was served in
the two hotels here, the Elks band,
under the leadership of Spencer Boise,
entertained the people with several
selections. A light shower fell during
the stop at Linton but only sufficient
to lay the dust. Present plans are for
the truck division of the tour to go
from Linton to Wishek and remain
there over night instead of trying to
make the trip to Ashley. The auto.
mobiles left Linton at 3 o'clock head
ed for Ashley and towns enroute be-
fore picking up the southwark trail
The Bismarck boosters stopped off a
short time at Linton's pretty park
where the Elks band entertained with
several more selections