The diamond drill., 1920-10-02
BUSINESS MEN LISTENED TO A
GOOD ROAD GOSPEL
WERE MARKING The PATH
For The Big Tour That Will Take
Place Next Summer To Circle
Lake Superior

A party OF seven members OF the
Michigan Pixies Association visited
Crystal Falls last Wednesday and
were entertained in the City Club
rooms by the business men or the
city These men made up the path
finding party sent out by the associa-
ton for the purpose OF marking and
logging the road to be travelled by the
tourists when they start on their an
nual tour next July. The party con-
sisted of:
Fred Case, sault Ste Marie, FIRST
vice-president OF the Michigan Pixies
Association, and president OF the Chip
pewa county automobile club.
w. ID. Edenburn, Detroit, tour man
ager for the Pixies association and
automobile editor of the Detroit News.
William b. Mltcell, Bay City official
pathfinder for the Pixies association
and president OF the Bay City Auto
company.
John A. Doelle, secretary-manager
OF the Upper Peninsula Development
bureau.
Judge w NJ. Smell. sault ste, Marie,
president Of the 500 Civic and Com
mercial association.
Is. w. Sullivan, assistant manager
Of the Detroit Automobile club.
A. =. Mcdonald OF Marquette, good
roads enthusiast who Joined the party
at that city and continued with them
to Duluth.
The Michigan Pixies Association has
a large membership In the lower pen
insula. The fountain head OF this as
sociation Is the Detroit Automobile
Club which is the largest club of its
kind in tho world, having something
like 10000 members The Pixies AS
sociation has been the influence in the
state that brought about the good
roads program.
Each year this association makes a.
tour OF some particular part of the
country. Last year they circled Lake
Huron making n memorable tour thru
Canada that brought fine response
from the Canadian people and will ey-
entually result in through improv-
ed highway from Montreal to 500. On
tario where II will conect with the
Cloverland trail through from the A
merican 500 TO Ironwood
Case Suggested Touring u. r.
At a meeting OF the executive com
mittee OF the association last week, the
suggestion OF Fred s. Case that the
1921 tour be made from the 500 TO
Duluth and Port Aurthur, over the
Cloverland Trail and the connect
ing highways, virtually circling Lake
Superior, was acted upon favorably
and the pathfinding party was sent
out TO log the route and report to the
association at its annual meeting on
Oct 6.
The party left Detroit last Sunday
night and was met at Trout Lake by
the upper peninsula contingent. They
went from there to Newberry where
they had lunch and on TO Manistique
for the night. The next lap was to
Escanaba where lunch was had. then
on TO Marquette for the night. From
there they went to Iron Mountain for
lunch and TO Crystal Falls for dinner.
After dinner they went to Iron River
where they spent the night and con-
tinued on TO Ironwood. Ashland, Dull
nth and then to Port Arthur and Fort
William where they took the train for
home via the Canadian Pacific.
The party arrived here in two cars
az about Ave o'clock. They were met
on the way by a delegation OF local
business men in DR.. Haights car and
piloted TO the city.
They were then shown about the
city making a stop first at the school
properties which we're thoroughly In
spected by them with view 20 pos
sible stopping here over night next
July. From there the trip continued
through the odgers. Tobin, Mononga-
hela and Dunn locations to Alpha
where the big Balkan pit was viewed