The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-06-06
VANDERBILT IN
FAST TRIP ON
ROAD TO CITY
Nears Record Time For Auto.
mobile From Fargo To
~ Bismarck
TALKS TO STATE OFFICIALS
Millionaire Reporter Discusses
Political Situation at State
Capitol
TALKS TO STATE OFFICIALS

What is believed to be very close to
record for actual running time for
automobiles between Fargo and Bis
, marck was established by Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Jr., millionaire reporter Of
the New York Times, who arrived in
Bismarck last evening on trans CON
tinental automobile tour.
Mr.. Vanderbilt made the trip in
hours and 40 minutes actual running
time with a car weighing 5000 pounds,
and drove in the rain for eighteen
miles Of the trip. Time for lunch was
deducted. The actual running time
was slightly less than that of fas,
: Northern Pacific passenger trains.
With Mr.. Vanderbilt is his wife, her
sister, Miss Littleton, Of Chattanooga
Tenn, and John w. Brodix, of New
Jersey. Leaving New York the party
toured through West Virginia, Ohio,
Indiana and from Chicago started the
Northwest trip which will end in Brit
ish Columbia at Vanderbilts hunting
lodge. Vanderbilt will spend most of
his time in Seattle and will write a
series of financial articles for the New
York Times devoting considerable
study to Oriental trade conditions.
Finds Road Well Marked.
"The National Parks Highway, on
which we Travelled from Chicago to
Bismarck, was wonderfully Marked"
said Mr.. Vanderbilt. Only at one place
near Crystal Springs-was 1t neces-
sary for us to use time to get direc-
tions.
Mr.. Vanderbilt is acting as a repre-
sentative of the National Parks High
way Association and Of the American
Automobile Association on the trip.
Today was the twelfth day, on the
road, the seventh from Chicago. The
party has travelled 2,12e miles from
New York in q Packard Twin Six au-,
tom0bile, has used 176 gallons of gas.
oline and 80 quarts of oil. An acc,ir-
ate account of the trip Is being kept
by Mr.. Vanderbilt
Mr.. Vanderbilt spent several hours
in Bismarck today visiting scenes in
and near the city, in company with
]. c. Anderson, and G. N. Keniston.
He visited the state capitol and had a
long talk on political conditions with
John N. Hagan, commissioner of agri.
culture and labor. Governor Frazier
and Attornel General Lemke were both
out Of the city.
How East Views Us. ,
Asked If 1t were true, as has been
reported, that the North Dakota .polit-
ical situation is one of the most fire.
quent subjects Of discussion In, flnan-
cial and other circles In the east Mr..
Vanderbilt explained that the North
Dakota situation is looked upon In
the east somewhat as Seattle was aft
er her great general strike-tlle move
ment is looked upon as a sort OF re-
bellion, he. said. Financial men are
wary of both North Dakota and Wash.
ington securities, he said, because of
the general feeling that radicalism has
strong hold in both states.
He laughed over some of the things
he had been told before leaving New
York-he took no stock in them, hay-
ing travelled over the entire country.
He was advised, he said, to carry guns
while travelling through the Northwest,
and one person advised him to take
different trail because he would find
it dangerous travelling through the
Northwest. This erroneous but SOt
infrequent conception of North Dakota
and the Northwest actually has kept
many travellers from coming over the
Red Trail, Mr.. Vanderbilt said.
Stating that he felt like saying be be-
lieved one was safer travelling in the
west than when in Chicago, Mr.. Van
derbilt told of motor trip taken last
year by himself and wife from Van
couver, B. c., to Tia Juana, Mexico.
He was writing a series of labor ar
ticles, and went into side trails in the
coast states, camping out most of the
time. His wife remained alone fire.
quently while he was visiting logging
mills, feeling perfectly safe.
Mr.. Valderbilt is the only son Of
General Vanderbilt and is a great
great grandson of Commodore Wander
bilt. He began work on the New York
Times as q "cub" reporter and now is
writing special articles for the Times
and magazines. Last winter Mr.. Van
derbilt covered the New York state
legislature for the Times. He is driv-
ing his car himself on this trip. Mr.. !
Brodix, who is with the party, was
once captain of the Columbia univer-
sity track team and still holds some
national records in long distance run |
ming.