The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-07-07
PIgERS START ON
THEIR TOUR TODAY

teen day swing around Lake Bichigan
with the Copper Country as its nor
thetm terminus. The tour, as in form
er years, is conducted bN the Mich
igan Pixies Association. During the
two weeks tour Capt. w. S. Gilbreath,
manager Of the Detroit Automobile
Club and President of the M. P. A.,
win conduct seventy-seven good roads
meetings. The object Of the tour is
to create interest in improved high
ways and to popularize through tour
ing routes. Out of the thirteen and
one-half days spent on the road all
but two days will be in Michigan ter
ritory.
After spending five years in doing
the necessary missionary work to in
sure the completion of an improved
highway from the Ohio line on the
south to Sault Ste. Marie on the north,
known as the East Michigan Pike
and Dixie Highway. the "Pikers"
branched out in their efforts and then
started tours circling the Great Lakes.
In 1920 the tour was around Lake
Huron, in 1921 around Lake Super
Tor and this tour will be around the
last Of the three greater lakes.
The Michigan Pixies Association is
made up of men from all parts of the
state, who are interested in the good
roads movement and annually give of
their time and money to help carry
out the ideals of the organization. A
similar body is located on the west
side of Michigan, known as the West
Michigan Pixies Association, which
was formed to foster the building Of
the West Michigan Pike( with it's
southern terminus in Chicago and its
nortlfernmost point, Mickinaw City.
This organization is making its fifth
and final tour over the West Pike,
which is now practically completed.
The West Pike tour starts from Chi
cago on July IA and will join with the
Michigan Pixies Association caravan,
at Harbor Springs, on July II, and
make the return trip down the east
ern shore of Lake Michigan, as far
as Grand Rapids.
Manufacturers and dealers have
entered cars and trucks in the coming
Around Lake Michigan" tour.
Can't. Gilbreath is organizing a
staff of speakers for the tour and ex-
poets to have half dozen prominent
men from Michigan as speakers. The
lineup includes Horatio s. Earle,
Father Of Good Roads in Michigan"
and Inspector Harry H. jackson,
head of the traffic division, Detroit
police department, also DR.. P. E. Doo-
little, Toront, president Of the Canad-
ian Automobile Association and hon
orary president Of the M. P. A.
The other members Of the speakers
committee will be men of national as
well as state prominence.
The Copper Country is making ex-
tensive arrangements through the
Calumet Chamber of Commerce to
suprass any entertainment ever ac-
corded the "Pikers" on their interna-
tional tours. G. T. Murphy, secre-
tary Of the Calumet Chamber of Com
merce, has advised Tour Manager W.
d. Edenburn Of the following plans.
A large delegation from the Cop
per Country will meet the tour at
,Michigamme and passengers will be
exchanged for the drive to Calumet
The tour will reach there at noon on
Wednesday, July IL. In the evening
a monster good roads rally will be
conducted at Calumet for the entire
Copper Country, the upper peninsula
highway commissioners and road en-
gineers will be in session and joir
the meeting, also the officers and di.
rectors Of the Upper Peninsula De-
velopment Bureau.
On Thursday the "Pikers" will be
taken for tour Of the Keweenaw Pc
ninsula, will luncheon at Ft. wilkins
an abandoned army post, where the
Government plans to establish a Ma.
tioral Park. In the evening the tour
lists will be the guests of the Calu.
met Chamb r cf Commerce at ban.
euet, IN the coliseum. At the lunch.
!. con at TT. Wilkins the Upper PENN.
sula Development Bureau will have
three prominent speakers address thu
"Pikers" and their escort. Tn,
speaksr are to be: Stephen Mather
director of the National Park Serv
fee; DR.. David Friday, Michigan Ag
ricultural College; Charles p. Craig
director Of the Great Lakes-St. Law
renee Waterway Commission.
The tour will leave the Cope
Country at noon the third day. Thurs
day morning will be spent in the Cal
uniet and Hecla mine and in inspect
ing other plants Of the copper in
dustry in Lake Linden and Hubbell
From the, the tourists viii 60 to Han
cock, where they will be the guest