Show DEALER RELATES TALE OF FIRST I Went lent From Pacific to Atlantic Without Need of Repairs The bl bleSt biggest cst topic of cun conversation on among dealers dealer salesmen fans and Salt Lake Lako citizens who are arc Interested In ine gas gas- s- s for vehicles eBne s o-s a propelling power With AVIth ith hardly hard hard- last week was c I ly an exception every time a l group roup gathered gathered gath gath- ered erell In ono one of ot the time 1 agencies unless there was a sale on th the talk turned upon the I motor car pathfinder whom Salt Lake I has been entertaining While hone hero ho I was 1 a visitor won along Auto AUlO row and seemed keenly Interested in the lo local ho- ho I cal al automobile situation and the interest shown b by local motor car owners and agency managers In tho the good rO roads mo movement mo ye m e im t. t While man many persons who have e recently recent recent- ly followed the good roads mo movement moment ment atthe of at the American Automobile a. a association and the Touring Club of America can toll loll all nIl about the courses of the thc different transcontinental routes to mo most t of oC them thorn the story of or how tb first of or these routes was laid out i Is 11 ancient history This took place In 1910 and while but two years back was a lon long time a ago o in motOl moton motor mo mo- ton tor car ear reckoning One of oC the tho local agency managers mentioned while time the theme themo was a live Jive one last w week k that was the official route man for the first transcontinental tour in which the tho southern to coast-to-coast route was laid out for the time Touring Club of America Several Se of ot the men pre present nt did not know this and w were re surprised at tho the extent of the managers ers knowledge knowl knowl- edge cage of or this tour until he happened t. t to mention that had on that first trip driven n a car for which he ho is at present present pres pres- ent ont agent The trl trip across the con continent was made b by accompanied by Ills his wife ire e early curly rl in 1910 for tor the purpose o of compiling accurate information for the thic Touring Club of oC America and amI for the United States public ImbUe roads office The TIme machine us used d was a n. Premier six touring car Tho The car weighting 48 0 pounds with whIm all aU equipment and passengers passengers g gers rs went from the Atlantic to the Pacific Pa Pa- due with wILh New l' York air all in two tires and only two tires worn out on the trip According to a letter which the pilot wrote Tote just after the tIme trip was ns completed tu to o tIme the Premier people the engine never a U park parl needed no repairs an antho and ho tim car cur traveled lra time the entire distance through lia sand snow SHOW mud and aud hills hihl un- un dor or Its own power pO |