Show VESTGARD FINISHES LONG Thousands of Miles Charted I for Fi First Time b by Pathfinder With the arrival at Los Angeles s ele-s Thursday of ot A A. L. L field rep rep- of or the thc American m Automobile Automo Automo- bile association there was completed with about a week to spare the most extensive long distance program ever or undertaken Leaving New York June 11 the Northwest Trail transcontinental route was put through Buffalo Chicago o St. St Paul and Minneapolis Minne Minno- lInn apolis to Seattle Including Including- connections to hi Yellowstone National park and anel GlacIer Glacier Gla Gla- cier park This was followed by a a. r run rundown n down doWIl the highway from Seattle Seattle Seat Seat- tle tie to Portland and San n Francisco from which city Mr tIre started d east at once on tho the Overland Trail to Salt alt Lake Lako Cheyenne Omaha Chicago and New ew Yo York 11 Including a a. loop from Cheyenne enno to and from Denver Denvor Leaving Leaving- New York October 1 I tho the Midland Trail was laid out through Philadelphia Pittsburgh Indianapolis St. St Louis Kansas ansas Cit City Denver and Salt Lal Lake Lako o to Los Angeles whore tho the I field work ork for ono one year eur camo to an I end Tho The distance covered on tho the Northwest Trail Trall including including- tho two national park connections was miles on the Pacific Highway 1016 r rallies allies on the on-the the Overland O Trail Including tho tIm Denver Dener loop miles and on s the Midland Trail miles mUes This a route laying total of or i miles with some Incidental trips a whore no account was tal taken cn of ot tho the ml z i With the exception of ot less than GOO t miles between New ew York and Newburgh Newburgh New New- burgh N. N Y 1 and between Westfield N. N Y and mid Chicago no part of ot any route was cov covered twice and more moro than miles was over roads that B had nover never been beon charted before These o will be published during 1913 In three f now separate books uniform with the T Trail to Sunset making In all four o cross countr country routes that will earr carry o ho ho bulk of ot tho the travel for years to toome tome iome ome c No less remarkable than the trips themselves has been tho Interest D aroused particularly on tho the routes c west of tho the Mississippi river Automobile Auto Auto- d mobile clubs and good roads ass associations cla- cla t lions as well voll as public spirited cities f and towns have not only encouraged t the work but In man many cases have t competed with wHit each other for tor the tho o honor and advantage of or being located i on one of ot these through jines O Of or tho the four transcontinental highwayS highways high high- ways established by Path Pathfinder Westward West rest p l ward gard ard tho the Midland Trail through Salt t Lake Like is tho the shortest and most logical he says This announcement ment was made by Mr Westward upon his arri- arri val nl a at Los Angeles J F |