Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-09-05 | Page 25 | Maxwell Car Runs on in Flood and Cyclone

MAXWELL CAR RUNS fl UN IN ROOD AND CYCLONE R S alt Lake From Ohio 1 Returning to Southern California California California Cali Cali- fornia Safely A Maxwell care came Into the local agency garage of or the Maxwell compan company company com com- pany pan at S. S State street Frida Friday which was returning to Oxnard Cal from Shiloh O. O In the car were Mrs C. C S S. S White her brother W. W F F. Meacham Meacham Mea Mea- cham chom her 17 year old ear oJ son Paul who drives e the tho car her year 14 old ola son eon Albert Albert Al Al- bert and tho the year old t twins Alice and ana Allan Wo went t through tho the edge of ot e ge a cyclone near Lyons Ian Kan said Mrs Urs White and wo we 0 have como through without nn any mechanical breakdown More than that wo we e went through floods In Ohio In some places they ha had to torr lorry forry tho the car across streams In 0 Im Im- flatboats whore where bridges es were down But nUt tho the car never ne failed us Our Maxwell made tho the trip cast from Crom Oxnard which Is near Los Angeles to Shiloh In twenty nine days das Roads Hooda in Nebraska and Wyoming seemed bad whilo In Ohio the they were ero good but rain slowed us down considerably in that state Hate Wo Ye carried 1500 pounds In all while the tho car weighs 1850 0 pounds and mado on the average of or miles a 11 day going cast east Returning It is slower Mr Ir went by rail to Shiloh and returned to Oxnard the same way a The occasion of or our going was to at attend attend at- at tend the thc golden olden wedding er annl anniversary arY of ot Mr 11 Whites White's parents Mr Air and Mrs J J. J F. F White of ot Shiloh Wo We o wore were there thero five o weeks and ond had a most enjoyable visit after our long trip Wo We e will leave Salt RaIl Lake Saturday to continue our Journey journe to tho coast having made tho the trio west over tho the Lincoln highway hwa going go go- o- o ing from here to El Ely and then taking taken the Los Angeles n eles cut off cut o homo home On our our wa way cast we wont by the National Old Trails which follows the Santa Santo Fe Fo railway lino generally and goes through New Mexico Arizona Kansas City and St St. Louis The Lincoln highway highway high high- wa way Is not so scenic but coming horo bore wo we found round beautiful scenery awaiting us 1111 through Parleys Parley's canyon John IX IN Crosby Crosb formerly district salesman for tho the Maxwell factor factory has been made retail a agent ent of or tho Maxwell Il for for Salt Lake while George P P. P Valerius formerly of ot San Francisco has been boon made district sales a agent ent In charge of or distributing cars throughout Utah and Idaho o