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Show MM TRAIL IS , ROW m LOGGED A. A. A. Pathfinder on Way West; Includes Salt Lake on Third Transcontinental. NEW YORK. Oct. J2. Tho "Midland Tra.il. ' third of the three transcontinental transcontinen-tal routes to be laid out this year by the A. A. A. touring information board, lb now In procci-s of preparation, with A. L. Wcstgard, the association's tleld representative rep-resentative well on his way from New York to Los Angclef. Tho routo for this trip Is through Philadelphia. Reading, Hanishurg, Pittsburg, Columbus, Indianapolis. In-dianapolis. .St. Louis and Kansas City, over the "floldcn Belt Road" of Kansas to Denver, and across the Rocltles ro Salt l,uko City: thenco through 15ly. Tonopah ajid Goldfield. Ncv.. to the California Cali-fornia line, reaching Los Angelca via Independence In-dependence and Mojavc. It is expected that tho RoeUIcs will b crossod before the end of October, so as to avoid cold weather in that region later in the year. As In the case of the "Northwest Trail" and th "Overland Trail." great enthusiasm is being aroused alon tho entire line. Thi ".Midland Trail" will bo the first transcontinental route across the entlro length of Pennsylvania and through sovcral important cities on the National road In Ohio and Indiana, It also brings St. Louis and Kansas City into the line of Iran scon tin en ta.1 routo that will be traveled more and more as it is standardized" and popularized. Kansas Kan-sas Cliy has already been placed on the "Trail to Sunset," but St. Louis has never before been United up in this way. Already signs of road Improvement are evident along this route, especially In Kansas. Colorado. Utah and Nevada. Many automobile clubs and good roads associations arc In communication with I A. A. A. hcadquartors, and express their willingness not only to co-operate with the pathflndlng party, but also to help improve tho route being eelcctod for the "Midland Trail." |