Show I PIKES PIKE'S PEAK HIGHWAY JS r IS WING fORGING AHEAD 4 Just thirty minutes late on schedule time tune from starting point in Missouri Missour the executive officers of the Pikes Pike Pe Peak k Highway motor motored d into Duchesne last Thursday noon They were vere President President President dent C. C F. F Adams and Publicity Agent Agen Harry W. W Graham both of Chillico Chillicothe he Mo and Secretary treasurer A. A W W. Henderson of Colorado Springs Colo Colo- rado orado The pai party ty reported that so fa far they had found in excellent condition the highways highway's roadbed and signposts and their approval will be th the signal for thousands of tourist automobiles to start for the Pacific coast over this route during the next two months Tho Tito Highway w was wa's s the tho first firs transcontinental transcontinental automobile automobile road andin and andin andin in consequence it received tremendous advertising and during 1916 1915 and 1916 the bulk of the But indications poi point t to to the Pikes Pike's Peak Peak Highway tak- tak taking ing ng the lead from its northern rival very soon perhaps this summer It passes through far m more re picturesque scenery It f follows historic trails and I crosses the American continent on a aline line ine as direct as the Contour of the I countr country permits As' As soon as the Ea East t aware that the shorter route through Colorado which has haa been advertised I as aa the nations play ground is s in at least equal physical cal condition with the older Lincoln Highway the majority of the tile to coast-to- co coast st tourists will travers the Pi Pikes Pike's es Highway Thursdays Thursday's party on their tour of the Way of America had attended the mid midsummer ummer annual meeting meeting meet- meet ing ng of the association held on the sum Bum ri mit t of f Piko Pik s r Pe Ee e n n Highway WP w. we 1 extended teJ d fr fro T p n St Silt lt Wake City to toReno Reno Neva Nevada Nevada a meeting meeting meet meet- ing fag and these were delighted to make an official tour of inspection from Colorado Springs to R Reno n and to designate and or organize anize the the route rout from Reno Ileno to San Fra Francisco ci co The spirit shown by President Adams and hi his lieutenant officials is the tho best guarantee that our heretofore faint fain and fe feeble ble trickling of automobiles is shortly short short- ly to swell swen to the thi volume of hundreds ds a aday aday aday day as befits befits the main artery of r ruto auto uto communication between the Atlantic A and Pacific coasts All the members of t the e party were working Jik like beavers' beavers to make the markings alon along the entire route dist so so that the tourists for the West out of Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia the delphia-the the eastern eastern terminus of the Pikes Pike's Peak Highway may Highway may find tHe tine red led and white pole p markers all the way to San Francisco A At t the same time emphasized the importance of of the people living along the high highway way waye extending e every to the tourists to w een they come r through d act actor act hind nd or Of doj deru U WI well 1 i make crake r f tourist tourist feel feel e very eVery feel IU kindly ly a and nr pea jJ al t till H l whole co community mm He Hc of a 1 unity will l se film fellow e v travel travelers rg h he meek the dov down n road to come come com this thiR th tho e way y it is js import important t f r ri also allo that we vc wal watch wata h i the the road fill ant u up p r holes dram drain off lIT the the w water stir and Y the high il 1 ln aces es thirty minutes levEl With drag or shovel wUl will ll a accomplish wonder 01 1 s i |