Show advertisers TO MAKE BIG bifi DRIVE pike peak most De desirable bouto efforts awing made to route caravan via vernal the confederated Con federated commercial clubs of the uintah basin have decided to make every honorable effort to have the blia automobile caravan make the trip from salt lake to denver over the pikes peak highway the expedition to IB a very I 1 important on one and will have a great influence on future travel over the route so far as advantages go they are all in favor of the pikes peak route in the first place the distance is much shorter than it to Is over any other route the roads are better so a better time schedule can be maintained there are people living along the route most of the way the distance betA between een settlements being baang combar short distance between supplies of good water are also short the scenic attractions along the road dut but over and above all these are natural scones scenes of beauty clear streams 8 and places of scientific interest such as the dinosaur quarry and our geological formations the uintah mountain is the only mountain chain in america running east and west there are also points of historical interest such as the scene of the meeker massacre the camping places of general john C freemont the indian reservation and fort duch osne esne when the conditions are known by the travelers there will be little difficulty in III causing the expedition to pass through the great uintah basin herewith we give an account of the proposed expedition the big automobile caravan to be sent out in may by the aau fan francisco advertising club to the big convention of advertising men in st louis mo will come by way ol of salt lake this was the definite information rev received elved yesterday by members of the salt lake advertising club from th the san francisco Franc teco secretary the lincoln highway has been designated into salt lake and out of here the midland trail will probably be taken to denver it will pass eastward through tho the royal gorge and out upon the plains of kansas into missouri no information is given as to how many machines will comprise the military caravan but that there will be a large number is indicated by the fact it is stated a motor truck to act as an tender will be required to keep up with the party at fill all times this will be a ton and a half affair and will be equipped as a motor prairie schooner it will be obliged it Is stated to maintain an average speed of twenty five miles an hour for about miles dally daily this particular 11 stunt Is being scheduled for the reason that much military importance Is attached to this drive in advance information from the san francisco club it is announced that gen J franklin bell in charge of the western department part ment of the united states army will be asked to send one or more observers to study war time road conditions of the trail commenting on this feature of the trip the writer said the overland caravan has assumed national military importance in testing the actual road conditions on that stretch of country between san francisco and denver through which there are but three trunk line railroads in event of the disable of these lines through tile the tati ous stretches the roads come of the most vital import importance anci and the necessity of having ready information regarding the conditions not only of the lincoln highway but of an alternate route such as an the ad are taking has been seen by the military authorities |