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Show NEW FAD IN AUTO CRUISING Stranirc Vehicle Passes I hrough Cedar Ce-dar City on I mi" Coast to Coast Tour. One has become used to seeing almost al-most every kind of a vehicle imaginable imagin-able propelled hy the means of a gas engine, but today a conveyance np-pearad np-pearad on the street which was so out of the ordinary as to create a lot of interest. It was a veritable schooner on wheels, arranged for the most comfortable and convenient method of traveling and camping. It was a sort of a compromise between a house and a yacht, and was constructed to order for Mr. Robert E. Manner of Boston, who is among other things an enthusiastic yachtsman. The foundation founda-tion for the turnout is a one ton Den-by Den-by truck, fitted with Goodrich Silver Cord pneumatic tires, and is loaded, we were informed a ton and a half. The arrangement of the interior of the car is fashioned somewhat after that of a ship, with suspended births, steel range for use with prostolite gas, will carry M gallons of gasolins at one filling, has full sized bath tub in the bottom of the box, has water tank and force pump for making it available at sink by turning faucet, and in short is as conveniently ar-ranged ar-ranged for housekeeping as most homes. The touring party left Boston Sept. 4th, via the Lincoln Highway and will wind up at Seattle, Washington. The itinerary will include New York, Oakland, Oak-land, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle. At present the speedometer has registered 4,152 miles and the total tour is estimated at between seven and eight thousand miles, and was to consume DO days, but will, from present indications, run over that time, because of so many side trips being taken. For instance, as the party ncarod this locality they learned of Zion Canyon and decided to visit it while passing. The party is composed of Mrs. Rose E. Magner, Mrs. Maud E. IVr ;,.!,'. Mr. Wm. P. Lesnineh and Robert E. Magner, Mag-ner, all of Boston. On account of the bad roads on the Lincoln Highway the party took to the Arrowhead Trail to reach California. Cal-ifornia. As to expense, Mr. Magner stated that while, if the depreciation on the ear, atC., were considered it woud be considerable, yet it was nothing to compare with what it would take to make the same tour and stop at hotels ho-tels along the route. He is of the opinion that this type of car and this style of touring are bound to become far more popular in future. |