Show whiter W nt r automobile AUto momie ferry for acs ics C locked continental divide 7 w i rf 4 ta in gp i zi aa r jig lj WK 24 4 A n M vf it an N 2 70 4 1 e t f 01 Ss f ayt 11 ls alsto TO W A appl A za propose gi giant ant electric locomotive As motorist ally to Conc conquer Itier cascades barrier gargantuan antuan shuttle I 1 ferry which A would lilt lift automobiles and their passengers heretofore helpless against the winter inter choked passes in the beslits le slits of tic cle cascade mountains th topographical backbone of 11 alie le continent is is tile tiie proposal sponsored 1 ly y the automobile gub of washington and motorists in ill the north pacific Pic ilic states there is a I 1 very cons considerable ide rable volume of automobile traffic between tile the interior country cast of the cascades mid and jhc thc tl cities of the slope baci facing aig the pacific dm my the greater part of tile the year car but hit n movement is completely amily ted for several eacia n antei M t this tin amie c the he only gate byj through chest mountains are arc huit of the tram transcontinental continental I 1 even een the powerful steam encounter sarious serious delays iw le oi of the tb licary snows and tem lirt lr tur rs a which anch io go ds as low us as forty Y I 1 engine and anabil ity iy ay tu make frequent ent jiing ni aing train cifra tut cult plan man approved Approve ii the novel plan ilan avica dv ica d by the club bluh of washington Washing tun ha has as 11 han cri approved hy the llie filon state committee it cila I 1 ur or ti alie I 1 operation n of otc etc or ta t in trains oi i i av U ars rs dily cn ill opeo r arad ad nest ivest of tile anc mounta inq abild I 1 i it ii ilar lim aint vist east of the cascades ci with V ill 1 mf t Wat platforms forms nt n cati ter al in whiles liles boum w lie he driven frt art i hi hw iiii ov by their owners r i i on an to the flat cars tile the journey over the mountains would require only a few hours during average winters the motorists would woud either remain seated in their machines or ride in a passenger coach attached to the ferry accod according ding to the plan tile the chicago milwaukee an all I 1 st paul railway because it is electrified would doubtless be tile the best fitted to inaugurate such a service said H A chadwich a ine member niber of tile the board blaid c of directors of the washington Dri auto I 1 club tile the trip Ie between tween t terminals ermi nals lou ld not be of more than two hours houri duration and I 1 ant am sure that a trial nf f the plan plad for a few weeks this fall would show it to ic not only a 1 c reat benefit to motorists on oil both sides of the rangi range but would prove proe profit ible ble for the railroad rail roid and it bould would be the next tiling thing to keeping a highway open across the mountains all winter 11 electrics most alost Effi efficient clent the clec electric locomotives of the chicago milwaukee and st paul it was vas pointed out being far more rower nil hil thin than the steam locomotive and len c to tile effects of the tl e er maintain the I 1 highest standards stand ards or of refill r train vice ice over tlc alc cascades bitter root and rocky 11 II mit while the volume of traffic likely to 0 o be handl handed I i is very uncertain ow rn tn n the alic fact that nothing of tin cw rt hns his coir been attempted bere be re duglas uglas shelor Sli elor manager of the abao 11 nizile bile club of washington prats hat the te ore operation ration will aill be profit le i r thousands of cars eich each winter le e a tr lr p hetteen eastern and IN ashington ashing by the way of i T CUIP lur iva h a R kiver at much 14 reater 0 n nf n in ii kinle and money moncy than will vill le be under tile the ar m rr rn fr |