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Show LONG AUTO TRIP OF IM FAMILY .SALT IKE, Sept. 3. Glenn R. Bothwell of Salt Lake City, his wifo and throe children have JuBt completed com-pleted an automobllo trip of nearly 8,000 miles, going from Salt Iike City to Boston and return Mr. Both-well Both-well claims the distinction of being the first amateur driver to take a car across the Rockies and to the Atlantic coast and returu. Tho trip was one of pleasure only and all members of the party enjoyed tho outing to the utmost. AVlth Mrs. Bothwell, their daughter, aged 20 and two sons, aged 1C and 12 years, Mr. Bothwell left this city June 11, driving a Wlnton "six" soven-paascnger soven-paascnger touring car. The party carried camping equipment and spent many nights beneath the skies when hotel accommodations wero lacking. Several days out tht party ran Into a big rainstorm and camped out ono night during a great downpour. The Bothwell party procoeded In a leisurely manner. A stay of two days was made at Stronsberg", Neb., whore Mr. Bothwell at ono time resided, and a fortnight's visit Avas mado his parents at Rochello, III. The Mississippi Mississ-ippi river was crossod at Clinton and from Chicago they followed the lako route, passing through Toledo, Clove-land, Clove-land, Buffalo nnd Nlngara, thence to Ithaca and Albany, following the Hudson Hud-son river to New York City, CrosEcd the Catskllls. The party visited Boston and started start-ed tho return trip from that point. Tho auto was steered through the beautiful Catskill mountain couutrv to Buffalo, from which point tho route Avas retraced to Chicago and thenco to this city A sister and niece of Mr. Bothwell made tho trip with the party as far as Chicago. "The trip was thoroughly enjoyable," enjoy-able," said Mr. Bothwell. "We found some good roads and of course some bad stretches, but there Is a general improvement of roads In all sections of the country, and within a year or two it will be comparatively oasy to cross tho continent by auto. Some . places In the crossing of tho Rockies arc dangerous, but can be negotiated with care and patience." In tho long1 Journey the car was only once In a garago for repairs, not a serious aqcldent marring tho pleasure pleas-ure of the trip. Twelve tlies wero worn out and about S00 gallons of gasoline consumed. How to Enjoy a Vacation. Whllo on the trip Mr. Bothwell read no newspapers, wrote no letters and refrained from all conversation on the subject of business. "I wanted complete relaxation from business cares," ho said. "Only once on the entire trip did I ask a quqstlon relative rela-tive to business, and that was In the Boston art gallery, when n casual acquaintance ac-quaintance asked me how was business bus-iness out west. Merely to be pollle, I asked him abo-it buslnesb conditions In the oast and lie said they wero bad." , Mr. Bothweu's biisincs associates In the real estate investment business In Salt Lake City did not hear from tho head of the firm while ho was away. "Ho wouldn't let us know his whereabouts," they remarked. "lie was determined to be free of business cares whllo on his vacation and he , was " i |