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Show ACROSS CONTINENT BY WAY OF CANADA "Thomas W Wllby and F. V. Ha-ney, Ha-ney, the two transcontinental motorists motor-ists who left Halifax, X S August 1 27, In a Reo, have arrived at their destination," says Norman do Vaux, head of the Reo-Paclflc company, coast agents for the Reo cars "This completes the flrBi cross continent con-tinent automobllo trip by an all Canadian Ca-nadian route over made, a feat that hitherto many times has been attempted at-tempted hi other motorists and promptly abandoned, owing to the prlmitlvo condition of the roads In many sections of Canada. "Now that Wilby and Haney have conquered the gumbo swamps, un-blazed un-blazed mountain trails nnd escaped the dangers of the scores of yawning yawn-ing precipices encountered both day and night in their strenuous 5,000 mile transcontinental trip, they have won a place for hardihood and steady going reliability in motoring "For many days it was doubtful whether tho pathfinders would ever reach the city under their car's own power because of the havoc which the heavy rains had played upon the gumbo gum-bo swamps and dangerous mountain trails." |