OCR Text |
Show 00 HELL TRAIL, . MEXICO TO Ml A real effort to have the Coast highway high-way from Mexico to Canada marked and placed in good shape for tourists by next Spriug will be undertaken by the International Highways Association, Associa-tion, following a report made by Albert Al-bert Gill Waddell and Jack Griffin, who recently made the run in the world's champion no-steps Maxwell. Secretary Charles Ileffer Lindermau of the Highways body has outlined a plan of action which, it is expected, will be endorsed by ovory Chamber of Commerce and commercial and civic body in the cities touuehed by the Coast route. Active in the work will be J. E. Montgomery of tho Marshfield Chamber of Commerce, one of tho most strenuous and effective good roads advocates in the West. "The principal thing to ovorcomo is the effects of tho number of tales which have been sent broadcast regarding re-garding touring conditions on the Coast route," said Secretary Linder-man. Linder-man. "The report of the Maxwell party shows the Coast road in fair shape and of such construction as to permit of easy summer travel. "Whore fast time was desired the Maxwell party on its recent run, covered cov-ered tho ground at good speed. The old car they employed was by no means a racing machine, and was probably in no better shape than the average standard touring vehicle used by motorists. Yet, the only stop for repairs of anw sort was to replace a tire that had already seen 12,000 miles of service. This alone shows that the Coast route cannot be in such shape as many have been led to believe." Mr. Montgomery and his associates at Marshfield will lend the International Interna-tional Highways Association evarv as sistance In having the Coast route well marked and ready' for next year's travel. "The trip of the Maxwoll party par-ty has opened our oyes to many things," he said. We knew that the Coast road was reported as difficult diffi-cult and even unsafe, but until Messrs. Waddell and Griffin told us of some of their experiences in trying to secure se-cure information we were unaware of the dire effect slanderous stories had on our share of the motortourist travel. "In many instances the Maxwell party members, after requesting and being given road information, asked their informant how long it had been since he traveled the particular stretch of road in question. "Oh, I haven't ever been over it," was tho reply in a score of cases. That's one reason why wo don't get our fair share of the tourist business." |