| Show BANQUET AT A T LAKE I CLOSING EVENT OF TOURISTS' TOURISTS VISIT Indiana Manufacturers to Leave Salt Lake Today With Utah Ranch RanchI I as Destination T THERE THERE HEllE was food and drink and there was Wa speech making and discussion sion on 91 good roads and there was fun lots of fun That was at the dinner tendered the the Pacific automobile tourists b by the local good roads and automobile enthusiasts at Saltair last night The speakers atthe at atthe the dinner in th the ship cafe forgot to be altogether serious Outside of continued annoyance from a number of noisily maimed inclined in persons which occupied tables not far fur from the tho banquet board hoard the evening was one o otho of the tho most a pleasant ant which the globe trotters have haye experienced on their trip 11 tilen Miner was toastmaster ana anu chief supervisor of or ceremonies He Started the fun tun ball rolling by declaring declaring ing ins that he had discovered at the last laet moment that the other speakers of the night had stolen his subject and th there re remained but one topic of national Im Importance Importance Im- Im on which he ho ml might ht speak namely The Split Spilt Skirt and Mr Miller MilI Mil Mu- I ler did speak on on the split spilt skirt He spoke with vigor and humor demonstrating demon demon- that his s subject was o of IJ- IJ Im- Im In that every speaker who followed was compelled to refer reer to 1 It some time or other during the evening Charles Charles' A. A Bookwalter was the the orator orator orator ora ora- tor of the nl night ht After outlining tho things s which according to him make Indiana tho the greatest g state In the tho union unions he drifted for a a. moment Into the serious with Ith a strong and effective Uve plea for the Lincoln National highway Mr tr Bookwalter first of all advised advisee the thc guests ot of whom there were ere about abou three hundred that the tho literary center oC of oc the tho country had hid changed chang d recently from Boston and now ow had h d taken up its abode In lu Indiana He lIe added that the thereal thereal thereal real literary center and main nian source of ot supply for lit literary men was now to tobe tobe tobe be found in the Hoosier state To prove hl his assertion he named George Ado and others and boasted d at t length of or the fact tact that James Whitcomb Riley still lived In the state Out Highway Benefits After Atter enlightening the guests on n the literary question Mr lr began began be be- gan gait his argument for a better system of or good roads and pointed out the benefit benefits bene bene- fit tits fits which Avill wili result from the Lincoln National highway which is 15 a proposed Continued on Page age 3 Column 1 1 BANQUET AT LAKE LAKEI 1 ClOSING EVENT I OF TOURISTS TOURISTS' VISIT Indiana Manufacturers Leave Salt Lake Today for Trip Westward Continued from Pago o 1 concrete highway from the Atlantic to the Pacific lIe He took a fling at Colorado folk ol and especially at citizens of r C Colorado lorado Sp Springs and Denver er who he Eaid ald had been so bUB busy fighting I one another over which wa way WY a transcontinental hl highway hway should go g that they the had forgotten to build an any roads whatsoever er but still maintained or rather to maintain main main- p tain a road between tho two cities es which would test the skill of ot a Rocky Mountain goat goal to travel loud In his hiB I Mr Hr Bookwalter was sas praise of or tho efforts at good roads I building displayed In Utah and said old the English glIsh language did not contain words worde to express his reeling feeling for the citizens of the state and tho the stand the they have taken on em the question He said the state tate roads were wonderful and completelY completely com coin refuted the stores store told tho the auto- auto lab before the they entered tho the state They were Itero ero led to believe ho he said that att after r leaving Grand Junction all beyond was waa ii IL void old oldIn In d detailing the plans pians or of the Lincoln I National Highway association for tor the construction of or the road which Is to tic tc the east and the west In closer bonds Mr Nm Ir said th that It St was not the purpose or the de desire re of the association to ask anyone for tor a 0 penny but bat Instead the association stood ready to give gho the states The question often otten has been asked ho said Where will the road go and through which portion o of the country Mr I Bookwalter said sold that was ws 18 a matter UPI up to the people themselves es as It was the desire and hope of the association that I the people make It possible for tor the somewhere I II road to go I Finns of Tho The American Automobile association tion which at the Instigation of or Carl G. G Fisher took up tho problem of ot building this highway has already r raised 5 for the enterprise and expects to mal make e this fund ad all til of or which will be spent for tor the purchase purchase pur pur- chase of material for the construction of the highway he said All that the association asks Is 13 that states and counties cou Ues prepare the foundation of the road b by laying laying- out the thc right of way by building bridges and culverts and according to Mr Ir Bookwalter for each mile mUe of oC highway so 80 prepared tho the a as association as- as sedation will furnish worth of ot cement and rock roele with which to surface our Bur face th the tho road rondo The association now Is la preparing a Q campaign for Cor this work worle and nd meetings meetings' soon will be called with state road commissions county commissioners commissioners com corn missioners and others interested In Inthe inthe the movement to begin active work on the project Jo I. B. B D. D Woodruff president of tho the Commercial club was the tho first speaker speak speak- er cr of the evening Ho He discussed at length the resources of the thc state His sPeech was the basis of all others for tor forthe the other speakers pointed out what good would come from these resources in road building The governor go next recited in detail the states state's t attitude towards road building and told the of the thc In this line Une which has hall been accomplished b by tho the various gangs of convicts who have built the thc best roads which the state boasts said the governor He said that b by the time the again returned to to Utah it was hoped I to have In operation a concrete road between this city and Ogden which he heI said taid was to be bc only tho the beginning of or ofF ofa F I a ft gT great gr at chain of ot roads which later would be constructed throughout hout the state White Utah Girl McKay White Whito chairman of the tour I committee confined his talk in most part to the Utah girls referring to them as peaches Before enter entering ng Utah and when Just lust out of Grand Junction Mr White said sald tho the party part had been told the they were about to en enter enus en- en ter us r a 3 great peach district Mr Ir White said lid aid last luit night that he be rull fully concurred with his informant and said that if the thet t peaches continued to Improve In In quality as the they nc neared r d the Golden I Gate late he lie was wan afraid th that t serious steps would have to be taken with some Borne Tn male lo members of the party The fact that 1 Reno has hias been eliminated from the 1 I route was not due for this thin reason Mr lr d' d White impressed upon his hi listeners s He a added ded that many were threatening 4 to desert eert the official route and take a a. aside side aide trip to that famous olt city olty of the tho 1 west Mr r. r White closed his talk by ex explaining ex- ex just how the tour wn was conducted con con- ducted and told how the trip was made from day to lay day The Empire car drew first place forI for toda today's s drive and the other cars will I follow tollow In teams in the following following- order Henderson McFarlan Amor- Amor J |
