| Show six THOUSAND MilE AUTO AUm TRIP FINISHED BY BT FRANK BOTTERILL Records Between Denver and Salt Lake Broken by Local Driver GASOLINE PRICES VARY He Meets Party on Way Back Who Were Stranded Without Water Woman Water Woman Delirious I More roro oro than six thousand miles with only one ono puncture Is the tho record at attained at- at tamed by Prank Frank Botterill manager ager of or orthe the Tom Toni Automobile company on ott an automobile trip between Salt SnIt Lake L. and Portland Me fe and return In Ina a addition to this Mr 11 clipped a a. row few hours or off ocr the tue record time LImO lor an automobile between Salt Lake Lako and Denvor Denver Den Den- ver vor making tho the trip In tw twenty nine and one half hours going and thirty and one half hours returning The Tho former Conner record which was wa also held by Mr Botterill was waa two thirty-two and one- one half hours Mr Ir Botterill returned to hI his desk last week with a heavy coat of tan but still sun enthusiastic over this the health benefits benefits bene bene- fits derived from Crom overland trips He lie loft left here Juno June 1 meeting Mrs BotterIll Botter BoUeT- Ill In Denver Mrs Botterill accompanied accompanied panted him on tho the balance balanco of ot the Jour Jour- ney Tho The trip was made In twenty- twenty seven days actual running time Ume or an average 0 distance of at 31 miles a day Both Mr and Mrs Botterill declare tho the trip to have been tho the best the they have over taken In speaking of oC tho the Journey yesterday Mr Botterill said nuu 4 45 D. D Day Wo We wore exactly forty five days daye durInG which time we wo co covered cred miles mUel Of or the tho time we were absent absent absent ab ab- ab- ab sent only twenty seven days were spent In actual travel giving us UH an average of ot miles a a. aday da day Four hundred hundred hun hun- dred and two eighty gallons of or gaze gaso line tine were consumed on tho the trip purchased pur pur- purchased I chased at prices ranging from 15 IS cents to to 35 36 cents a n. gallon Th The K gasoline consumed consumed consumed con con- represents an expenditure ture of ot The Thc highest price for gasoline 35 cents was paid nt t Elk Mountain Wyo Yo and the lowest 16 cents at Butler But But- Butler ler Ind md Our trip was comparatively free from tire Ure troubles as wo experienced only ono one puncture in the entire trip of ot miles mUes Road noad conditions are Improving im improving improving Im- Im proving all over the country The Wyoming roads are in better condition condition condi condi- tion than tho they hoy have evor ever been Considerable Considerable Con Con- money noncy is being spent on the Wyoming roads private concerns advancing ad ad- sums sums an of or r for Cor this 1 sums sums an of or r for Cor this 1 money toney work The Wyoming people are arc determined to have their state on the transcontinental route and individuals are arc Improving man many stretches at their own expense Wo mot met the Indiana na manufacturers at nt Denver leaving there theTo at nt the tho same sam time they the did However er w carno caine b by way of oC Wyoming and arrived e Jero t 48 8 hours ahead of or the Indiana part party The manufacturers rs are experiencing a pleasant trip and arc are loud In the thc praises of the receptions accor accorded ed them along the route Tells Tell of or Route I loft lor Salt Lake on June 1 1 going di direct direct di- di to Denver Donver whore Mrs Botterill Joined mo me From there thero we went on to Om Omaha ha via Julesburg Jule and nod Kearney earne Wo We traveled to Indianapolis via Daenport Daven en port la In Peoria and Bloom- Bloom ington Ill 11 On our way to Buffalo from Indianapolis la ol wo we p passed s ed through u Akron AKron AK- AK AKron ron and Cleveland O. O From Buffalo to Portland we wo went wont via Rochester Geneva field Springfield Syracuse Utica Troy Pitts- Pitts Boston Dover and North orth Bedford Returning from Portland to ChIcago Chica ChIca- go we took tho the north route passing through h Brotton Bretton Woods Woodit Rutland Saratoga Sara Sara- toga Springs Utica Syra Syra- CUBe cuse Buffalo Buffalo Erie Clevel Cleveland Cleveland nd and South Hauth Bend Prom From there thero wo we went to Davenport Daven Daven- port antI and back over the tho same sarno route o We 0 J were ere surprised cd at nt the tho number of or Lake Lako Salt people wo we met on tho the journe Jour jour- ne ney In nearly 01 0 every cJ city t where we stopped we found Salt Lake folk Wo We also encountered man many eastern automobile auto auto- mobile parties who were out for pro pro- longed long vacations In all of the tho eastern garages space was at a n premium be be- be because cause causo of or the largo large number of ot automobile automo automo- bile bUo parties making tours On our return trip Just east enat of or Rock nock Springs wo To encountered an Idaho man and hl his hla family who had been without water for two days day They had b been en directed over O a ro road d where thero there Is no wAt water r for Cor a 0 stretch of or forty mil miles When hen we met them thorn tho moth mother r was vas delirious and the horses horae were exhausted That is one of tho the features feature almost that will t favor vor the Midland through Grand Orand nd Junction n and Green Greet trail trall River as nil thero there are many watering places and more towns clon along the line |
