WAUPACA RECORD LEADER

August 24, 1916

 

WAR DEPARTMENT WILL SEND MESSAGE BY AUTO THROUGH WAUPACA SEPT. 4

 

            By an arrangement between the War Department of the United States and the Yellowstone Trail Association, an official message of the War Department will be carried across the United States from Plymouth Rock to Seattle, Washington, to the commanding officer of Fort Lawton. This message will be one for the purpose of testing the practicability and serviceability not only of the roads for long distance transportation purposes in short time, but the organization that can be brought to bear in case of necessity.

            The Ware Department will write the official message, seal it and place it in the hands of the Yellowstone Trail Association, through their representatives at Plymouth, Mass.  It will be carried by them over the Yellowstone Trail to Seattle, by a system of relays, in as short a time as possible.

            Mr. Erle Whipple of Waupaca has been appointed general manager for General relay No. 7, which includes the road between Milwaukee and Minneapolis and Mr. Whipple will have charge of all the arrangements.  The Relay auto selected, will leave Milwaukee at 4:30, Wednesday morning, Sept. 4th and will make the following stops at the time specified as nearly as possible.

 

 

                                                Leave   Time Lapsed                 Hrs.                  Min.

1.  Milwaukee                           4:30                 67                     2                      05

            to        

2.  Fond du Lac                         6:45                 52                     1                      40

            to

3.  Fremont                               8:15                 48                     1                      40

            to

4.  Waupaca                             8:45                 52                     1                      40

            to

5.  Stevens Point                       9:45                 36                     1                      15

            to

6.  Marshfield                            11:40                58                     1                      50

            to

7.  Stanley                                 1:00                 40                     1                      20

            to

8.  Eau Claire                            2:20                 52                     1                      40

            to

9.  Baldwin                                4:00                 51                     1                      40

            to

    Minneapolis                           5:40