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BOYS WILL WALK FROM IOWA TO CALIF. AS ROAD BOOSTERSDragging a home-raade • wagon placarded! with “Good Roads” signs, IJoyri l-e© and ,1. Wilkes of Davea-port, two young good roads enthusiasts, will on June 15, arrive In Des Molncfij having crossed the state on the first leg of their journoy to the Pacific const where lliey plan to exhibit th’nlr wngon as a roads' improvement taitemen. Their arrival In Des ’Moines Is timed so as to 'provide an attractive feature of the cere* monies attendant upon Polk County's R(*ad Drag day.A,44s* T—IThe hays will leave Davenport on May 116, starting with tlie first* alreaks of dawn and striking out across the state by way of the River-to-River read. From Des Moines they will turn their steps Into the Inter-State Trail, and followlb© route to. Kansas City-. The-remainder of the crosR-eontiDenlal journey is to he over the Old Trails. The ynutlis expect lo arrive In San Francisco on. Decent bo r Hi, It) 14.Their occupation, on the journey, when nc*l pulling their “Good Roads” wagon will be lecturing on their obsession, Toad betterment.
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Des Moines Daily News
Des Moines, Iowa, US
Mon, May 18, 1914
Page 6
Full Page
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Lyell H.
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