Log of Record-Breaking Chamber of Commerce Trip by Colonel Fletcher and Party « San Diego,
Calif., to Savannah, Ga.
October 20th to 23rd, Inc., 1926
RUN MADE IN CADILLAC SEDAN
Breaking fastest Transcontinental record by 11 hours and 56 minutes, and fastest train time by approximately 28 hours.
Kelly-Springfield Balloon Tires used. Three punctures by nails—No blowouts.
AVERAGE RUNNING TIME FOR ENTIRE TRIP.......................................39.1	Miles	per	hour
(Deducting Stops)
AVERAGE RUNNING TIME FOR ENTIRE TRIP.......................................35.5	Miles	per	hour
(Including Stops)
TOTAL MILEAGE..............................................................................2,535
TOTAL TIME (including all stops)............................71	hrs.	15	min.,	Western	Union	Time
				Elapsed Time		Actual Runnin	
Left San Diego Oct. 20, 1926—4:00 A. M	 (Stopped 5 minutes)	All Pacific Time	Reading 16923	Miles	Hr.	Min.	Hr.	Min.
Arrived Phoenix, Arizona	 (Stopped 10 minutes)	. . . 12:02 P. M.	17306	383	8	2	7	57
Arrived at Tucson, Arizona	 (Stopped 15 min.)	. . 2:55 P. M.	17442	136	2	53	2	43
Arrived at Lordsburg	 (Stopped 10 min.)	. 8:00 P.M.	17611	149	5	05	4	50
Arrived at Deming	 (Stopped 10 min.)	9:32 P.M.	17650	59	1	32	1	22
Arrived at El Paso, Oct. 21st	 (Stopped 45 min.)	. . 12:05 A. M.	17755	105	2	33	2	23
Arrived Kent, Texas		4:55 A. M.	17909	154	4	50	4	05
Arrived Abilene, Texas	 (Stopped 1 hr. to fix punctures)	. ... 12:45 P.M.	18204	295	7	50	7	50
Arrived Dallas, Texas	 Left Dallas at 7:45 P. M. (Stopped 40 min.)	. ... 6:30 P.M.	18404	200	5	45	4	45
Arrived Shreveport, La., Oct. 22d	 Left Shreveport at 1:30 A. M. (Stopped 20 min.)	1:15 A.M.	18606	202	6	45	6	05
Arrived Vicksburg, Miss	 (Stopped 20 min.)	. ... 5:55 A.M.	18784	178	4	40	4	20
Arrived Jackson, Miss	 Left Jackson 6:35 (Stopped 10 min.) (Stopped Meridian 1 hr.)	.... 8:10 A.M.	18831	47	1	15		55
Arrived Montgomery, Ala	 Left Montgomery at 7:25 P. M. (Stopped 45 min.)	... 6:25 P. M.	19095	264	10	15	9	05
Arrived Columbus, Ga	 (Stopped at Columbus 35 min.)	... 9:15 P.M.	19188	93	2	50	2	05
Arrived Savannah, Ga., Oct. 23d		.... 3:15 A.M.	19458	270	6		5	25
TRIP OF COL. FLETCHER AND PARTY
RETURNING VIA
OLD SPANISH TRAIL
St. Augustine, Florida, to San Diego, California
Sixteen Formal and Informal Meetings were Held Enroute. Time, 7 Days and 2 Hours
Including All Stops
TOTAL MILEAGE...............................2,809	Miles
ACTUAL RUNNING TIME......................75	hrs.	35	min.
or 37 Miles per hour
Left St. Augustine, Fla.... ....................
Arrived Jacksonville, Fla.....................
Left Jacksonville, Fla..........................
Arrived Tallahassee.............................
Left Tallahassee..............................
Arrived Pensacola.............................
Left Pensacola..................................
Arrived Mobile Bay..............................
(Included 14-milc boat-ride on the Bay)
Left Mobile...................................
Arrived New Orleans.............................
(Crossed three ferries and slopped 1 hr. for lunch—
Left New Orleans..............................
Arrived Beaumont, Texas.........................
(1 hr. for lunch; 1 hr. for punctures; 1 hr. crossing ferries—Sabine River Morgan Ferry)
Left Beaumont (Raining).........................
Arrived Houston, Texas........................
Left Houston, Texas...........................
Arrived San Antonio ............................
Left San Antonio................................
Arrived El Paso................... ...........
(Stopped 1 hr. for lunch) (Heavy rains)
Left El Paso..................................
Arrived Douglas....................... .........
(Stopped 10 min. Lordsburg; Stopped 10 min. Deming, New Mexico, was afloat)
Left Douglas..................................
Arrived Tucson.............................. •
(Stopped 10 min. Tombstone; Stopped 10 min. Bis
Left Tucson...................................
Arrived Phoenix...............................
Left Phoenix....................................
Arrived Yuma..................................
(Took moving pictures)
Left Yuma.....................................
Arrived El Centro.............................
Left El Centro................................
Arrived San Diego..........................•	•	•
Dale	Time	Miles	Kunni Hr.	nr Time Min.	Speedometer Reading
10-26	2:00 P. M.				19791
10-26	3:10 P. M.	41	1	10	19832
	3:15 P. M. 7:55 P. M.	175	4	40	20005
10-27	7:00 A. M. 12:15 P. M.	212	5	15	20217
	2:50 P. M. 5:00 P. M.	54	2	10	26271
10-28	7:00 A. M.				
I hrs.)	3:15 P. M.	195	6	15	20466
10-29	7:00 A. M. 6:20 P. M.	320	8	20	20786
10-30	7:45 A. M. 11:25 A. M.	99	3	40	20885
	1:45 P. M. 7:45 P. M.	220	6		21105
10-31	9:15 A. M.				
11-1	2:15 A. M.	586	16	05	21691
	1:30 P. M. 8:30 P. M.	266	7		21957
11-2	8:00 A. M. 11:30 A. M.	126	3	10	22083
ee)	1:30 P. M. 4:30 P. M.	136	3		22219
11-3	6:10 A. M. 10:30 A. M.	195	4	20	22414
	10:50 A. M. 12:00 M.	62	1	10	22476
	1:10 P. M. 4:30 P. M.	124	3	20	22600
		2809	75	35