The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-11

Inc practicdDlity OF tne nutonoDile as Il
means OF transportation was definitely
demonstrated when soventy-fve dust-cov-
cred machines Of various makes. weights
and horsepower which gave many evil
dences of the long Journey, approximately
loo miles. between New York and st.
Louis, drew up at their final destination
on Twelfth street in front Of the Jefferson
Hotel at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
and record for a long distance run over
American highways was established un-
der the auspices Of the American Automo-
bile Association.
While every machine was in condition to
enter the city by its own motive power.
MANY Of them were dilapidated Men vino
rad inflated tho machines and those who
stared the long trim shoved unmistakatle
evid.rce .b,, as g., pIeasure iount the trim
was not vha; II was generally represent
cd 70 bc AMI tina. there was much of the
.,e,rar. NJ b,rdsbin attached 10 , cross-
~ -. =, =.
country run oc'"eeh We" 10TH anu CT
Louis.
,r,. ,,,, ner.orrsI ~ tbc Marty Ala not
Inc iu'' p'i va ''' pa: "'u
register at headquarters last night.
bridge I'm tn midnight and IL was re-
=, -,
ported that there would be several par
tics which would not arrive until this
morning
',O, Onn ns s,,.,,,,,. .nd -. ooo,,s,,. ran
one automoohe ana its occupants ran
into q ditch nine miles out OF Springfield
,o,.erdav uorpiup and will cono by
- a,,,.
ua'h to-aaS' III was iaie f'ach''ie'
driven by B. c. Swineheart OF New YORK.
According to many OF the automobile
,.r.,, ~ ,,r,, rn,as ,rc,,,r,nr.d he
par's' .he "ors. roaus .h'o'"','e"
tween New York and St. Louis we're
struck in Illinois. between Springfield and
% i' a, -. at,
may not be true. but after a hesvy ram
such as occurred Tuesday night, the
,u,oist. ore constrained to the belief that
N''o "'e '
this statement Is not anise
ANOTHER BAD SECTION.
"There was but one other section of
i"eie "aS ''' o". '' ''
road TO compare with that winch we eA-
perienced between Litchficld. Ill, AMI
Col,,nsvi,Ie - sata 4 n Gerr,e. automo-
PIE editor OF the new nofk hera,o. anu a.,
tnat was pet"eeh Utica ana Albany III
New YORK state. . ..,,
However, we round the great prepoh-
derance .i. OF good roads IN the r,, vel .,ic,,
made tbe ,rit 1 dare sav will Hereafter
be a ,tanch exponenf of good rneo4 ard
for a nationaI highway in fact instead
of in name onlv' II NAV be honestly said
that the best roads across the continent
are TO be found in Indiana and parts OF
Ohio.
The trip wac made without serious ac-
cident. Or course, there we've several
'spils and minor casualties. Tn. most se-
riou. rnishan incurred AT perrysburc o.
where an autonobile driven bv K +.
Scott and occupied by several men w.s
Was so hadiv oeIpoi;shad that AIR Srott
and his fTiei,ds had to abandon the trip
from that point"
Il cannot agree with statements that I
the advance guard OF cur party. that
farmers oInnp ,he road v.cre niscourte-
oI,s .sid n Jobnsto, of New YORK
who with II g Marion ucc,I,icd a
twenty ION, bnrsopo,x.r peerless. ma
chine with , fcw cyccntinns the farm
ers and country peopI, wore ycrv clever"
the Peerless n,chins. which wa. driven
by MIR Ncrton was Tho onI,, covered one
to make the tfio. n y.as one of IN. LARGEST
heavjest ard nt tho gre,tnst borua. r,nwoi.
Of any OF the " .!baraoIsss:' , c9ravan
''Thc Pabv :, an ei,b. b.horse.uuynr Co
yo-t ,pachinc "a, Tho lisbt,st t,nn IN
make the trim. II was drjyen Inv II HoaG.
Tt,s rnnchine yns ar,,on,, iii. fira, In ar
noon.
c,,y, s,,.,-n
choN OF fHEp.
The. first Of the autoists began TO at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. after Il dis
tressing journey from Springfield, as the
heavy ram OF Tuesday night had rondefrd d
the roads almost impissabl in places AT
times less than five miles an hour corid
be made with any dc.Te. OF safety to the
machines ard their occupants.
a. Il. Tucker. as.igtant secretary Of
tie American Automobile Associat on. to-
getiier with the st. Louis Reception
Committee consisting of Doctor T. NJ.