The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-05-05
$4,000 900 PARADE
OF AUTOMOBILES
WILL PASS THROUGH RICH
MOND EN- ROUTE TO
ST. LOUIS.
TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE.
Will Occupy Seats in These Automo-
biles-To Start on
lL
+. + July 26.

T. July 26.
TWENTY-FIVE hundred automobiles,
worth at least >$5,0O0,OOO, will tour
to St. Louis this summer on the
greatest run ever attempted in the
history of automobiling, either in Am
erica or in Europe.
The Richmond club will jointhem
here and proceed to st. Louis.
Ten thousand people will occupy
seats in these automobiles, travelling
day after day until the fair is reach
ed.
The start will be at New York,
July 26, at Boston on the same day,
at Baltimore July 25, and at Colum-
bus, August 4.
All will come together on the same
main line, the trunk line as it is call
ed, when the thousands of bespecta-
in st. Louis, and ultimately into the
fair grounds, will attract much at
tention.
Every style of automobile will be
used, from the touring car of the
$4,000 pattern to the runabout cost
ing $3.50, and all will try to reach the
destination.
The American Automobile Associa-
ton will promote this run. The Ma
tional Association of Automobile
Manufacturers is aiding in the eff
fort.
Every club of any consequence in
America is member of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association. Each
of the clubs composing this body has
agreed to enter enthusiastically into
the run to St. Louis to be conducted
according to the schedules now being
arranged.
From the Pacific to the Atlantic,
from the North to the South, automo-
bilists will drive their huge machines
on schedule to reach st. Louis at the
same time.
The New York party will leave on
July 26, reaching Kingston that night
and Unadilla the following night. Ell
mira and Geneseo will be the nightly
stops following, and the tour will
reach Buffalo for Sunday. En- route
the clubs Of Binghampton, Elmira
and other cities will join the line.
The Boston delegation, including
the Providence club and clubs from
Maine and New Hampshire will leave
Boston July %, reaching Springfield
for the first night, and picking up
en- route the Brockton, Worcester and
minor clubs. At Springfield the Hart
ford club will join, together with
clubs from Vermont. The second
night s stop will be Albany, where
clubs from the Hudson River Valley
section will join. Utica, Syracuse and
Rochester will be nightly stops
where clubs will Join and at Bucalo
the two sections will unite.
Many of the tourists, fearing lack
of accommodations en- route, will car
nv small tents and limited supply
of prepared foods. Some will carry
folding cots and full camping equip
ment. All will be attired in the lat
est fashion of automobile costumes
leather clothing predominating, anc
wear either masks or goggles. A
large number of cars will be supplied
with canopy tops, all will have hamp
ers, searchlishts, loud sounding horns
extra tires. sidelights, tail lights, auto
clocks, speedometers, odometers ant
complete inventory of accessories.
Firearms will be carried by some
and the supply of waterproof cover
ings, mackintOshes, storm aprons
lamp covers, gear aprons, etc., threat
ems to exhaust the rubber goods mar
ket. Such stores as advertise gaso
line for sale will find ready custom
ers, while the hotels and repair shops
which make Her mesence lnown
will receive telegraph orders for day
in advance.
The run will be free and easy af
fair. The drivers will be under NJ
orders except to register each night
and there will no restrictions re
garding speed. The cars will carr,
flags denoting their club, also. flag
showing their make, although neithe