The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-09
Automobile Tourists Delighted
With Attention Shown Them
in Illinois Town.
FiFTY.FIVE CARS IN RUN.
Some Trouble Is Experienced
With Confetti Trail, but An
noyance Is Of Little Moment
to Chauffeurs.
REPIELiC SPECIAL

REPrELfC SPECIAL
Pontiac. IL. Aug. 8-The best reception
yet accorded the automobilists who are
touring to st. Louis was that received on
arrival In Pontiac to-day. The town had
been gayly decorated for the occasion with
flags and bunting. and the entire popula-
tion was on the streets to cheer the dusty
travellers. The advance guard OF the tour
lists were met at Dwight, Ill, eighteen
miles out. by reception committee. and
In the public square the keys OF the city
We're delivered to Harlan Whipple presi-
dent Of the American Automobile Asso-
ciat!on. by Mayor A. Rathbun.
Later the tourists we're escorted to the
Chautauqua grounds, where addresses OF
welcome were delivered BY the Mayor aud
by A. c. Norton. vice president Jf the
Chsutauqua Association. Messrs. Whipple.
Glidden. Post and others responded. and a
band concert followed.
Fffty-ive automobiles. carrying ITO pos
sengers, made the run out OF Chicago this
morning. and about forty-five cars arrived
here before O'Clock this evening The 10
cal hotels Tere unable to accommodate
one-half the tourists and many OF them
are tonight QUartcred in priv ate houses.
Others have gone on to Bloomington for
the night. Because OF this condition Of
affairs It is impossible to give the exact
number or the personnel Of the tourists
who have arrived here. though it is be-
lieyed that all OF the forty-four cars from
the East which reported in Chicago have
arrived or passed through Pontiac.
James J.. Breeze was the first OF the
tourists TO reach Pontiac. He arrived at
O'Clock, having been four hours on the
road. and after dinner continued on to
Springfield. IL.
All the othe- travellers remained over
IN Joliet. forty miles from Chicago, for
luncheon. and the first Of them to arrive
was Charles ]. Glidden. at o'clock,
whose running time from Chicago was
about four and half hours. The roads
to-day were principally of black soil.
through L fiat country. AID were very
dusty. but otherwise fair.
The confetti trail which had been ar
ranged for by the Chicago Automobile
Club, was the poorest OF tho tour. ard
over the winding roads many machines
got off the direct route. As 4 consequence
at Morris sixty-one miles from Chicago.
\. A. Post, chairman of the Tourist Com
mitteo. undertook to lay the trail him
sen, though lfIsIt were lidil ID bOEI!l
ahead of him. This was continued TO
Cayuga. nine;y-two mi!es, where the trail
laid 10y the Springfield committee was
picked ~.
Another annoyance to the tourists was
hold-up OF The conlnitte. OF Chicago
auto.ncbilists Al L.ockpoTt lth;rtysix
uilesj. IN order to parade t" Joliet dorty
mics. Thirty-n.He cars were there in
line AID the sight would nave be"a
fine oae rad the tourists not been en-
vcloped ~ &. dust cloud ell the way.
hmong ;ne Chicago men registered for
the ri, we-e: 7. Z. Donald. Frank y.
A,udd. W. q. Lloyd. I. V. Edserton. Je-
rom. 4. l;llis, W. ". Shaw Charles Il.
Judd. Orlando +. Weber. Henry J. Tii-
man. :. !! TuriJl;. Frank ". Pietsch.
sidney = Gorham. ". j. wilkins G. J.
scEeror. Doctor L. II. Pratt, Frank 4.
Bostwica. Arthur Il. Bennett and George
=. Crane.