Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-23

Such a test OF endurance and such
demonstration OF seryiceability OF the
modern motor car never before has
been made ON this side Of the Atlantic
Ocean as that which Is scheduled for
the latter part Of this month and the
early part OF August s N automobile
routes win lead to ST. Louis. There
Will then be simultaneously headed for
the worlds fair city from the east the
west, the north and the south con-
stahtly increasing caravans Of self
propelled road vehicles, says the Chi
cago Record Herald.
The cayalcadc was planned by the
American Automobile association sim
ply as a leisurely pleasant tour TO
which an omen invitation was extended
10 All owners of motor vehicles.
That invitation has received such lib
eral acceptance that it rs probable that
600 automobiles Will make the run, aud
II Is assured that many times tina NUM-
her will be engaged I'm the tour IN part.
Nor from the east alone will automo-
bilists be attracted, though New York
and New England states are expected
Ia furnish $50 Of the touring machines.
From the middle western states viii be
the greater number of participants. be-
cause of the shorter distances 10 be
Travelled From Ohio an attendance Of
Is or moro machines "a assured, while
from Illinois including Chicago II is
expected that close to 100 ears win be
IN line. From the northwestern states
from % TO 30 entries are looked for,
while even the Pacific coast and the
gulf states win be represented,
MANY ENTRIES ASSURED.
Judging from entries already receiv-
ed by the committe In charge and
others promised, IL IL assured that mt
least 300 machines will essay the trip.
Estimates furnished by district COM
mittees, however, after n canvass OF
their respective territories. lead 20 tie
conclusion that there win be double
that number Of participants.
Along the various routes numerous
sectional tours arc planned to take
place at the same time as and In con-
Junction with the national tour This
viii keep "a great number OF automo-
biles continually engaged along the Of
fetal routes, so that at times there may
be several thousand motor cars OF an
types and horsepoWers travelling to-
ward st. Louis
The official starts Of the tour from
the east viii be on July %, % and ~,
according to starting place and route 10
be followed. The starts I'm the middle
west will be timed SO as TO fail I'm with
the tourists from the east, while tray
cling dates from the north, the far
west and the south are arranged 10
bring all sections of the tour TO ST,
Louis on Aug. 10.
THE MAIN ROUTE,
The start from Boston and New York
via the Albany route VIII be ON Mon
day July %, ana from New York via
The central route and national highway
on Tuesday, July 2G. The start from
Philadelphia via the latter route VIII be
on Wednesday, July b. with such OF
the New York tourists as go that way.
From New York the main route will
be Via Poughkeepsie, Albany, Syracuse,
Rochester, Buffalo, Erie, Cleveland,
Toledo and Chicago, This, though the
longest course from New York, being
about 1850 miles, will be the most
Travelled, At Albany tli ranks win be
Increased by the addition Of the tour
lists from Boston uud Massachusetts,
while az Syracuse, Rochester ana Buff
falo they VIII be swelled by tourists
from those cities and nclghborhoods.
At Cleveland 80 or more machines from
northern Ohio viii fall into line, while
at Chicago the participants from that
city and from the western and north-
western states win be found awaiting
the main line,
OTHER ROUTES FROM NEW YORK.
The alternate routes from New York
are across New York state via Kings
ton, the Catskills, Delhi Bmghampton
and Bath TO Buffalo or via Philadcl-
phla, Gettysburg Pittsburg and
youngstown and Cleveland or via
Philadelphia, Gettysburg Hngerstown
and the national turnpike to Columbus,
Louis.