The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-15
ST. PAUL WILL HAVE
Big AUTOMOBILE RUN
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the disappointment was very great,
particularly in Chicago.
Il was commissioned by the trustees
OF the st. Paul club to go to Chicago
and lay the facts in the case before
that club. i went last Tuesday and
met with most cordial reception by
the officers and directors of the Chi
cago club. i called on each of the di-
rectors and told him what was needed.
1 pointed out the fact that Chicago
would miss much in the way of a ma
uonal run on account of the ruling of
the American association. / met with
hearty response and a special meeting
or the directors was hastily called for
last Thursday.
Vice President G. C. Knoche was
present at this meeting and between
us We did large amount of missionary
work among the Chicago motorists
After we had laid our plans before
the Chicago club that organization
drafted an application to the Ameri-
can Automobile association asking per-
mission and a certificate to hold such
a run as would include the auto clubs
OF every city within a radius of 500
miles OF Chicago at which the assem-
bling point for the race would be Chi
cago and the terminus OF four or five
day run, st. Paul.
Expect Answer Tuesday
This application was sent immedi-
ately and an answer is expected next
Tuesday, at which time the Chicago
club Will hold another important meet
ing.
The route of the run will be from
Chicago to Rockford, to Freeport, to
Dubuque, to Independence to Cresco
to Austin, to Faribalt and into st. Paul.
Figures were produced at the meet
ing to show that within the territory
mentioned there are at least $50 towns
of a population of 10000 or more Each
OF these towns has at least so automo-
biles and the average at a very low
figure would not be far from 100 ma
chimes per town when the 5000 motors
or Chicago. 1900 of Milwaukee, st.
Louis and Kansas City and the host of
machines in the Twin Cities are con-
sidered.
IF out Of that number we get five
from each town we will have $50 ma
chimes in the race.
The towns near Chicago and east Of
1t would send their machines to Chi
cago; those from the western part of
Wisconsin could enter the run at Du-
buque, Ia. while the machines from
Missouri, Iowa and southern Mime
sofa could get into the running at In
dependence.
1T will be a great thing for ST. Paul
in the way of advertising, and the way
those Chicago fellows took it up was
good to see. / agreed for St. Paul to
furnish road maps and other necessary
data to the autoists and promised for
the city and this club to raise $50, 000
If necessary, in order to secure the
run"
The members cheered Mr.. Ledy at
the conclusion of his talk, and many
expressions of support and congratu-
lation were rendered him.
1t was freely remarked at the meet
ing that if the Chicago club did not
receive the necessary permission to
time next Tuesday that a new asso-
citation of national scope would be
formed five minutes later and the run
would be made anyway.
1t was pointed out that Chicago, as
we'll as the Twin Cities. had been
hardly used by the American, and
that IL IL was not for the fact that the
Chicago club holds a membership in
the American, which costs $500 a
year, and under which the club has a
right to hold race meet next month.
the new association would be formed
at once in any event. On the other
hand, several OF the members said that
when the thousand cars have assem-
bled in st. Paul in July a convention
VIII De called anu d new association
will be formed entirely independent of
the old body. There was great unani-
nifty in the proceedings, especially as
regards the talk of Mr.. Ledy.
That officer and Maj. Knoche have
been invited to attend the meeting of
the Chicago directors next Tuesday, at
which most interesting developments
may be uncovered.
The secretary reported thirty-seven
new applications for membership in the
club since the last meeting.