The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-30
NORVA Y MOBILIZES ARMY;
INFANTRY MOVED TOWARD
THE SWEDISH BOUNDARY
AUTOISTS START
FOR TWIN CITIES
Fifty Cars, with More than 100
Persons, Leave Chicago on
Long Run.

Chicago, June 3O.-After weeks of
preparation, the great automobile carni-
val, tour is on. The cars did not start
on their long trip to the twin cities
promptly at the scheduled hour, but a
few minutes after 8 o'clock today the
procession of automobiles started down
Michigan avenue for what promises to
be the greatest tour ever held in
America.
Thosthe number Of cars that started
on the trip did not come up to the ex-
pectations Of the Chicago Automobile
club officers. the procession was an i'm
posing one; The forty machines ieh
left the clubhouse this morning, dec
ing different notices, looked more like
a parade than the beginning of grind
of 500 miles across country roads.
The machines were well cleaned, and
many of them looked as tho they were
new from the shop. At the end Of to-
days run, however, the automobiles
and their drivers will look like anything
but fit objects for parade.
The Scout Car. g.
n. H. Van Sicklen preceded the regu-
lar body Of tourists in the scout car, to
strew the roads with confetti, in order
to make the route for the drivers, most
of whom have never been over the
roads. ,-..-.-....-.
The first nights stop will be at Rock
guests Of the 1sss 20 GLIB
The local autoists will entertain the
Chicago tourists, and many Of them will
join the procession. Early tomorrow
morning the trip will be resumed and
the, second days stop will be made at
| No effort will be made to hand up
new records for the trip, and Eve DAYS
will be taken for the 500 miles. The
main body of dust-begrimed autoists
is expected to arrive in st. Paul Tues
day morning.
{, Letters to the Governor. -.
| Governor Charles S. Deneen of Hi
nois, and President John Farson of the
Illinois Automobile association, have
| sent letters to Governor johnson Of Min
nesota introducing the Chicago automo.
bilists. .
Following is the letter from Governor
Deneen to the chief magistrate Of Min
nesota:
Hon. John A. Johnson. governor of
Minnesota, St. Paul, Mimi; Dear
Sir-This will serve to introduce to
you members of the Chicago Automo-
bile club, who have made the journey to
your capital city overland to pay their
respects to the governor of Minnesota.
They are types of our enterprising citi-
zens, and fifty represent the capable men
who have made the name Of Chicago a
household word thruout the world, and I
cordially commend them to your courte-
Il Gus consideration Yours truly, .
Charles S. Deneen.
More Cars Start Saturday.
Seventy-fve cars are scheduled to
make the trip from Chicago. A few
cars are expected to start tomorrow
and an the dnon-gtop contingent vii follow
will be in the latter class is uncertain
but those who start intend to make the
long trip a race and the progress of
these machines will be watched with in.
terest. Certificates will be issued to the
cars making all the regulation stops
which are scheduled as follows: Friday
Rockford; Saturday, Dubuque; Sunday
Charles City,, Monday, Austin. and
At Faribault the tourists will assem-
BILE and proceed into St. Paul in pro-
eessIion7, aEriving there on the afternoon
List Of the Tourists. -.
More than 100 persons started on the
trip to the twin cities. Many ladies
braved the trials of the long journey
in order to view the auto carnival. The
, following is a partial list Of thu
tourists:
William h. Atlee, John G. Atlee, Mrs. R. B
Grace Grace. e. Young, Miss Leah Rubenstein,. L. 3
sturteya ant, S. K Martin, Jr., George L. Roth
rock DR.; Charles H. cogswell. Edwin J: Rhodes
S: Clifford Charles Labnsky, Mrs. N. II. Van
sickle tGl 1,: Harold Hartman Frank NJ: creelman
" saiander Sam 1fee Mrs M1 e. W. Hodg
l kinson, Dr.. "A. G. Lee, Richard 0'Brien, Frank
t lin Park, George Slovenian, Miss Anna NJ. An
dreWs, C. Brown v. E. Adland, e. T. Johnson
= W. Hedgel, Edwin L. Thacker, Ne lis BUCK @tS
Charles {;aaFss Ke% Mao z g smith TP6an,
Manatrey. Colonel D. Welton, T. r. Van Dusep
GO sehm Mrs. g. Mrs l. Lambert
Mrs. Edwin L.. Thacker, George Kimbell, N.
i Van sicklen; Mrs. j. H: Hartman Charles E
= Spangler. v
t Not a Race, but Run.
q q A pilot car driven by Arthur Gard
o o ner of.Kenosha headed the procession
: and will continue to lead the way
e barring accident, into st. Paul. Al
Il emergency pilot in the person Of Rober
f W. Spangler of the Chicago Automobil
d club will probably overtake the other
"The run, expect for the nonstop
cars, which will leave Monday" sal
Mr.. Spangler, "can hardly be called
race. It is rather an easy going pleas
T ure trip with no effort to break 0
l establish any record. There will b
cars starting at intervals all day toda
and tomorrow, others will join us O
n the route and it looks as tho we coul
u count on nearly two hundred arrival
d at ST. Paul. Mondays starters-th
e are six entries so far-will make tim
l. and their run will resemble race, tn
L not really intended for such. I expec
g they will come pretty near making
is record run.
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