The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22
6O.lllL Auto ROAD
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TO BUILD 1T ON LONG ISLAND
NO MORE RACING
DANGERS.
NEW YORK, Oct. -Automlbilists
Of this city and its vicinity are to have
speedway Of their own on Long Isl.
and in the near future The exact
course has not yet ben determined
upon, but It is settled that 1t win be
sixty miles long, and will probably
start from somewhere near the cas-
tern end Of the Blaekwell's Island
Bridge and run north along the island.
It Is to be a real highway, following
the natural grades and turns Of the
surface as a regular road does, but It
is to be kept entirely free from all but
automobile traffic. 1t will run along
private right Of way, and will be
securely fenced OF. Races will be
possible without the danger to life ami
limb, which decided the Vanderbilt
CUP committee to never again use the
course on the ordinary roads. There
are to be no grade crossings, sufficient
width is to be allowed to make pass
ing in safety possible with reasonable
care, and the danger from pedestrians
and slow.moving trofic will be
non.existent.
Although the speedway is to belong
to a private corporation, 1t will be
open to all pleasure motors. Access
will be given to It through tollgates
placed at convenient intervals to al
low communication with the public
highways. At each tollgate will be
established an inn on the plan of COM
Portable hostelrIes Of England, where
at automobilists will be able to OBJ
tain refreshments. To each inn gar
age will be attached, where gasoline
tanks and storage batteries may be
charged and repairs effected. Moreover.
the garages will be equipped with oil
sprinkling and road repairing outfits
so that the track may be kept in the
most perfect condition.
Engineers under the direction OF
Ralph Peters. president of the Long
Island Railroad, will begin to survey
the probable route Immediately, and
Dean Alvord, who has large holdings
of Long Island real estate, is looking
after the right of way, Probably It
will be necessary to go to Albany to
obtain legislation to establish the
speedway, but no serious opposition
is expected. Many land owners have
expressed desire to have the route
through their property, and will make
the acquisition of the right Of way
easy.
To build the course 100000 is
necessary, but of this 100000 has
ben already subscribed, and 1t is be.
lieved that all the stock Of the COM
pany formed TO construct 1t will be
underwritten very shortly. W. X. Van
derbilt, Jr., is the president and a
Plan AMI Scope Committee has been
formed, consisting of Mr.. Vanderbilt
as chairman, Ralph Peters, A. R. Pard-
ington, Jefferson De Mont Thompson,
Dean Alvord, and David Hennen Nor.
ris, president Of the Automobile CLUB
of America.
A meeting was held in Friday at
the Lawyers Club, 40 Broadway, to
launch the scheme. Those present
were August Belmont, W. X. Wander
bit, Jr., Ralph Peters, L. c. Weir,
president of the Adams Express Com
pany; Commodore F. G. Bourne, Col.
gate Hoyt, Jefferson De Mont Thomp-
son, H. X. Burras, Anton G. Hoienyl,
A. R. Pardington, and David Hennen
Morris. The following were unable to-
be present, but sent to express their
appreciation of the plan, and prom
ised to serve as incorporators and d.
rectors: Harry Payne Whitney Clar-
ence Fl. Mackay, F. Russell Thomas,
w. ]. Matheson and John Farson.
At the subsequent meeting. of the
Scope and Plan committee Mr.. Wander.
Dilt reported that he had already re-
cefved promises of 100000 out of the
100000 required. Mr., Pardington
stated that two manufacturers had
subscribed $4,000 apiece, and that one
of them would increase this, If neces-
sary. The committee will meet again
this week and consider the reports of
Mr.. Peters upon the engineers sur
vey and of Mr. Alvord upon the right
of way. Steps will then be taken for
the organization Of the company and
the election of directors and officers.
Work will be begun upon the speedway
at the earliest possible moment, but
1t will not be ready for use for some