New-York tribune., 1908-07-27
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS
PROGRESS At S4VANNAH.
Ertension of Good Roads in This
Ghdden Tourists Back.

.StGte-GLIdden Tourists Bdck.
,-so,,1s mans Of the Savannah automobile course.
.,,r mich the Grand Prize race is to be held un-
6er the auspices OF the Automobile Club OF Amer
,oa in November. have been printed They can be
orta,ned by writing TO the county commissioners
of Savannah
L 3s announced that the county commissioners
sre making rapid strides in laying out the course.
and that in the last five weeks ten miles OF ROAD
+as heen constructed. The Savannah Automobile
club is working hard for the success of the race
and 70 make it comfortable for those who visit
savannah 10 see It, and has asked members of the
various automobile clubs and automobile owners
who intend TO visit Savannah during the races
10 send on their names, so that satisfactory hotel
accommodations can be arranged for them.
The big stand that was built for the automobile
races there in March viii lie made much larger.
and parking spaces viii be increased ten times The
course will be 1913 miles long. over which the cars
will travel fifteen times. making the total distance
of the race 40os5 miles. It is now likely that an
elimination race will be held three days before the
big race in order reduce the number of contest
ants 10 twenty-five. There is talk of holding 200
mile race for light cars on ten-mile course the
day before the big race.
Twenty-one names have been proposed for
membership in the American Automobile Associa-
ton ten for active membership and eleven for
socate membership.
Albert r Shattuck. chairman of the good roads
committee Of the American Automobile Associa-
ton in a report the new highway law signed by
Governor Hughes. says:
Il provides that between January l. 1909. and
January 10. 1908. the then Governor OF the state
snsn A ape aIpob ar 81 t hding and maintaininS
Of the state and county roads throughout the entire
ne toS am roads thus taxing away from the State
Engineers Office the control of this work, where It
esfissscory p HANDLED IT Is believed that the ap-
pointment Of three men skilled in building and
maintaining roads viii produce far better result
Il provides for either county or district super
in!endents having charge Of small area area It pro
tendents take office practically at the time that
the new fiscal year commences 1t preserves TO
.Yfrsordinarv erpenditures but it also provides
Cor q more intelligent method of expenditure when
sntees to the locality more certainty with refer
II siy5es % G All highways into three classes~the
state. county and town highways: ..
The county highways to be selected originally by
the several county boards Of supervisors and when
approved by the state department TO be built un-
der the provisions found in this act, which were
heretofore found in the Higbe-Armsrong good
roads act ,., III, 49,.
after be in charge Of maintenance depaTtnneha p e
whose sole business it is 70 MAINTAIN r0aoS @ se
nusl town charge Of $50 mile. TO De spent IoI
The Town highways comprise all other roads.
which are TO be repaired and maintained 6y d fne
local authorities under the direction OF NEE tne ue
pe-ment and under the general suPsrlntehoeSnGf99 Sf9
10 each town the benefit OF aid by the stare II &C &C
ssss9SS %6y H55h 'RS ssRs5s Rs0E5S
building Of $50 miles Of state road connect the
large centres Of population, thus forming sIeai
miles Of this System have already been conEtTueted
Il m 'SH @ a3 6}oaed e sg ercrbed as follos
Three between New York and Albany one one Pc
VALLEY: one between New York and Buffalo through
The southern tier of oountes one between syracuse
great road around the Adironda cks; two great
isersl ro9Gs running north and south Connecting
she great through routes which run east ana IN WeSa 81
Ike the national roads OF France The law makes
Here IS now u3expended and unpledged of the
o 900 bond issue 81 GOO 9 The iaE PI9yiTes % fss
part annually appropriated Of this sum by the
rae shan and 9e o6eaf 10 % the Budng Of
county highways There is there6ore, SZlOsg ,g ~
these roads. and as 800 miles Of the zs2 miles are
ALREADY built. this is applicable 10 approx
ratey So miles. This may not be enough money
TO complete the entire system, but II Will go iar
4 years 10 come VIII be difficult to get more
The State Of Kew York is very beautiful-7few OF
as know how charming its scenery is-1and WhlIs
be Of great advantage 10 all owners OF automobiles
~ ensol!ng them 10 tour IN eon1oT1 over th ne 9So
sands Of dollars annually to be spent by the oV n
be of far greater advantage 10 the farming com
nGnity in providing them with means OF haniing
q the condition OF the roads. The people OF the
STATE Of New York to be congratulated that
they have led the way in showing the other states
bow best TO improve their civilization and the con-
otion Of their fnha bitants by A broad and com
prehensive plan Of internal improvement by means
o. highways
Many Of the tourists in the Glidden tour returned
to this city yesterday from Saratogs. All were loud
Ia praise the showing made by the cars, and
said that while the schedule mapped out from day
10 day stiff one. considering the roads over
which the cars travelled. all seemed TO have en-
ioyed the trip The cars that finished with perfect
scores were three Peerless three Pierce Great Ar
rows. Stevens-Duryeas, two Haynes. two Stude-
bakers. two air cooled cars. q Thomas an Oldsmo-
BILE Rainier. Premier, REQ. Garford.
Iaeth Oakland and Marmon