Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-20
LOS ANGELES
TO NEW YORK
MOTORISTS TO START ON
LONG RUN WEDNESDAY
WILL GO VIA SAN FRANCISCO
AND RENO
D. c. Durant Expects to Take Small
Runabout Through in Fast
Time-Car Being Pre-
pared

Another motoring trip from Los An
geles to New York is about to go on
record Two eastern young men VINO
came to Southern California to see the
sights have decided to return by motor
car and Wednesday morning they VIII
say good by to Los Angeles ana start
on their way.
will be accompanied by Ernest shutter
a young New Yorker
The car which they Will use is Delng
nut in shape for the tour and We a
camping equipment, and everything
which might be needed on the trans
continental trip will be prepared for
the journey.
The route decided upon is by way of
San Francisco, Reno, Cheyenne, Omaha
and Chicago to the big town.
The young men have gone about their
ARRANGEMENTS for the run as calmly as
they would plan drive to Riverside.
They decided to make the run, and then
it became question of routes. On TINS
matter it was necessary to take into
consideration the climatic conditions,
and after considering road conditions
and probable weather they decided to
make the run up the coast to San Fran
cisco and then straight across the con-
tinent.
The car used will be one of the popu-
lar little runabouts which can be seen
any day on the streets of Los Angeles.
The only extra preparations Will be the
stocking up of small parts which might
be needed for repairs, extra tires and
a supply of gasoline and oil.
The trip, while starting officially
from Los Angeles, will really not start
until San Francisco is reached, as it
would not be fair to count the time re-
quired to make the run from her to
the Golden Gate as part of the time
necessary fora transcontinental run.
Young Durant will not go after the
record, but at that he has no intention
of loafing on the road and will ramble
right on to his destination as fast as
one driver can be expected to put
car through. Both young men have
done considerable motoring, but this
will be the first time they have tackled
anything of such magnitude.
I'VE realize tat this is no Sunday
school picnic" said Durant. 1T will be
a case of hardships if we push the car
through and travel all we possibly can
in a day without making convenient
night stops. While 1t Is true that we
have had practically no transconti-
mental experience, l have made many
runs in the little car since it first came
out, experiencing all kinds of roads,
hills and conditions, and l have all the
confidence in the world in the cars
ability to take me through in first-class
shape and in no slow time.
"Of course, the run to San Francisco
will be easy. l understand that it is
not a difficult drive over the noun
tains toward Reno, and with the eX-
ception of some bad sand we should
have clear sailing. Beyond Reno we
can expect trouble, but we will be found
plugging steadily on and in many days
short of month after we leave here
you will hear of this little car chug-
ging down the Great White Way"
The. young men considered taking the
route followed by J. M. Murdoch, who
took his family across the continent in
a Packard. but after considering road
conditions decided to follow the north
ern route. This has been the most
popular for trips scross the continent,
and while Murdoch found the roads in
fair shape, the route from San Fran
cisco is considered more attractive.