Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-27
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN
CASH PRIZES OFFERED
FOR THE COUNTY AT
FoRDING THE BEST
STRETCH OF ROAD ALONG
THE ROUTE.
COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE
ALREADY INTERESTED
Contest VIII Be Held in Novem.
Der and VIII Finish Just
Two Days Before Open
ing of Big Atlanta
Automobile Show.

From New York to Atlanta by au-
tomobilei Practically unheard of
before, but a certainty in the near
future. Through the initiative OF
The Atlanta Journal and the New
York Herald a contest will be held
In November to further the inter-
ests of good roads between the north
and south and test the reliability of
automobiles.
In all the history OF the automobile
industry no feature connected with
IL has had the important significance
which will be attached to the con-
test which is promoted by The At
lanta Journal and the New York
Herald The movement will be one
which should be fraught with great
possibilities for the cementing of
intimate relations between the north
and the south, not only In a social
way, but also in the extension OF
commercial intercourse to a far
greater degree than at present. The
idea is to promote a great national
highway between New York, the
chief city OF the Empire State of the
North, and Atlanta, the capital city
OF the Empire State OF the South.
Perfect Roads a Point.
Most Of the contests which have
been held in the past have paid at
tention solely to the automobile,
while there has been little incentive
for the governing bodies OF outlying
country districts TO improve their
roads. The fact has been overlook
ed TO a great extent that for the ad-
vance toward perfection in the
building OF the automobile there
must be a corresponding progress in
the building OF the roads over
which they must travel in getting
between important points in the
country. That the development Of
the highway must keep pace with
that Of the automobile is realized by
The Atlanta Journal and the New
York Herald and a contest not only
for automobiles but for good roads
viii be fostered By these two news
papers which will be in every way a
decided novelty.
Prizes OF value worth striving for
are offered, and steps have been
taken for the selection and improve
ment OF a route between New York
and Atlanta In connection with this
road-building and development con-
test inaugurated by The Atlanta
Journal and the New York Herald
trophies are offered for real automo-
bile reliability. While the details
have not yet been definitely settled,
II is probable that the contest will
take the form Of a sealed bonnet
competition.
A Novel Combination
This combination of, developing
good roads and testing the accuracy
and reliability Of automobiles will
meet with instantaneous approval.
Every state and county between
New York and Atlanta will actively
cooperate in furnishing good roads.
II will appeal at once to manurac-
turers and owners Of automobiles,
because IL will furnish a contest
where reliability and not speed is the
= thing most to be desired. II will
meet with the approval of the farm
ers and land owners along the route,
because It will tend TO improve all
their property, for good roads un-
doubtedly enhance the value of farm
property enormously.
contest occurs IN the latter part OF
November, 1909. No more delight
full season OF the year could be Sc
lected and the appropriateness Of the
time is further emphasized by the
fact that the first great national au-
tomobile show OF the year is to be
held in Atlanta's magnificent new
auditorium-armory building in the
latter part of November.
Manufacturers who have been
partly let into this novel and helpful
plan of The Atlanta Journal and the
New York Herald look with keenest
favor upon the time which is select
ed II will enable them to place in
this novel and interesting contest
their new models, and display along
side OF their polished chassis at the
automobile show the winners of the
reliability or sealed bonnet contest
cars worth while, making a perfect
score over a thousand miles of yet
undeveloped roads between New
York and Atlanta.
Great Show of Cars
Practically every manufacturer in the
United States viii have his new models
ready I'm November. and nearly all manu-
facturers have signihed their intention to
exhibit at this National Automobile Show
in Atlanta The exhibition itself is by no
means 70 be local in character. There are
at the present time only four automobile
shows held in the United States which
have the sanction Of the National Associa-
ton OF Automobile Manufacturers, two in
New York and one each in Chicago and
Boston.
Nv unanimous vote al a meeting of the
executive committee OF this body. held
recently. il was decided TO hold national
show in Atlanta in November. This means
that all the American and most Of the
foreign makes viii be on hand. and the
manufacturers accessories will also be
there. Therefore manufacturers. automo-
hllists and al interested In the develop