The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-12
TOURISTS DEPART.
LOUD IN PRAISE
OF DETROIT
Entertainment Afforded Gliddenists
Here Was Corker and Broke
All the Former
Records.
Tour Which Got Under Way Hero
This Morning May Be the Last
One in Motor History.

Goodbye. old Detroit, you've treat.
ed us In record STYLE" was the tone
OF the Glidden tourists as they opened
the throttles and threw In the clutch
es In front OF the Pontchartrain this
morning, and hit the long western
path toward Denver on the first lap or
their journey. leading. out Michigan
ave.
Detroit has surely made good with
the visitors. Such a reception and
send-off as Michigan's metropolis gave
the tour Is absolutely a record-break-
er In the history OF the event. and
everybody, from President Speer. or
the A. A. A, down to the humblest
mechanic In the competing cars, was
rejoiced over the attention which he
individually and the great tour itself,
had received.
From the elaborate banquet Friday
night which set the ball rolling, clear
down to the start of the event this
morning, the local entertainers did
themselves proud. The parade on
Saturday was by far the most impos-
ing automobile pageant ever. The
ride to the fats on the City of Cleve-
itors their first glimpse OF the noblesr
waterway In the world. The general
round Of entertainment feature the
"Glidden Days" celebration was sim
tply a record-Dreaker and, white the
Detroit factories which had promised
cars as regular entrants, did not all
come to the scratch, there were no re-
grets heard over the part which De-
1Inr L. Nha7 hi tour for IN
cars that Detroit did enter, virtually
saved the day and made the tour pos
sible.
In all probability the Glidden which
| Detroit saw started this morning will
| be the last in the history of the IA
| nous event. The expense OF sending
car from the start to the finish or
the 2,8O0-mile event is so great that
| the manufacturers are inclined to
scout the tour and only The Detroit
owned cars entered this year gave the
| field an appearance of an imposing
nature. The same sum expended In
publicity of a more formal nature 10
expected to develop more definite re-
turns hereafter. Some sort of q ma
tional demonstration will doubtless
take place In another year, but Gid
past with the one that is now In pro-
gress.
Reports of road conditions along the
line were OF the best and the tourists
are willing to eat all the dust there
is, for the pleasure Of lodging that
far more feared condition OF slippery
mud. II the present dry weather con-
| tinues. II is predicted that the tour
| uin a Tor
ity in motor cars. as the disasters or
the past have nearly always been due
to skidding In slippery bitches and
similar accidents, resulting from the
insecure conditions of the highways.
Over 1000 automobiles, represent
ing an outlay of $2,000,000. partici-
pated In the parade Saturday after
noon. Starting at the Boulevard on
Woodward-ave.. the route was down
Woodward to Jefferson, out Jefferson
to Mt. Elliott, north of Mt. Elliott TO
Champlain. east To the Boulevard and
south TO Belle Isle. The entire route
was lined with cheering thousands.
and not an accident occurred To mar
| the pleasure OF the event. Many or
! the cars were beautifully decorated.
All sorts OF cars were in line from the
$4,000 limousine to the secondhand
runabout Of the vintage of 1900. and
| from the dainty electric to the power
| full business truck.
p The Cadillac Motor Co., with q float
representing the landing of Cadillac,
won frst prize The other prize viii
ners were Mrs. Eva Bressler, of No.
146 Warren-ave. east, and Bob Davis,
of the Maxwell agency.