Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-25
The Journal Car and H. J. La
mars Oldsmobile Will Meet the
New York Party and Lead
Them Back to Atlanta.
NEW WORKERS WILL
COME ONE WAY AND
Go BACK ANOTHER
Herald Car is White Steamer-R
H. Johnson, Of White Co., Ham
ilton Pelz, Herald Star Man,
and Nathan jLazarnick in Party
Special Dispatch TO. The Journa

Especial Dispatch TO, The Journal
NEW YORK, May 2J.--The Herald pub.
fishes the following today:
from each end OF The future national
highway that is 70 stretch from New
York TO Atlanta. Ca, scout cars will
start tomorrow m6eniag promptly at il
o'clock each to carry along it's routt
the gospel OF good roads troR north to
south and south to north.
At the hour when the Herald's scout
car, a White Steamer under the skilled
p!lCtage OF r. H. Johnson starts from
In front Of the Herald building on its
long journey to Atlanta, mammoth six
cylinder Oldsmobile. owned by Henry j.
Lamar, Jr. of Macon, Ca, win take the
road northward bound, from the office Of
The Atlanta Journal in Atlanta, Ga. The
latter car will be driven by its owner
who is known throughout the south as
thorough sportsman and a devotee Of
the good roads propaganda. At some con-
venient point in North Carolina, about
half way en- the thousand mile tour. the
two cars will meet and will then go on
to Atlanta in company.
The White Steamer, which will carry
through the entire trip representatives OF
the Herald and The Atlanta Journal, as
we'll as skilled photographer, will make
such stops as may be found desirable in
promoting the prospects Of the great re-
liability run which Is to be held under the
auspices of the two newspapers named
after a definite route shall have been Sc
lected the contest itself to take place IN
the autumn, Just before the National Au-
tcmobile show, which Is TO be the first
ever held in the southern city,
For the reason that the length of such
stops cannot now be accurately estimated,
1t is impracticable TO give a precise time
schedule of the Herald's scout ear in it's
progress southwark. Tentatively. howev-
err and subject to- revision BECAUSE OF
such steps or other contingencies CT the
roed, the White Steamers intinerary for
the first day Of the trip ought to be on
time schedule sonething like this: Leav-
ing the Herald building at 10 o'clock, ar
rive in Jersey City at 10:45, by way the
the West Twenty-third street ferry arrive
In Newark at IL 20; Efgsabeth at las: New
Brunswick 1890 D. m; Trenton from 2:SO
to 2:45, according to the length of stops;
arrive in Philadelphia at the Bellevue
Stratford at about 4:30 or o'clock p. m.
II may be decided to remain in Philadel-
phia Tuesday night, or the scout car may
push on to Downingtown or Coatesville
before ending its first days run.
1t is expected that the itinerary of We'd
nesday will cover the distance to Get
tysburg. Pa, which is Us miles from:
Philadelphia. In all probability Wednes-
day night will be spent there, near the
historic battlefield.
After stopping a few days in Atlanta,
the Heralds scout will again turn north
ward and will return to New York over
an entirely different route in so far as
may be found practicable, passing prob
ably through Petersburg, Richmond,
Fredericksburg, Washington ana Baiu-
more.
After the various available lines of
travel for such large parties of auto
rnobilists as are expected to take part
in the autumn reliability tests from New
York TO Atlanta have all been ~<ried out
tentatively by such tours as these, under
various weather conditions, the official
pathfnding run will be made, taking ad-
vantage of such data as to relative excel
lence Of roads, or the promise OF their
betterment as may have been collected
bv means of the preliminary scout trips.
During each Of these earlier runs, 1t
Is intended to keep careful memoranda
of the character Of all roads traversed,
the relative excellence of the hotel ac-
conmodations afforded for large parties
of road tourists, and all other informa-
ton having a bearing upon the ultimate
success of the enterprise. Where INFERIOR
stretches of roadway may be encoun-
tered. It will be the purpose of those
The prize offers already announced, which
will amount to thousands of dollars, the
prfde and zeal of local communities so
that there may result healthful COM
netition in the betterment of such high
WAYS as may need improvement.
There will be only four passengers on
the Herald's scout car. X. H. Johnson
the advertising manager of the White
company. will pilot the party. Mr.. john
inns nj
mobile tourist. He has mapped more
roads than any other man in America
Mr. Johnson is a graduate Of Columbia
college one of the leading men in the
Engineers club and withal delightful
gentleman. Hamilton rPelz, the New
York Heralds representative on the scout
car, is one Of the strong men of the
Herald. Since he left the Philadelphia
Press, on which he was managing edi-
tor, sixteen years ago, Mr.. Pelz has NIL
ed many important positions in the Her
aid establishment. The assignment of
such a man to The Journal Herald story
is proof positive Of the deep interest that
great newspaper takes in The Journal
Herald road building contest Mr.. Pelz
Is a graduate of Brown university. His
father was for ~ years one of the leading
Baptist divines Of the north.
Nathan Lazarnick, the official photog-
rapher on The Herald scout car, is an
accomplished, cultured man who stands
at the very top of his profession in the
metropolis. His automobile pictures are
regarded as works of art He is an all
round good fellow, as we'll as an enthusi-
astic automobiIist and will probably enter
his four-cylinder Maxwell when the reN-
ability run is made. The fourth men,
Der in the Herald scout party will be
John s. Cohen, managing editor Of The
Atlanta Journal.