Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-28
CLAMORING FOR
GLIDDEN TOUR
MANY CITIES MAKE HARD EF-
FORT TO GET 1T
CHICAGO WANTS START FROM
THAT CITY
Kansas City, Louisville and ST. Louis
All Insistent and Urging Secre-
tary Hover to Hear
Their Prayers

BUFFALO, Feb 7.-Notwithstand-
ing a widely prevailing impression that
the itinerary of the GIidden tour for
1909 is all mapped out and tucked away
in the vest pocket~of Chairman F. D.
Hover of the contest board Of the
American Automobile association, the
contrary is the actual situation. Chair
man Hover states positively that up to
the present time and for some time to
come the route will remain in abey-
ance as far as the selection of the prin-
cipal cities to be visited and the STOP
ping places for the night are concerned.
All that has been determined is that
the tour will be held in the west. For
the details which remain to be worked
out Chairman Hover is open to sugges-
tons.
Many Cities CIamoring
The demand from various sections
that the tour be held thru their midst"
still continues to be inSistent, and is
regarded as fiattering recognition of
the Importance of this classical event
Denver and the neighboring Colorado
cities of Pueblo and Colorado Springs
are constantly urging that the mile
high town be made the western end Of
the tour. Among the Denver authori-
ties who have written to urge the rec
ognition Of that city are Ma S0r Robert
w. Spoer; the Denver Motor club, by
President Ralph w. Smith; the Colo
rado Springs Commercial association,
by President w. E. Skinner and Sec
retary J. c. Craig; the Denver cham
Der of commerce, by w. F. R. Mills,
secretary; the Denver Convention
league and the Denver Real Estate as
sociation. Colorado Springs hospital
ity is voiced in urgent invitations by
Mayor D. H. HeiZer; the Colorado In
TOIo
ert w. Chisholm, vice president; the
board Of commissioners of FL Paso
county and the Automobile club of Col
orado Springs, by H. Livingston Cen
ter, secretary. The attractions of Pue-
bio and her cordial invitation are ex-
tended by the Pueblo Business Mems
association, by E. w. Palmer, secre-
tary.
Kansas City Wants 1t
Kansas City is pulling hard to have
the tour take in that city either going
or coming. The representatives of that
city urging Chairman Hover not to
pass her by are the Automobile club of
Kansas City, by w. w. Cowen, presi-
dent; the Commercial club, by E. H.
Clendenning, secretary; Mayor Thomas
I. Crittenden, jr., and the Manufacture
ers and Merchants association.
One route tentatively suggested pro-
poses Chicago to Denver by way Of
Omaha ana return by way of Kansas
City, st. Louis, Louisville, ETC.
The Louisville Automobile club and
the Kentucky State Automobile associ-
alton are urging Chairman Hover
strongly to include that state in the
route, citing Louisville, Bardstown,
Gethsamane Abbey and Lexington,
Springfield, Hodgenville, where the Lin
coin memorial farm is located, and
Harrodsburg as places not to be over
looked in planning tour of scenic and
historical interest. The correspondence
urging Kentucky's claims is volumin-
Gus and does credit to the states hos
pitality and manifold attractions. De-
tailed routes showing the mileage, cit
les and condition of the roads between
st. Louis and Louisville have been sent
in to show that this section would be
ideal for touring.
Chicago, Of course, has left no stone
Unturned to induce Chairman Hover
to make that the starting point of the
tolr. The Chicago Motor club. the
a"tnn0obile concerns in and about the
city tie various newspapers and in
f1"cr:f1l motorists generally have been
ur~i':g the selection of that city as the
orr proper starting point for what
w pr0hably be the largest tour as
W. IS the longest in the history Of the
C't'leH tour.
ST Louis. through her commercial
an9 automobile organizations, as well
as through her prominent motorists, is
making a strong bid for a visit from
the tourists. Davenport. Rock Island
and Moline are urging that they be in
cluded in the itinerary and have sent
strong arguments in their favor
There the situation stands. Invita-
tions and suggestions will be welcomed.
as well as being assured of proper con-
sideration. But there is no decision
yet as to the route, and there will be
none until further information dis
closes the preponderant choice of the
entrants who take part While Chair
man Hover might have his preferences
in the matter of the route, he will de-
fer OF the wishes of those who make
the tour as well as to the invitations
and advantages of the different cities
which are interested in receiving the
tourists.