The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-23
Parties Come From Everywhere
Seeking Information as to
Interesting Points.
ASSOCIATION IS DOING
MUCH FOR THE TRAVELLERS
Fully Equipped Bureau Pre-
pared to Answer Questions
Of Whatsoever Kind.

New York City is modern mecca for
! the touring Inotorist. From all parts
OF the country come those who daily
visit the national headquarters OF tho
. American Automobile association at 437
Fifth avenue. thus making apparent the
fact that the metropolis is now included
in the summer itinerary OF thousands OF
motor car owners. The New England
country invariably is entered or left
through the metropolitan gateway, and
one day last week applicants 10 tho A.
n A, touring bureau represented four
teen states, one being from California,
with several from Colorado and Okla
homa. Two Georgians sought White
mountains information. and a party from
Missouri was on a similnf quest. All
brought information of road building ac-
tivities In their homo states,
The problem of meeting tho rapidly in
creasing demand for specific touring in
formation from its widespread member
ship has been under long and careful
consideration by the directors of the
American Automobile association. With
an organization containing 262 clubs,
state organizations, IL was felt that an
active force might be recruited and main
tanned to gnther all the available ma
teriel and hold 1t subject TO call from
going on for somc weeks under the gu
peryison OF Powell Evans. chairman OF
tho touring information board, until the
principal automobile clubs throughout
member, each 10 serve in that capacity.
Referred to Board.
AS a result. when questions come UP
that cannot be answered by reference
10 the material already at hand. they
arc referred to the touring board MEM
At.,,A I<..,n Nv
care and interest. The data collected be-
comes a part OF the permanent refer
cnce system. so that similar inquiries
coming later % S;onoiS can be &c, attended TO with
Not a few A. A. A. clubs have ALREADY
done exceedingly valuable work. and
moro are contemplating early action
the Automobile club of Philadelphia is
g. most ambitious effort nearing its Sec
tioual completion Within tho past year
lishcd valuable district map for auto
mobile users reference, and less preten-
tious local maps arc now being made by
a number of tlIe other clubs. The Louis
book of routes tributary 10 that city
with extensive qualifications. especially
In Kentucky and Ohio: this promptly and
adequatcly fills as new need @ that nat. might TlI,a
In Fall River, Mass, the local club has
issued card, in coiors, showing the best
ways in and out OF town. practically the
same thing has been done In Elmira,
X. Y, and elsewhere The Wisconsin
State association Is doing some very eff
fective route compilation for the benefit
Of its members, and the hutornooile ciup
of Rochester will soon bring out book
Of routes and maps covering that district
IN a thorough way. 1t has usually been
found that neighboring clubs are quick
tant original work, and as a result the
correction OF old data and the complla~
tion Of new information IS all the while
under way.
Issue Touring Books.
Other increasing activities OF A. A. A,
clubs In various parts OF the country In
cIude a touring book by the Automobile
Club OF Southern California. while the
Delaware Automobile association, the
Chicago Automobile club and the Auto
liar work for their respective. localities.
The California State Automobile associe-
ton has gotten out a map OF California
and Nevada, while the Savannah Auto
tween its own city and other important
points, including Jacksonville, Fla. The
Automobile Club Of Cincinnati has at
tended TO the routes IN It's own w, terrltory'
But In sign-posting, the Chicago Motor
club undoubtedly leads ali the others In
the amount Of territory covered, though
numerous clubs throughout the country
nrc more than busy In this particular di-
rection at the present time. one of tho
most recent entrants 10 this field OF la
bor being the New Jersey Automoplic ana
Motor club
AT the national headquarters. 437 Fifth
avenue. New York; all this material Is
being arranged for the prompt reference
OF callers, or for transmission to any
affiliated club or member upon request.
| Inquiries received In single day fre-
ouently call for detailed schedules total
| ing many thousands of miles, and some
arc certain 10 deal with portions OF the
United States or Canada Tor both), for
which there are UP 10 this timo no really
or complete or satisfactory data outside
| of the A. A. A. files During the tour
| ing season hundreds of the motorists
touring bureau and receive prompt, per-
sonsl attention from Secretary Robert
Bruce In planning their trips. IN addi-
| tion TO the greater number taken care OF
| by correspondence. This service Ia en-
| tlreiy free to members.
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