Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-18
Thirty-FiVe Cars Left the Con-
StitutiOn Building This Morn
ing for First Lap of the
Trip
= IN" IS FIRST STOP
TOURISTS WILL MAKE
Among the Cars That Got
Underway Was The Atlanta
Journals, Bearing No. 80.
Crowd Sees Tourists Off

| Under sunny skies and favorabl.
auspices 35 contesting cars in the Con-
/ acknowledgements Round
the-State Tour" left Atlanta Monday
morning at o'clock.
With the roads in good condition
continued fine weather prevailing, and
full moon shining to guide the driv-
ers by night, indications are that the
tour will be splendid success.
Promptly on the stroke of 8 Edwin
p. Ansleys White Steamer car, acting
as the official pacemaker, left the Con-
stitution building, and at regular inter-
walls Of one minute the 80 contesting
autos were sent on their way with flags
and banners flying, while the crowds
gathered along the streets waved them
goodbye.
Part of the cars went north along
Broad street from the Constitution
building to Peachtree, then turned south
to Whitehall, the others straight out
Alabama to Whitehall, Whitehall into
Stewart avenue on the route to Macoh
where the first night Will be spent.
At the same time the cars started
from Atlanta, six other contesting par
ties set out from six other Georgia
cities to take part in the tour. Macon
Albany, cambridge, Valdosta, Waycross
and Augusta are the starting points
Cars are entered from these cities and
from many smaller towns in their VI
/ entity.
Route books, badges and numbers
were issued to the contestants just be-
! fore the start. Each car, in addition
.s,t, nrA n
each days run was to be kept. These
! books will be signed each day by the
| local checkers when the cars are
checked in at the control stations.
/ In Mr.. Ansley's White steamer, the Of
/ fetal pacemaker, is Frank Weldon, chair
man of the contest committee. John N
/ Holder, former speaker of the house Of
\ representatives and candidate for re-elec-
tion, was in a pullman, non-contesting
car, acting as referee for the American
Automobile association. Mr.. Holder, who
is an earnest and active advocate of good
| roads, was appointed through Charles l.
| Ryan, representative f the American as
ISOLATION here.
| Among the cars that got under way
! from Atlanta was the White Gasoline
OF The Atlanta Journal, bearing No. 81
| This car bore Atlanta Journal signs Oh
| its side and Journal pennants flashed in
| the breeze. 1t also carried a national
| highway inscription, this car having been
on the last tour of The Journal and
Herald from Atlanta to New York. AS
| The Journal car got its release it was
given a rousing send-on by those who
lad assemble dto see the beginning OF
the round-the-state journey and was also
greeted along the streets as il made Its
way through the central portion of the
city out to Stewart avenue. The Jour
nal car goes as a contestant and carries
Journal representative who will give
1 The Journal readers news of the tour
DR.. II. l.. Rudolph, of Gainesville, is
acting as official surgeon for the tour
and State Geologist S. w. McCallie i:
the road judge.
HOW TO REACH OFFICIALS.
The officials above named can be reach.
ed BY long distance telephone by contest
ants Stree of charge through the courte-
sy OF the Southern Bell company, anC
may be located each night at the follow
ing stops:
On Monday night, at the Lanier hotel
in Macon.
On Tuesday night, at the Albany inn
in Albany.
On Wednesday night, at the Bon All
hotel, in cambridge.
On Thursday night at the Valdez no.
Il
On Friday night, at the La Grande no
tel, in Waycross.
On Saturday night and Sunday, at the
DeSOto hotel, in Savannah.
These are the night controls for the
| Atlanta group of cars for this week.
The different groups will spend Sunday
in the following cities:
Atlanta group in Savannah.
Macon group in Augusta.
Albany group In Athens.
cambridge group in Atlanta.
Valdosta group in Macon.
Waycross group in Albany
| Augusta group in Waycross.
| The following trades bodies were ex
pected to be represented in the tour:
| Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, MacoI
| Chamber of Commerce and State Fail
association. Valdosta Board of Trade
Triton Chamber et Commerce, Dublir
Chamber of Commerce. Thomasvlll'
Board of Trade, Pelham Board of Trade
Americas Board of Trade, Athens Cham
Der OF Commerce. Winder Board Of
Trade Greater Georgia association.
MR.. RYAN GOES TO MACON.
Charles l. Ryan. the official represent
alive for Georgia for the American Auto
mobile association, was unable, for bust
! ness reasons, to make the tour around
the state. He designated Hon. John Hold
er, OF Winder Ga, speaker of the house
| Of representatives, to take his place. Mr.
Holder is riding in a Pullman automO
bile, the official car of the Constitution
Mr.. Ryan, who is the cashier for the
Fourth National bank, with a party Of
friends in his Columbia car, accompanied