Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24
AU7O|STS ENJOY
RUN To MALIBU
Club Members and Outsiders
Meet and Partake of Bar
beCued Meats
ALL BOOST FOR GOOD ROADS
Better Highways Urged by Active
Workers in Local 0rganiza-
ton of Motorists

Join and boost" is the slogan of the
Southern California Automobile club.
and its annual run and big barbecue
at Malibu ranch yesterday was the
event of the season in local motordom.
The preliminary Wass an autolhoolis
parade through the city, but only a
portion of the 1S9 motor cars that
showed up at the picnic grounds parti-
cipated in the parade. as early indica-
tions were for hot day and every
body wanted to begin the long ride to
the beach and up the coast early.
But there were fully 1000 auto en-
thusiasts at the barbecue, and the way
they boosted for the interests of the
general public, whether auto users or
not, in behalf of good roads, would
cause any politician to sit up and take
notice of the capitalization of the de-
mand for proper highways. AS auto
owners of Southern California pay
nearly third of the personal prop
eYty taxes their demands for good
roads should and will be needed. and
the benefits will accrue to the users OF
all kinds of vehicles. More than sew
enty-five auto owners applied for
membership at the picnic and the COM
mittee appointed to solicit new men,
bers report that within thirty days the
membership of the club will be the
largest of any similar organization In
the United States.
The business portion of the program
over, the big crowd turned its atten-
tion to the sports and pastimes that
had been so well arranged by the va
rious committees, and particularly to
the bountifully supplied tables with
meats barbecued in true Spanish style
by one of the old-time Spanish chefs,
who. with his corps of assistants. had
been making preparations for the event
several days. Never was a better pre-
pared or better served menu offered to
a party of picnickers; and II was one
of the fete days that will long be re-
membered by all there. The social
feeling engendered among the hundreds
present means united pull by all
local motorists for legislation that will
mean better public roads. Such serv-
ice Will mean much to Southern Cali
fornia, for its many pretty spots ap>
peal to residents and tourists alike,
ana good roads boom the price of sub
ul ban realty as nothing else can. The
Hundreds of miles of new roads in
Southern California now under course
of construction or contracted for is,
for the major part. due to the boost
ing that has been done by the Auto
mobile club, and the posting of guide
posts at various points, at the clubs
expense, is of the greatest assistance
to the general public, and yet has not
been charged up 20 the general tax
payer. The clubs fees and dues do
not go to pay salaried officers, but
every penny of them goes to advance
the interests It's existence stands for.
The club run to Malibu ranch was
without a single accident: and though
the Chanslor & Lyon company sent
it's big supply car along for emergen-
cies its services We're not needed.
Through the courtesy of Charles Full
Ter Gates in the use of his new model
high power "Duro" car, The Herald
representatives were the first to reach
the picnic grounds.
M. S. Bulkley of the Autocar agency
was in San Diego last week, where
lie sold three Auto car-commercial cars
of 5000 pounds capacity. Their use in
local postoffice work has given this