The San Francisco call., 1910-07-31
HELP is ASKED
FOR GOOD ROADS
President Owens of Motor Club
Appeals to Owners in Be
half of Bond Issue
y +. R. LHoMMEDIEU

Gy K r. L'HOMMEDIEU
a special election VIII be held in
Contra. Costa county on Tuesday, Au-
gust ,. for the purpose Of voting on a
neopoSed bond issue Of Sl4sO,0eO TO
1900 miles or stone roads in
lenfra Costa county. Those interested
GOD roads {n this county have spared
40 etfort to. bring about the success Of
as aud It is incumbent upon
motoris: IA the state to give his
appars to this movement which means
mgej Cor She acquiring OF good
mex oalN in Contra Costa county
5 alI ot-e- the state.
president II II. owens OF the san
apcisee motor club, in speaking Of
e movement said yesterday:
contra costa county has the dis
neti9n of being The arst county in
HISS section of the state To undertake
10 improve SIS roads in ths elaborate
alld substantial manner contemplated
sE The 8oHa issue. and IL IL Goes Eot
meet with success n this attempt X
8S5ll offer little cacoUra cement TO ether
counties which are ro~ preparing TO
1aate obfect or securing 50 california
sde4: aighwa.s throughout the entire
ste
Nc class OF people are more directly
s1lercsteG in this movement shan the
iGQeofists. not only from the stand
p0snT - pleasure 5ut financially as
Wel3. and. rcatzing this. tie SAN Fran
eiseo motor club is lending every as
sistance to tho people Of Contra Costa
eouaTs- who proposed this bond issue
s1d Wl.u ~ euoW working 50 inoEstri-
e,aly for ITS success
al oreanizaticn with members in
cry town n Contra costa county has
aeon perfected fer thc purpose Of
3551lcinfe This non5 issue fo success, q
eeeal Geai ef lseea1are on tac Sabject
lsesl l.>trii+Gc.3 ,-rd = campaign
C,-rc,lt5oa u1 good roads has 3cca
arG tlle present prospects
tat tie jssve " iil carry by q large
r19r 81 canag,aicn las heen sag
>te la HriEh the hcip OF Jne motor
81 tE1S sllX can be carried out sue
st4llr. a6d that IS 10 have certain
De nachincs in each town in
tla Costa county ON the day of
}rl ele tion lnd thus get i'm Touch with
elcctor tn the county. JFor me
nose Fl carrying out this plan the
.ittUe ID charge mas suggested that
each III BYRON. walnut creek,
MARTINEZ, panVnle, Concord,
9oG. san Pablo. Black Diamond,
Gay ton and crockett
success of this plan. OF course,
e9enas EpQn the individual automobile
le1-.and every owner who is inter
fstaa in this movement should offer his
s5era ices and his machine 70 iea used on
z0eslaE as above outlined. Send in
saar name and the number OF ears you
til FURNISH To Il ~ Owens. president
the san Francisco motor club, S4S
ataENet street. or phone Douglas S493
Home C3494"
sS6at Is said to have been the greatest
ssatumobile parade ever held IN the
Cniteo states took
chalmers Car in place during the
~ tiOnal convention
in Detroit. There
Nere II miles Of motor cars passing in
.Ecsi Jew llIe success of the parade was
reely due TO the great number of
halner cars scattered throughout the
entire length OF the line There were
large number Of Chalmers Forties
entered but the largest percentage
Svere Chalmers Thirties. When il is
considered that the Chalmers company
haas been building the smaller cars for
only two years il is remarkable that
IheN should walk away with the Glid-
den trophy and also be awarded the
1iESI BrlZe for the best decorated car
and the DECORATIONS most appropriate
10 the occasion. Mrs. r j.. Aldrich
awarded this prize.
telegram has been received from
nder Three Flags Flanders Twenty
a from SaltilIo, Goa
F,l,1,Iers e-s- huila. Mexico, at
sislssr,9 k5fSsor1-i the local branch of
Studebaker Bros.
The messag ge reads
~Ender Three Flags car arrived this
morning. the FIRST automobile in history
10 travel the road between Monterrey
and I his city. To accomplish the feat
the car Travelled a variety of goat trails.
canNon beds, arroyo and barren noun
tain sides. amounting TO 142 miles,
though the air line over the trip be-
tween the towns is but - miles. Car
srilI leave tomorrow Cor San Luis Potosi
through the desert Of central Mexico.
We VIII not be able TO wire YOU for
some time