Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-06-07
With Over 70 Cars in Line,
1910 National Good Roads
Tour Got Away Monday Un-
der Perfect Auspices
LAST YEARS RECORD
Is BEING ECLIPSED
Cars Assembled at 100 a. m.
on Broad Street, Checked at
Corner of Broad and Ala
bama--GIoriouS Send-off

Under perfect auspices and without a
single hitch, the 1910 Journal-Herald
good roads tour from, Atlanta to New
York got away Monday morning with
over 20 cars in line and thousands of
people crowding the streets to cheer
them to the echo.
Last year it was from Broadway, New
York, to Broad street. Atlanta, over the
lag national highway with more than 50
cars in the line. This year it is from
Atlanta to New York. over the same big
highway, with more than 20 cars in the
running. Last year it was the biggest
auto tour in the history of the world
This year even that record is being
eclipsed.
Eight o'clock was the hour set for the
start, and by half-past the cars began
to assemble along Broad street from
The Journal Office to the Piedmont hotel.
The start was TO be from the corner of
Broad and Alabama STREETS. At that
point, in front of the American National
bank building, the big checkers car, COW
cred with flags. was hoisted up on the
sidewalk. so that it stood head and
shoulders" above the crowd and above
the other machines. Beside il, in the
street, stood the official pacemaker, also
decorated with flags, ready to get away
fifteen minutes ahead of the procession.
The mountN1 police were there: brass
band on a gigantic auto truck. was ready
to strike up the strains of Dixie, and
Mayor Maddox was In the forefront OF
the crown. ready to fire the pistol shot
that would start the tourists speeding
on their way.
The arrangements for the beginning OF
the tour were as near perfect as such an
Undertaking could be, and with. the help
of the tourists who were promptly IN
| line the start was mace right on Ine
minute.
STARTED ON THE MINUTE.
There was not a jar, not a hitch OF
any kind, not minute of unnecessary
waiting. When the signal was given ror
the first car to approac the checking
station No. l rolled UP INTO It's pace
! and right behind it came no. 2. 1t was
that way until the last car of the list
had been passed upon and was ready to
make its dash for Herald square.
Seven blocks were required for the ma
chimes and each one had its place Along
the curbing of tire sidewalk was marked
| in large hgureS the NUMBER ana place
for each machine. Armed with a map
| of the street on which ais machine was
to stop there was no trouble for driver
to roll his car right up 70 his allotted
! space and remain there until the signal
to appear before the checkers.
At the head of each line of machines
was stationed a man who gave the signal
TO move up. This prevented any con-
fusion and at no time was there any
thing that even looked as though there
might be mix-up.
But all of this could not have been
accomplished had not the tourists been
oI<Sand promptly at the appointed hour
and If they had not been ready and will
| ing to do all in their power to make
event the greatest success Of its kind
known to automobile history.
| MAYOR MADDOX GAVE SIGNAL
Mayor Robert Maddox was the general
| of the gathering, -or 1t was he who fired
the shot giving the signal for car No. ]
to make it's start on the long journey.
J The mayor entered Iully and heartily
into the spirit of the occasion and was
early on the scene
After having fired the shot that start
ed the great tour Mayor Maddox remain
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