The Brunswick news., 1910-01-30
ALL COAST ROUTE
IS SELECTED FOR
ENDURANCE RUN
SAVANNAH AUTOMOBILE CLUB
FINALLY SELECTS ROUTE
BY WAY OF BRUNSWICK.
Definite Arrangements for the Big Run
in Which Many Machines Will Par
ticirate, Now Being Completed by
the Savannah Organization.

Ine Savannah Automobile club, as
mas been expected, has announced that
the coast route, by way OF DariGn and
Brunswick, has been Selected for the
endurance run in April between Sa-
vannah and jacksonville. The SavaG-
nah News of yesterday, in announcing
the final decision as to the route, says:
"The meeting of the executive COM
cmittee of the Savannah Automobila
club, held last night at The chamber
OF commerce, did not go very fully
into the matter OF the endurance run
to Jacksonville, merely deciding that
it would be held as cont 4mplated and
authorizing the secretary to so infcrm
those interested along the line of the
route by Brunswick AMI Darien, that
the run would go this way.
'The run is to take place during the
first week in April, the date to be
decided little later with reference to
the tide prevailing that week at The
places where rivers have to be cross
ed 1t was decided to hold another
meeting of the committee Monday
night, at which time the date may be
determined. The counties along the
route are to be asked to underdrain
the roads, by removing the wooden
culverts, and to put the bridges and
ferries in first-class condition.
cat the meeting letter was read
from Frank Weldon, secretary of the
Capital Highway association, suggest
ing that even if the Jacksonville run
had to be called off temporarily, il
would be- q good idea to have the
Savannah club start run from Sa-
vannah or at least send cars to take
part in run to go from Columbia to
Pinehurst early in April. The commit
tee did not think fayorably of the
suggestion.
mfr. Weldon urged that the partici-
patton OF the Savannah club in~the run
or the arranging to start it from Sa-
vaCEah would be a boost to the efforts
he says which will be made TO have
the Gliaden Tour come over the Capt.
tai City route next summer. Mr.. Wei
don says it is suggested that this fa-
nous tour come from New York to
Savannah via Washington, Richmond
Raleigh, Columbia, Augusta, ard At
lanta.
"a letter to President Battey from
Charles Thaddeus Terry, chairman of
the legislative board of the American
Automobile association, asking the club
to send at least two representatives
to the national legislative convention
to be held in Washington during Feb
ruary and to contribute at least $3.50
/ toward fund of $4,000 for the con
vention, was received very favcrably
but full consideration of the matter
was held over until the Monday meet
ing. The purpose of the convention
is to advocate the passage by congress
of a federal motor registration bill
and uniform state motor vehicle laws
"The meeting also had placed he
fore. it a proposition from the mana
ger of the French crew of aviators at
the Los Angeles meet to come to Sa-
vannah and give a two days exhibition
during the latter part of February. A
$4,000 guarantee is wanted, with hall
of the receipts ever that amount. The
members believed that the amount
asked was too much and on tnat ac-
count gave little consideration to the
matter, though agreeing that it would
HE to have The exhibition come here. "