The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-20
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FOR M U IN SEY TOUR
New Yorker Here Says Good
Roads Through the South Will
Mean Many Northerners Will
Bring Cars Down Each
Year on Extensive
Trips.

ISL Dr.EH. w. tBassett, chairman OF thu
committee on tours OF tho Richmond
Automobile Club. has forward ed to the
management OF the Munsey tour a
complete list ofaa1l the routes which
tho lists may use. In tho
event they accep: an Invitation b to
make heir next annual pilgrimage
through Virginia Dr. Baesett also
cent his route list to the Automobile
Club OF America. and along with It
wentsa letter telling exactly what In
duceMents Virginia has to offer in the
way OF good roads.
The Automobile Club OF Richmond
is especially interested In having the
Munsey run pass through Richmond,
\ and IN order to encourage It., has re-
Gently taken up In earnest the matter
Of completing the pike between Rich
fnond and Petersburg. The especial
feature OF a trip through Virginia VIII
be. side runs, in which the automobiles
& may visit many OF the most famous
hattlcffelds OF the country. as well al
other points OF historical interest.
The general impression seems to be
that the Munscy tours Will accept the
invitation to visit Virginia.
The Richmond Automobile Club viii
meet Tomorrow night at the Richmond
Hotel. when members OF the Board OF
Police Commissioners will be present
at the discussion OF means and
methods to prohibit the arrest OF auto
mobile owners for speeding. The club
officials think many of the recent ar
rests In Richmond have been uncalled
for. and they think some eEislation
can be agreed upon which VIII prevent
arecurrenceg OF any trouble. T he club
VIII present an ordinance for inspcc-
ton by the commissioners.
Letters were received here last week
from, many sources urging the call
$forfa m Getting at Williamsburg for a
construction OF a road between Rich
mond and that3city. There is no doubt
! but that the meeting Will be called.
4 and those interested say It Is not more
than a month away.
OF the automobile races scheduled
for the early spring, that which Is |
attracting most attention IS the $4,000
track championship match between
Ralph DePalma, With his Fiat Cyclone I
and George Robertson with his special
racing Simplex. This event is to take
place the latter part OF April or the [
second week In May. and promises
i TO be the most talked OF match OF tho
year. The meet will he held In New I
Orleans, hut the track has not been
designated.
George VanSicklen.5 a retired New
York banker. who was registered ut
tho Jefferson last week. gave out "a
6 few hints that may impress upon au-
tomobile owners the Importance. OF
good roads. n
III Mr.. VanSicklen said thousands OF
tourists will come South In heir cars
"a soon as you get the capital high
way completed. would like to come
down IN my car and Il am not an
enthusiast. There are thousands OIL
motorists who want to tour during
the VIII ter Our roads In the, North.|
and our climate max touring next to
imp ossible from December to April or
May. The cities and towns In Vir-
$glnia, the Carolinas. Georgia. and
Florida could not o a. better thing
Tor themselves than to carry out this
project to make ntinuous fms
proved road from Nashingto down
through The cap tails and past the win
ter resorts to sJaclssonvi Les i5
Motor touring Is such "a ightfull$
way to 500 the country, and Ssit is SO II
ihealthful. The tourists spend greatI
deal Ut money on their trips. a man
taking his wi 70 or Two or three
friend g on a. trip through Il the SOUTH
would not a guro III n a spending less
than $4,000 And there would bes thou9|s
sands Of such motor parties coming
South each Year, but they will NOT \,
come Until YOU get good road s. "A
man d qaE n OF want II o 9run8the II SIX OF
damaging his carr ~ H; Va