Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25
GOOD ROADS" CAR
NEARING |. A.
Ohio 40 Making the '3-Shore
Run from East Coast
to West Coast
MAPPING SOUTHERN ROUTE
Object to Encourage Motoring
Trips from East to Cali
fornia in Winter
MAPPING SOUTHERN ROUTE

The Ohio 40" which is on a trans
continental trip from New York to San
Francisco, where it was scheduled to
arrive on Christmas day. is by late tele-
graphic advices experiencing some set
backs down in Texas because OF heavy
rains, but in all probability the car will
pass through Los Angeles Wednesday
and go to San Francisco for New
Years.
The log of the trip is decidedly inter
esting, as the run is being made solely
in the interests Of the good roads move
ment and is known as the three-Shore
run-the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific
Coasts-and maps are being made Of
the route in order to encourage winter
motor travel across the continent where
snow will not be encountered.
The latest daily logs received by The
Herald follow:
Memphis, Tenn, Dec 14.--As the re-
suit of the pronouncement of Governor
Ben w. Hooper that his most earnest
efforts. .ywhile in office will be directed
towarEhe Improvement of Tennessee's
highways, automobilists and good
roads advocates in this section of the
state are .aking heart. For years the
roads of Shelby county leading into
Memphis have been regarded as dis
grace to the state. and efforts of local
automobiliSts to better them have met
with little success. The need of high
way improvements was brought fOrCi-
bly, to the minds of Memphis automo-
blistS this year as the result of the
numerous disasters to entrants in the
Glidden tour, and leading business men
OF this city have since felt keenly the
need of some action. Now that the
governor has come out in advocacy of
immediate Improvement, steps Will be
fl1yaD n al nI1bfjr sentiment i'm fnp
cause of good roads
In connection witt this movement To-
caly, E. L. Ferg son of the American
Automobile association, who is heading
a pathfndng tour in an Ohio car over
a new route from New York to san
Francisco by way of the southern
states, was invited to speak on the
subject of Tennessee roads before the
local automobile club. He outlined the
progress of the tour as far as Mem
phs explaining that the roads Of Ala
bama and Tennessee leading from Bir-
mingham to Memphis were the worst
encountered on the trip and sadly in
need of attention. He also declared
that the loss to the people Of the state
through lack of roads inviting to auto
mobilists would run into millions of
dollars.
The tour Mr.. Ferguson is heading is
to establish q new winter route from
New YORK TO tf6 coast dllQ " supply
automobiists with such road data as
is necessary to make the tour. The
other members of the party are G. w.
Tinney, representing the Ohio Motor
Car company; Fred D. Clarke and
Charles Thacher. The Ohio car, after
spending a day in Memphis, departed
for Helena, Ark, whence it will go to
Little Rock and Dallas, Tex, en- route
to San Francisco, where the party is
due to arrive Christmas.
Helena, Ark. Dec. 15.-Texas is
now the goal of the Ohio pathfindins
car, en- route fl 1 New York to San
Francisco to blaze a new route from
coast to coast by way of the southern
states. The party, which is composed
of E. L. Ferguson, the American Au-
tomobile association representative.
who is spreading the gospel OF good
roads for his organization; G. W. Fin
ney, representing the Ohio Motor Car
company; Charles Thacher and Fred
D. Clark, has left Helena for Dallas,
Fort Worth and Ell Paso BY fast Griv-
ing across Texas and through the des-
ert country, the automobilsts expect
to reach the Golden Gate in time to
deliver Mayor William F. Gaynor's
good roads message to Mayor McCar-
thy on Christmas day.
At the invitation of County Judge
Quarles who is Arkansas leading good
dressed a gathering here in the interest
of a national highway from coast to
coast by way of the southern states.
The idea had it's inception a year ago
before the American Automobile asso.
citation. and since the Ohio tour began
good roads organizations in ten south
err states have joined in a plan to
petition congress to authorize a survey
for the highway.
Dallas automobilists plan a reception
for the Ohio car party when they reach
that city.
Hot Springs, Ark, Dec 16.-The two
thousandth mile mark in the journey
the Ohio pathfnding ear is making
from New York to San Francisco by
way Of the southern states was passed
today when the car left Hot Springs
for Texarkana, Tex. So far the tour
has been without mishap, although
nearly a thousand miles of the journey