The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-10

m"nt are necessary Each car must "aTrS
Two perpuns seated side by -id- - a mini
mum average weigh OF 80 n"un nh, 20 :.
the rar- must have {. reverse gear
driven nv the motor ,, an exhaust that
j. not directed toward tho ground ?.
the over all width 81 ,aT fnu-' not 81
coed - ~ iHche- q meter % oentim"'rrsb
the Twelve states Witch viii he traNersr,'
~ the tlidten tourists thi- year have
r.a,hed the contest lsoard 81 'h- Am"ri-
can Automobile association Nearly
the {, ,sHO mil. loop vs. ti"h has boon Ton
taiivelv dsrid"d Ippu wants ~" r"iia
bi'ity tour - come IT, way and al man
u-r 1T Inducements haN" been offered
The contest ha- yon" h"ypnd %" hp-pi-
taIi'y star" amt dcN"'ut"i MI" mo rfr-
MUM 'ia~- In Districts " here no" roads
are poDr They WiIi h,iI'i u-v ONES when
there are only FERN at' urufuuu 81 l0u- FOR
"rn~-ing streams n" town pr county ON
While chairman : VI Butler of 40" con
test board has been ahla 20 rsBlE 20 most
Of has enthusiast correspondents. who. 49,
they Hay them-elves. are going To- capture
the tour u they have 10 tear ~ the roads
which DO not Lead tp their towns h" has
been unable 20 give them any positive
assurance that the cars will pt-s their way
Dal " lewis. Who has mapped out sll
the 4. A. tours Of the past, expects 70
toIr ,olmorFo" Re VII ,rSvT sin IN a" mn rh"
rners car, which has been sele'ted A. the
oficisl pathfinder. and Will have with him
sentatives The pathfinders eIpe~, 10 he
in the held for not less han three weeks
u they cover the twelve states included IN
the tour a. suggested by the contest hoard
" viii keep them driving day and night 20
do the work within that time
Not only do they have 10 try out different
ways OF getting from town 20 town, but
they have 10 survey each po-sihle route
accurately as 10 mileage turns. rivers.
NJ W@AfhaT IhRN aNan lpfEE Rfrf foe
the housing and feeding 81 hundreds 81
persons who will be On the tour II - one
thtnE TO map out q tour for the teating ~
one or two cars or q trip for the pl.aaurs
Of few people but " here y - necessary
to look after the comfort ~ four or Ave
hundred contestants and Passengers the
pathhnders face a problem 81 no little ai1e
The contest hoard wishes " distinctly
Snders,ood that the pTs.lse route can1et
New YORK ofios Of the board No dennits
I ~ nave osen siven 70 NJ LSels
which the board would like tho tour 10
touch. These points have been .ele"ted
20 INTRODUCING the motor car in lie present
state % perfertion 90 q aertion Of the United
States herr the people are prosperous bat
bensa:= which follow In the wake Of The
good road and the good ear.
The Pennsylvania state Highway de-
partment has issued registrations for more
than 1900 motor vehicles for the present
year and q = expected the number Of ma
chimes Registered will he more han " Rsi
hef0re the end ~ The month Nearly lOUnl
drivers have secured driving licenses The
oficials ~ the state Highway Department
are ignoring the decision recently made
nv Judge stake of Philasls.l phta that none
but paid drivers must have driving licenses
and are informing those who ask Tor infOr-
nation that every one Who drives = car in
Pennsylvania. except tho actual owner 81
the machine must have n driving license
or run the risk Of being arrested
MeHicans are beginning to take q keen
Interest in automobile touring Vartoua
good roadR movements have harn afartasa
and automobiles 81 Mexico city are making