Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-29

trio vehicles. The slopng French type
of hood which conceals the batteries. the
sweeping curve of the roof, the dash ng
yet dign.fied lines of the Tenders, COM
bine to produce an effect at once unique
and highly pleasing.
No detail of the interior upholstery or
finish has been sighted. There is gener-
Gus room for four passengers to ride
comfortably. The seats are broad and
deep and even with full quota of pas
sengers there is ample room for the ope-
ration of the brakes and the acce' orator
There are no chains or deduction gears
on the Hupp- Yeats. Power is transmitted
direct to the rear axle from the mot r
through a single set of bevel gears. The
batteries are carried over the front axle,
the motor being attached to the rear
axle gear housing and Immediately for
ward of the axle itself.
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F'irestone demountable rims were ia
vorite equipment in the Gldden tour just
ended. Twice as many tourists used them
as any others and all of the three cars
composing the Maxwell team came
through on them with perfect road scores
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"A good roads scouting trip through
Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina
and Virginia, under the direction of the
Touring Club of America, for the pur-
pose of securing accurate road informa-
ton as an aid to the forthcoming tours
first American road congress to be held
at Richmond, Va, November 2O-24, will
start from Atlanta. Ca. tomorrow MORN
ing. The tour will be run under the aus
pices of the American Association for
Highway Improvement and the Capital
Highway Association. It Is expected that
the trip will cover a per cd of five or SIX
days The route laid out covers nearly
500 miles and passes through some Of the
most important and populous sections Of
the south
The first leg of the southern tour from
Washington to Atlanta, from the National
Capital to Richmond. was surveyed by
the official cars of the Touring Club in
mond run. passing through the capitals
of al of the seaboard states. completes
the entire route of approximately 1000
miles
This is the fourth of series Of good
roads in ~pection tours which have been
conducted this year under the direction
of this club, and actively supported by
federal and state highway officials having
for its direct object Representation to
local authorities of the need of road i'm
provement.
The pilot car on this trip will be a
Chalmers six, driven by freeman Mon
roe, and will be in charge of Lee A. Fol-
GER Representing" the chamber of COM
merce of Richmond. Va Col Henry Mac
Nair will act as pilot for the trip and
will compile all of the road data on the
tour. Another car. carrying the officials
and press representatives, will be in
charge of D. D. Armstrong of Atlanta.
The Capital Highway Association. of
which Leonard Tufts of Pinehurst. N. c..
is president. will be represented by H. b.
Warner. Logan Waller Page. director of
the United States office of public roads.
has designated an official representing
the office of public roads to accompany
the tour. Charles p. Light will represent
the American Association of Highway
Improvement. and the tour will be under
the personal direction of Frederick H.
Elliott of New York. secretary Of the
Touring Club of America
State and local highway officials. in
Guiding Z. ]. Watson. commissioner of
agriculture of South Carolina: Dr. Joseph
Hyde Pratt state genlogist of North
Carolina. and Capt. P. st. Julian Wilson,
state highway commissioner of Virginia,
will welcome the party and escort the
good roads scouts through their respect
i've districts.
The route mapped out will pass
through many of the important cities
and towns from. Atlanta to Richmond. in
Guiding Greensboro. Augusta Aiken CO.
iumbia. Camden. Hartsville, DARLINGTON.
Cheraw. Rockingham, Pinehurst, Raleigh
and Petersburg.