Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18

clubs in Philadelphia, and its consum-
nation, from what can be learned, IS
likely to materaliZe in a very short time.
Besides the matter of better roads, an
other object of the proposed association
would be a united effort TO secure uni
form laws in the three states and also
uniform REGULATIONS for the enforcement
of those laws. 1t would also promote
sociability among the automobile club
men of the three states.
Upon receipt of telegram from Pres-
dent Taft announcing that he will desig-
nate the fifth Thursday in November as
Thanksgiving day, Secretary Arthur w.
Solomon of the Savannah Automobile
Club forwarded the official application of
this club to the Automobile Association
of America for sanction to run the grand
prize race over the Savannah course No
vember -.
The American Automobile Association
has asked permission to hold the Wander
bilt cup race November % there. 1t Is
generally conceded these dates will be
granted.
a party of local motorists journeyed
to Marlboro last Sunday and spent the
afternoon quietly in this hospltable
southern town. The return trip was
made in the evening after the sun had
settled in the west, after one of the
hottest days of the year. IN the party
were Mr. and Mrs Charles Tanner and
son Albert. Mr. and Mrs +. G. Stein
and son Carl, in Mr.. tanners Ford
touring car: r. B. Anderson and w. J.
Anderson in a Ford roadster, and Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Fisk and daughter
Katherine Louise and r. f. Corwfn, as
guests of w S. Macdonald. in another
Ford touring car. Later the party was
joined by Mr. and Mrs. J. B. kinnear
and daughter, Miss Genevieve Kinnear,
in their new Marion touring car. The
roads were found in excellent condi-
ton except in the vicinity of Forest
Vile where they were slightly muddy
as the result of the heavy rain the
evening previous.
Automobiles all over the country
are showing interest IN the project,
which is now attaining definite form In
Kentucky. for the construction of
model highway from Louisville to the
Lincoln Park. The route most favored
is over the historic Louisville and
Nashville pike. which for years before
the war was the chief medium of COM
municat ton and transportation between
the cities whose names 1T bears. The
week of July 81 to August has been
set aside as Good roads week" and
during that time il is planned to re
build the highway from Louisville to
the birthplace of Lincoln in Larue
county. about fifty miles away. 1t is
reconstruction. to the Tennessee line.
where it will be taken up by the good
roads builders in that state, and Will
be made to connect with the big Mem
phi to Bristol road, which is projected
there.
How commercial history repeats has
been illustrated in California where the
old stage coach line. for MANY years con-
sidered an obsolete institution, has been
reincarnated The new stage route serv-
ice has been opened between kernville
and Calente. Cal, a distance of forty
five miles. with an automobile as the
stage" Though the road has good sur
face the grade averages Il per cent. In
making the run the car climbs from an
altitude of no feet to one of 5000 feet
in a little less than forty miles. The route
lies through most attractive part of pic
turesque California. and reaches a sec
ton OF the country not touched by the
railroads. The car which is now making
the trip carries seven passengers, and
has an extra wide platform In the rear
for baggage On account of the grade
an automobile can make the round trip
n a third of the time required by a team
of horses.
n iS nredicfed that the trend in com