The Washington times., 1911-02-25
Reciprocity Rum for Auto
mobiles, Washington to
Ottawa.
PLANS ARE MAKING
FOR. PROPOSED TOUR
Delegation Coming to Capital to
Interest President Taft
in Event.
By HARRY WARD.

The reciprocity rum is the new name
suggested for the proposed automobile
tour from Washington to Ottawa, as
planned by the Manufacturers' Contest
Association and the American Automo-
bile Association.
While the former association recently
declared against holding any more
Glidden tours, the annual road reliabil-
tty event will undoubtedly be run. even
II its name be changed. The Glidden
tour of 1911, or its equivalent. the ''reci-
procity tour" will probably be laid out
from Washington to Ottawa, about 1000
miles. According to tentative plans,
this will be a run of seven days dura-
ton, and may have a hill-climbing fea-
ture injected into it by way OF variety.
Chairman S. NJ. Butler, Of the con-
test board of the American Automobile
Association, the promoter of the ma
tiOnal tour, in discussing plans for the
annual event. said that several routes
were being considered. In addition to
the Observation-Disclosures route, he said
that there had been some talk about
carrying the tour past ottawa and
swinging it south and west from that
city, along the north shore of Lake
Erie to Toronto. thus traversing the
richest portion. of Canada.
A. r. Pardington, representative OF
the contest board, who is now visiting
various factories to stir up interest in
grand circuit for automobile events
and for contest work generally, says
that 100 entries for such a tour as pro-
posed could be secured easily. So far
he has visited the manufacturers in
indianapolis, Moline, and Racine, and
will now go to Detroit and other cities.
The suggestion that the trophy for the
reciprocity run be donated by Presi-
dent Taft and the governor general of
Canada Is meeting with much favor.
1t is expected that in the near future
a delegation of prominent automobile
men will come to Washington to ask
aid of President Taft in the matter.
During his recent Western tour Sec
retary of Commerce ard Labor Nagel
visited Akron. Ohio. and was entertain
ed by F. a: Seiterling, president of the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
Secretary Nagel was conducted through
the Goodyear factory, which occupies
buildings extending over quarter Of a
mile. In the evening he was enter
tanned by the Akrcn Chamber of Com
nlerCe, of which Mr.. Seiberling Is preSi-
dent.
The new salesroom of the ZelI Motor
Car Company, at 1+l5 H street north
west, VIII De ready IOr occupancy ABOUT
March >. Manager Si5bald is planning
70 make the opening one of the big
events Of the year.
In order that the executive committee
Of the American Automobile Associa-
ton shall he thoroughly informed as to
the needs of the entire membership, A
G. RatChelder, chairman of the COM
mittea is now making a trip that will
take him to the Pacific coast by the
northern route, while the return will be
made by the southern route The infor-
nation Secured will be transmitted to
the executive committee, which will
then be in excellent position to appreci-
ate the motoring requirements of the
whole country.
Leo H. Shaab. manager for the Bal
timOre branch of the Standardization
Company, is planning a transcontinental
trip from New York to San Francisco.
Driving a Stoddarl-Dayton, he will
leave New York early in May and hopes
to hang up a new record for the trip.
Shaab is well known to Washington
motorists. having carried off the honors
In his class in the two Munsey tours.