The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-09
MOTORISTS TO HOLD
GOOD ROADS MEET
HERE IN DECEMBER
Plan to Stir Public Senti-
ment and Get Aid of
Congress.
By. HARRY WARD.

A good roads convention under the
auspices OF the American Automobile
Association will be held In this city
when Congress convenes next Decem-
Der, At the September meeting OF the
executive committee of the three AS.
the associations good roads board was
authorized to make all necessary ar
engagements for this meeting which
will be the fourth meeting Of the kind
arranged by the organization.
The main purpose, in addition to
general rousing of public sentiment, Is
to get substantial Federal appropria-
tons. 1t has been suggested the Gov
eminent should undertake, entirely at
Federal expense, the construction and
maintenance of some $500 miles OF
highways, connecting the big cities and
extending from ocean to oceon and
from the Great Lakes to the gulf. This
system OF roads would, generally speak,
Ing, comprise four routes East and
West and nine routes North and South,
would traverse every State, ana con-
meet all Of the State capitals and
through their various highway depart
ments and at State expense, would con-
meet their State systems with these ma
uonal highways. and. in turn, the warn,
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proper development Of the main mar
ket roads, connect with the State and
national routes, and the townships, by
the Improvement OF lateral roads, would
complete the good roads development.
When II comes to keeping in touch
with crop condition. Secretary OF Ag-
riculture Wilson has nothing on
George w. Bennett, general sales
manager OF the Willys-overland Com
pany. The latter has inaugurated
daily report system by which the
Overland office sales force Is kept In
formed OF crop. weather, and COM
mercial conditions in all parts of the
United States, Canada, and Mexico.
These reports furnished by the Over
land representatives act as a bar
ometer for Mr.. Bennett in his distri-
button of cars. He will not allow an
overenthusiastic dealer TO be over
stocked with cars in those sections
where crops have been below stand
depression. With these reports, to-
gether with other information fur
nished daily by the travelling sales
men, ii is practically impossible for
the Overland company to overpro--
duce. because the manufacturing end
is constantly kept informed of condi-
tons by the sales department
The announcement that the makers
of the Alec have decided to withdraw
from automobile racing is one of the
biggest surprises of the year. Their
reason for this action is that racing
takes more time and attention on the
part of the organization than the
makers feel justified in devoting to
II. The Alec car with which Harry
Grant won the last two Vanderbilt
cup races has been presented to him
a
sion of their appreciation Of his
services. 1t is likely Grant will enter
the car in various events on his own
account.
Two new car agencies have just
been established in this city. They
are the Brush and Crawford and both
will be handled by w. w. Gibbs,
formerly connected with the United
Motor Washington Company, He has
Garage, at 2i21 Fourteenth street.
w. D. Allen, of Earle & Allen.
agents for the Hupp-Yeats electric,
is on a trip to Detroit. He will visit
the HuPp- Yeats factory and will also
which the Hupp Corporation is plac-
ing on the market.
R. A. Long, of Beaufort, s. c.. is in
Washington for a few days. He is
making a tour to Boston in a Stevens
Duryea car, and has found the roads
poor up to this point.
The work of blazing the route for the
Glidden tour is under way. Two Fland-
trs cars in charge OF A. L. Westgard.
the veteran scout, left New York yes
terday en- route for Jacksonville, Fla,
which point they expect to reach on
September 10. The total distance to be
covered is about 1.400 miles. Entries
are being received from all parts of
the country, and a record entry list
is expected by the contest boar'l of the
American Automobile Association, which
Is promoting the tour.
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