Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-29
GREAT DALLAS TO GULF
AUTOMOBILE TOUR
All Details Worked Out and Arrange
rnents Perfected for Great Excur-
sion-Lunch at A. & M.

be the largest automobile tour ever
organized in Texas, and 1t will in:
clude car owners from many towns
in the state, with ladies accompany
| ing them.
This tour has been arranged under
the auspices of the Texas Automobile
Association, but the Dallas Automo-
bile Club is entitled to equal credit
because the promoter of the tour,
Capt. George Wesley Baker, of Dallas,
is president of both organizations.
Captain Baker Is to be the senior
Judge at the Galveston beach races,
to be held August 3, 4 and 5 on the
straightaway track along Galveston
beach. Since it has been decreed that
there shall be no races on circular
tracks in Texas this year, the beach
races are the only contests OF speed
between automobiles to be held this
year in Texas under the auspices of
the Texas Automobile Association,
With the arrangements for the races
being in progress Captain Baker de-
cided it would be fine proposition to
organize touring party from all
points in the state to attend at Gal
weston. There was much to be done
to bring this about, because roads
were unknown and. routes were
strange In order to be properly in
formed as to all conditions, Captain
Baker made a trip from Denison to
Galveston with the Red river to the
gulf good roads party. He made an
exact log of the route, and arranged
for the proper accommodations at the
various points along the route. Invita-
tons are extended through the press
to every car owner and his family to
join the tour at that point on the route
most convenient to them. The first
day will mark the start from Dallas,
the cities of Waxahachie, Hillsboro
and Waco will be visited. the stop
that night being at Marlin, where
there are many hotels, and the famous
hot wells of Texas are inviting.
Tuesday the party will pass through
Bremond, Calvert, Hearne, Bryan, Nav
asota and Hampstead. stopping at
night at Houston. At A. & NJ. college
arrangements have been made for the
noon hour stop for lunch, and this will
give the tourists an opportunity to see
the great state institution. At Hous.
ton at night the automobile club will
welcome the visitors and many of the
cars of Houston will join the party for
the trip into Galveston. A. c. Boring,
secretary-treasurer of the state asso-
citation, is a resident of Houston.
During Mr.. Bakers recent trip to
Galveston he conferred with Morris
Kopperl, of that city, who is in charge
of the beach races. as to the coming
of the party, and committee of citi-
zens composed of Mr. George Sealey
and Capt. j. w. Mum agreed with Mr..
Baker to have barges enough at Texas |
City to ferry all the cars across, and
that there would be no ferry charge |
against the car owners.
While at Denison, Sherman and |
Gainesville recently, Mr.. Baker was |
assured by several car owners in those |
cities that they would make the trip. |
Joining the party in Dallas Monday |
morning.
Cars from Mexia, Groesbeeck and |
Thornton are to join the party at Mar
lin and cars from Corsicana will join |
at either Waxahachie or Waco, while
Ennis cars will join at Waxahachie.
Cars from Brennan are to strike the
party at Hampstead or Navasota,
whichever is most convenient to them
at the time.
Captain Baker has arranged that no
car will be left behind. The trouble
car" is to carry everything that is
needed and trouble will be taken care
of by an expert mechanician who will
make the trip with all tools and ap
pliances.
The pilot car, Maxwell four-cylin-
der, 30-horsepower, is to be driven by
Wilbur o. Beatty, of Dallas, who drove
the same character of car on the Red
river to the gulf good roads trip. In
this car Captain Baker will ride, with
his log of the route, and will direct
the tour.
This tour will be an enjoyable one.
1t will include the well-paved pixies of
Dallas county and those of Ellis coun-
ty; there are good hard roads in other
that have not been improved
but which are excellent for travel.
1t will be real luxury for the cars
when they reach the thirty-eight mile
pike that leads along the route of the
Houston & Texas Central into Hous-
on, and the Webster airline out of
Houston to Galveston where the shell
'oads are the finest in the state. Gal
weston is improving shell roads rapid
y in the county.