Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-16
AUTOTSTS WANT ENJOYMENT
Perfection Of Cars Has Stimulated
Desire Ia Tour Country.
NOVEL FEATURES INTRODUCED
over One Hundred Routes In DOmin-
ion Of Canada Have Been Applied
By American Tourists In
Last Month.

NEW YORK, July 15.-Progress In every
thing that contributes to the enjoyment
Of touring has been the keynote OF the
automobile industry since the day when
the motor vehicle gave promise Of becom-
ing the great travelling medium OF the
future. The requisites that have stmu-
lated the ever-increasing popularity OF
motor touring have been the perfection OF
the car, better roads and their proper main
tenance. reliable information on routes and
accommodations and on the part Of the
man at the wheel sane and safe driving.
The fact that more cars are being made
and sold every year shows that manufac-
turers are meeting the demands for com
fort and stability. The growing desire to
visit different parts OF ones country and
TO take long pleasure trips is an illustra-
ton Of progress In the good roads move
ment
In respect to sane and safe driving there
Is as with the road situation, much room
for improvement yet here there has been
distinct progress. The average motorist
out for days recreation amid new scenery
may always be relied upon to be careful
driver. II contributes not only to the
safety OF those in his car but also shows
a regard for tho rights Of other users OF
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liable means OF conserving the legitimate
rights OF the motorist Automobile clubs
all over the country are exerting q salu-
tsry influence on this phase Of touring by
marking danger points and road crossings
New Fields Opening.
New fields in touring possibilities are
opening every year. Two striking evi-
dences Of it's increasing popularity have
recently been shown, one in the first
transatlantic tour from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, in which a dozen cars started
from Atlantic City for California, almost a
caravan of automobiles to cross the Rock
les. The second noteworthy feature was
the establishing Of a vacation touring trip
from New York to the White mountains,
This is a venture planned more particularly
for nonowners and provides tour OF sew
eral days on the same general plan as one
joins specially conducted tour through
foreign lands. Later in the year a trans
continental tour on the same method will
be started from New York, the route to
be followed being that through Arizona
and New Mexico over the Trail to
Sunset" recently laid out by the Touring
Club of America.
The year 1911, therefore. despite the
growth Of motor travel In the past, will be
characterized by some novel features Pc
culiarly its own, while. IL one may Judge
from the early opening OF the motor sea-
son, It will also be the banner year both
In respect to the number Of tourists on
the road and the thousands Of miles trav-
sled
Canada is making an unusually strong
appeal this year to hundreds of American,
motorists. Over a score of routes in diff
Ierent parts of the dominion have been
supplied by the Touring Club OF America
within the last month. Most of these will
start from New York, but some OF the
Canadian tourists will set out from Phila-
delphia and Baltimore. In nearly every
case the trips will be heightened by fire..
quent stops at the Adirohdacks thence
Journeying TO Montreal by way of Lake
Champlain but some of the tourists will
enter Canada by way of Niagara Falls.
Inc homeward routes almost Invariably
VIII be through picturesque New England
visiting the White mountains. the Berk-
ehlres. the Connecticut river, and NauRa-
TUCK valleys. For a months outing a trim
OF this sort offers practically all OF the
aehghts that can be obtained by the auto
mobile Including magnificent scenery. his.
toHcal associations. and satisfactory ston-
ping places throughout