New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-23
AUTO TOURING POPULAR
New England Roads Crowded
with Parties Going North.
MOST HIGHWAYS ARE OILED
Touring Association Sending
Man from State to State to
Map New Route.
MOST HIGHWAYS ARE 0ILEl

Vdu ilOlu SIdOS w t|tUSN
Map New Route.
| Never before have the popular touring
routes through New England been IN Such
excellent condition as they are at the pres
ent time More motorists are raVeliihs
through Connecticut ana Massachusetts 70
the White Mountains than in any previous
season. and excellent reports nave peen
received at the various branches OF tne
Touring Club OF America regarding inc
ideal road conditions.
Many tourists who have travelled through
New England in former years have oeen
surprised at the extent OF road repairs
and the new construction noticeable TINS
wear The Naugatuck Valley, which IS inc
Iooical gateway to the Berkshires ana
| the White Mountains. presents many OK
amples of road improvements. James H.
INacDonald. State Highway Commissioher
| Of Connecticut has inspected the ROAD
work. which has been under the genera
charge Of Deputy Commissioner ]. F. CON
way.
In a recent conference on ROAD ana tour
ing conditions at tho Naugatuck NaHey
branch Of the Touring Club at the lio'el
Elton. Waterbury. Deputy Comm'sslone'
Conway stated there is now conpIeue
state highway. in perfect CONDITION ifo"
Long Island Sound to the Massachusetts
state line This road runs from Stratlo'u'
Conn. to Lenox, Mass, distance OF ABOUT
seventy-lve miles.
Terbaps the most striking feature that
baq ,mnressed automobile tourists in this
district IS the prevalence or dustiess ioa1'
The state Highway Commissioners are
| n
dust nuisance. and thus far this season
80. ono million gallons Of oil have been
snread upon the more important Connecu-
cut highways. Mr. Conway expects that
before the touring season ends three mill
ION Gallons will he used. 1t requires TWEEN
tive hundred gallons 70 OIL mile sauS-
| factorily. and the expense OF layI"s II 20
10 cents a gallon.
ON some roads pure asphalt oil Is being
rsod over which a coating Of sand Is I'M
nediatelv spread, giving firm surface ana
yybi,e the work is going on traffic Is not
interfered with. as the oil laying and sand
ing are done on only one-haf Of the road
| at a time. ,.u..
! dangerous grade crossings are gradually
toi,g eliminated. and IL will be good news
% tourists taking the ideal tour 10 the
| white Mountains. 10 learn that contracts
b.,.o inst been let toward doing away win
tuo dangerous grade crossings at East
I itch0ed Conn. This will necessitate inc
building OF three miles OF ne" s'd'e i0"N
a a cost Of over $4,000.
Governor Bass Of New Hampshire Is tax
inc an interest in road improvement
throughout that state and IN Iecei' '''
torviow with C. O. Robinson, manager OF
the Touring Clubs White Mountain branch
at the Mount Washington. Breton "oous
he EXPRESSED himself as being strongly III
favor Of the improvement and extension u
the New Hampshire highways.
Another feature that should be ADOPT
ed said Governor Bass. us the system OF
natrols BY this I mean that all me roaus
! sbouId he divided into sections or nVe Hllles
and each section placed In charge OF
oo,,netent man, who will see that IL IS kept
,r oood condition" The Touring club OF
! America has offered 10 lend its assistance
IN the Governor in every possible way that
will aid in road improvements. Governor
Rass will spend a good part OF the summer
=. pratton Woods making many tours from
,bat mint 10 examine with state engineer
the road conditions Of the state
An undertaking .Whlch VIII CONNECT 0''''
s,ate in the Union with route description
from capital 10 capital has just b"en an
nounced by the Automobile Touring Nsso-
citation. ,.,,
THE association has furnished a car WIN
all the necessary parapherneiia. ana al
yeadv Il has begun its routing work having
covered the New England states ana re-
turning 10 New York with certificates from
,ha secretaries Of the states Of Connecu-
o,+ Pbode Island. Massachusetts. Vermont.
New Hampshire. Maine and New YORK
Tho car is in charge Of r. r. Lbhart, or
.ba Touring Association. Mr.. Libhart car
,ias with him a message from Governor
r-oss NJ Massachusetts, 10 the Governors OF
all states.
rba itinerary as selected covers the
,orthern states on the routing trip 10 the
pacific Coast and the Southern states on
,bs return. The tour approXimates over
,bir.v-hve thousand miles. The routes OBJ
,.trad will be furnished free 10 ali motor
ing bodies and clubs throughout the coun-
~, OF particular interest will be the
rout,ng IN the Dakotas, Wisconsin. Arizona,
Washington. Nevada and Texas
The plan or scope Of this project is not
orIv 10 obtain valuable data, but 10 en-
} courage the construction OF better highways
~ each objective point. and in this work an
effort will be made to cooperate with the
highway departments OF the different states
Mr.. Libhart will make his official start
ON Monday from the City Hall, and Mayor
c;aynor will be requested TO give the signal
} for the commencement OF his journey 10
the Pacific Coast via Trenton, ~ j.; Har-
risburg. Penn: Richmond. Va; Charleston
w Va; Frankfort Ky; Columbus. ONO
Lansing Mich; Indianapolis, Springheid'
Ill: Madison, Wis. 81. Paul. Des Moines'
Iowa: Pierre, S. D.; Topeka. Kan; Lincoln.
Neb.; Bismarck, N. D.; Cheyenne, Wyo.;
Helena, Mont; Denver. Sale Lake CITY,
, Boise, idaho Olympia. Wash; Salem, Ore,