The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-26
SECRETARY OF TOURING CLUB ~
OFF ON INSPECTION TOUR
Frederick H. Elliott Stops Richmond Long Enough TO Tell Of Path
finding Trip North from atlanta to Richmond Which VIII
Start Monddy-Adpance Of Good Roads Contention

Secretary Frederick RI. Elliott. of
the Touring Club of America. passed
through Richmond yesterday on his
way South to Atlanta. Mr.. Elliott will
direct the pathfinding party leaving
Atlanta Monday, for Richmond. The
party comes In advance Of the tour
lists who are expected to motor North
to the first national convention If
the American Association for High
way Improvement, which will be held
In Richmond tho week Of November
90
The convention will be epochal, for
It marks the beginning of the nation
al good roads movement. and 1t will
be ihaugurated by a no less person
thar President William H. Taft.
Secretary Elliott. of the scouting
party, did not stop over long last even
ing. remaining for dinner at the JEFF
ferson with Captain st. Julie:, Wilson.
State Highway Commissioner. and
leaving for Atlanta at ten O'Clock.
AT the Jefferson he talked for a
while with representative from the
Richmond Nirginian. and appeared
greatly distressed at the news of the
accident to the Glidden tour in which
Samuel Eutler. chairman of the 4iIr,-,.
AN Automobile Association, was kill
ed.
Tribute to Butler
'Mr. Etiiler's loss is a severe tloN
10 the association said Mir. Elliott.
He was a man OF wide experience.
and | may say one of the strongest,
If not the strongest man iii the three
AS. | doubt il 1t will he able to
find a man to take his place. fear
IT may mean an end to the Giidden
Tour"
Afr cot he v,-f1t 10 sot+H
ed in Atlanta by Col. Henry MeNair,
editor of the Automobile Blue Book,
and probably the greatest authority
on roads in America. Col McNair
and MIR. Elliott will map out the route
to be taken by the tourists in Novem-
Der. They will be piloted by Mr.. Lee
F'olger, of Richmond. Mr.. Elliott calls
the trip an official inspection Of South
ern roads, and tells of 1t in these
words:
Our present trip is the second one
in connection with the nrat national
convention of the American Assocla-
ton for Highway Improvement, the
first having been made South from
Washington in July. The Atlanta to
Richmond run viii pass through all
the capitals of the seaboard States,
and VIII complete the entire route,
approximately 1000 miles. This is
the fourth az a series OF good roads
inspection tours which have been con-
Quoted this year under the direction OF
the Touring Club of America.
Col. McNair Road Guide.
THE pilot car on this trip will be
Chalmers-Six driven by Freeman
Monroe. and will be in charge OF Lee
A. Folger. representing the Chamber
Of Commerce. of Richmond. Va. Col.
Henry McNair editor of the Automo-
bile Blue Book, the official road guide
of the Touring Club will act as pilot
for the trip, and will compile all Of
the interesting road data on the tour
! Another car carrying the officials and
i press representatives.. also represen-
! tatives OF two automobile publications
| will be I'm charge OF Dallas D. Arm
| strong, of Atlanta. vice president of
| the Southern Department OF the Tour
| ing Club of America
! The Capital Highway Association,
! of which Leonard Tufts, of Pinehurst.
| n. c.. is president, viii be represent
! ed by H. b. Warner. editor of south
/ ern Good Roads" Logan Waller Page,
! director OF the United States Office
| of Public Roads has designated an
! official representing the office of Pub
/ lie Roads to accompany the tour.
! Charles r, Light will represent the
/ American Association for Highway I'm
1 provement and 7 win represent the
/ Touring Club of America.
United States ONCE of Public
! Roads has designated an official rep
resenting the Office OF Public Roads
to accompany the tour. Charles P.
| Light will represent the American
Association for Highway Improve
| ment. and I will represent the Tour
ing Club OF America.
! Welcome BY OfY7cials.
State and local highway officials.
| including f.. J. Watson. Commission
| er OF Agriculture of South Carolina /.
J DR. Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Geolo-
| gist of North Carolina, and Captain
| p. st. Julian Wilson, State Highway
! Com missioner Of Virginia. will well
| come the party and escort tie good
roads scouts through their respective
| districts.
/ The route. as mapped out. will
| pass through many of the important
| cities and towns from Atlanta to