Evening star., 1911-08-13

VI cars. III company Win
party Of friends Louis Hartig, jr., presi-
dent. and Benjamin Hartig. secretary Of
the new concern. piloted the car over the
road from Richmond last week, coming
via Charlottesville, Staunton and the
Shenandoah valley. The car is of the
torpedo type, and has attracted consider
able interest since its arrival in the Ma
tional Capital.
Edward B. Terry and a party Of friends
enjoyed an outing last Sunday in his
Washington car to Bay Shore, Nd, re-
turning in the evening In the party were
Mrs. Edward b. Terry and daughter,
Mrs. NJ. P. Terry. Miss Christie Bayne,
Miss Hattie Terry and the writer. The
roads were found in excellent condition,
Beltsville and Contee. which was several
Inches deep with mud, owing to the rain
few days previous.
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Mr.. and Mrs. r. p. Hickman and
party OF friends in a Stanley steamer are
en- route to Niagara Falls. selecting the
route recently printed in The Sunday
Star. They left last Saturday and will
spend about two weeks on the trip.
John r. Thomas. manager OF the United
Motor washington Company. returned
yesterday from an extended trip through
Virginia, visiting branch houses.
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A K-R-I-T roadster was delivered yes
terday to DR.. Joseph H. Wood Of this
city.
The thing has been done. The ten
Premier touring cars filled with pleasure
motorists, that crossed the continent
from Atlantic City. have been immersed
after having been washed in the waves
Of the Atlantic at the start. The last
stain OF dust of the great American
desert. the water marks Of Wyoming
moved at the City of Venice Park, where
the transcontinental cars were not only
dipped but were washed thoroughly. They
emerged from their baths apparently
competent to repeat their recent record
breaking run.
Thousands of motoring enthusiasts wit
messed the immersion and cheered them
selves hoarSe when the brass bands were
not engaged in making music. The cars
were run into the ocean under their own
power and by their own amateur-owner
drivers on plank chute that was built
from the cement walk into the surf.
More than 1900 motor cars We're parked
In the cpen-air garage in full view of the
ceremony and thousands occupied places
Of vantage on the pier and Ship Hotel,
which is situated at the left of the pier
out upon the water about 1000 feet from
the shore. After the dipping of the
ocean-to-ocean cars, they were arranged
directly In front Of the entrance of the
hotel and no other cars were permitted
on the pier.
All Of the forty-odd occupants Of the
transcontinental cars on their ocean-to-
ocean journey, including the eight women
when the cars were dipped and the ex-
perience was one that was unusually en-
joyable and that has been felt by few.
participating in the final ceremonies were
Mayor Alexander, the city council. board
OF supervisors and all city officials, to-
gether with the chamber of commerce,
Auto Club of Southern California and
the Automobile Dealers Association.
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The national good roads board, which
Is interesting itself In general highway
Improvement throughout the country, is
cooperating with all organizations inter-
ested in the subject. President Robert
p. Hooper of the American Automobile
Association meets the assertion that the
board Is largely composed OF AUTOMOBILE
lists by this pertinent comment:
AS to the most insistent users of the
road, 1t is our duty to aid in highway
Improvement to the fullest extent of our
ability, and we look upon the work as
simple duty which is expected of us. 1t is
plainly apparent that we consider the
motor-driven vehicle as essential. to the
man In the country as 1t is to the urban
resident; In fact. we look forward to an
early period when every farm will have
an automobile. just as 1t must have farm
machinery and other equipment to carry
on its work. To journey quickly from
farm to town and home Is desirable to the
man In the country. for time 10 something
in which he, too, can economize. 1t
certainly is also essential that the road
shall be properly constructed and ef-
ficiently maintained. We ask little or
none Of the credit for securing improved
highways. but our thirty-nine state bodies
and 800 clubs and thousands Of members
do not desire to be considered backward
in meeting the duty which, by common
consent, has devolved upon them"
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A. L. Westgard, the well known trans
continentalist and touring expert, has
become identified with the national tour
ing bureau of the A. A. A. in the capacity
of special travelling representative. rob-
Mr.. Westgard were co-workers in the
earliest stages of touring information.
Mr.. Westgard's first effort will be the
preparation OF thoroughly up-to-date
system OF transcontinental routes. which
will be followed by similar ones. covering
interstate trunk lines mostly in demand
| by automobile tourists. The difficulty
in the past has been to secure correct
information concerning through routes
without the purchase of cumbersome
books.
The announcement made last week
| that the Glidden tour for 1911 would
be fall tour to the Land OF Dixie"
and one that would be organized and
conducted along the lines originally con-
ceived by the donor Of the trophy. has
met with enthusiastic and universal ap-
proval from all sections of the country,
but especially from the southern states