The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-01
Motoring Notes,
Good Road News
and Trade Matter

4 ~ sha spec n. committee of the Rich
Trnnt, Au~ s.ie club to advocate
reliability Sn 10 D9t Springs. a,
the wssi I'd es yNIas4 September
aeth, this sEs MI SAc u4sn defiffee-
~ detern1ee5
yice-pr rJcsua q. =. Pelouze. - =
ing from 90 Greet Springs, suggests
that the TIA TO Atian.c Si5s aun
ing the week of the good roads CON
& rress. September 3oth to October 5tn-
AZ Mr.. Pelouze is the chairman OF the
committee en- contests and teafs,-his
suggestion Will be given due alien
lion AT the next meeting OF the speciai
committee appointed to map out
run,
Mr.. Pelouze, who has been motoring
IN the Hot Springs district met With
1 painful accident, the past week,
while cranking his car. A Tor ennger
rot in the gear and was so paoiy
crushed that a portion OF the oohe
had to be removed His car also
suffered rather severely during the
trim and he now writes that ne Ass
lust met with another accident.
Expert mechaniclans being I'm
know In that region, Mr.. Peiouze was
forced to superintend the changing
Of the old gear for the new main gear
and pinion that he obtained from
Roanoke One OF his workmen was
4 musician at the hotel. They work
4 ed until midnight on the car and when
they stopped work the musician heio
: lighted lantern and careiessiy pass
cd ii over the gasoline tank. Inc
tank al that moment was open TOT
business and the result was piaAe.
y IT startled the hotel, the guests came
running out In their night robes ana
s x.+Hi fhRyA CnnEidera-
nile excitement The careless musi-
clan. or amateur mechanician, was
seyerely burned about the arms and as
he uroved to be an important MEM
Der OF the orchestra the hotel ~ WIN
out music, at present Meanwnlte Mr'
Peicuze in patiently awaiting inc ar
rival of an expert from Roanoke VINO
vii change the geHr=feT him and per-
mil him and his party TO return 10
Richmond.
.eorder Line Route Complete.
border line" routing OF the
frnited States was completed by the
A A. touring board on the morn
fng OF August 18th, when its trans
continental field representatives, ar
rived in San Francisco over the IA
cifr highway The Seattle Portland-
san Francisco gap completed the
country round pursuit OF touring oe-
tails.
After Pathlayer A.. L. Westgard had
successfully travelled the Northwest
Trail from Chicago 10 Milwaukee, ST
Paul. minneapolis. BfsTarck, t5ststc.
Helena and Spokane to Seattle. 1t was
ae. I'd by the A. A. A. touring ooa1a
10 471side the Pacific highway In its
1er Z, ,lications. Taken rs whole,
the roads down the Western coast
were found fairly good. and sure TO
be greatly improved in the not-dls-
( fnnt future The distance from Port
land to Roseburg. Oregon. was made
/ "a ore day: TO Medford, also in Ore
gon, the second day. and the third day
through Grants Pass and over the
Eiskiyou mountain to DunsmuN,
showing that 1t is possible for the
average touring car to travel from
Portland into California well within
three running days q.
with the completed notes OF the Pa
cific highway, Joined to the upward
extension of the Trail to Sunset"
! from Sau. Diego and Los Angeles TO,
San Francisco. the A. A. A. board
completed its border line" routing,
Hence IL is now possible TO obtain
from A A. A. Headquarters SPECIFIC
Information on road conditions. mile
ages. etc, between New York and
jacksonville, Fla, either by Atlanta
or Savannah; from Atlanta TO Mont
gemery. Mobile and New Orleans. and
from Chicago 10 San Diego, Los An
relies and San Francisco over the
santa Re Trait, To which three CON-
plete transcontinehtal publications
Will be added next year. together with
the Great Lakes to Gulf Tour; just
completed for the national reliability
tour In October.
The pathfinder car in charge. Of
4. L. westgard. has already started
East on the Overland TRAIL" through
Salt Lake City. Laramie. Cheyenne.
Omaha, Chicago, Buffalo and New
York: and will travel as rapidly as
the run can be made with careful note
taking en- route. 1t In now expected
\ that the car will arrive in New York
D late In September, preparatory to
starting West again on the third leg
4 cf the triple transcontinental tour
! arranged earlier In the year.