Arizona republican., 1912-12-10
NEW ROUTEBOOK
 OF BORDERLANO
Advanced Pages Of It Have Come
 the Press.

Great local automobile and road interest has been aroused by the announcement of the Transconti- mental Touring Club of America that their Route Book covering the Bor- derland route, routed by that body. is in the hands of the printer and will shortly be in the hands of mem lers and for sale throughout the country. This announcement, coming Ut the opening of the winter touring seasOn-the busy season on the beau titul Borderland route-gives prom ise of unprecedented travel and ac- tivity through this territory this win ter and will undoubtedly arouse con siderable local enthusiasm
 The various vice presidents along the route are in receipt of letters from the club headquarters in Chi cago asking for detailed road re- ports for the information of tourists and they in turn are proddng the local officials and enthusiasts to the upbuilding of the roads of the com munity as well as the enthusiastic support of the organization, that the tourists may not only be drawn this way but induce many others to fol low them.
 Transcontnental touring during the fair weather months Of this year has Increased at an almost unbelievable stride and it is certain that winter
 will find unabated activity. Fear of road difficulties has deterred many from making the transcontinental
 trip over the Borderland route, and
 it needs but the proper making of roads on the Borderland route as
 promised by local officials to remove
 this final obstacle
 Until this year winter transconti-
 mental touring has been impracti-
 cable. because the northern and cen
 tral routes are impossible at this
 period of the year However, the
 tide of transcontinental touring will
 not recede this winter, because 1t will Le diverted by the eforts of the
 TranscontinentaI Touring Club of America along the beautiful sunny Borderland route.
 It devolves upon local enthusiasts and public spirited citizens to put the roads of this community in the best possible condition for this expected travel. if for no other reason thar i the good impression it will make fol the locality on these tourists oi means and influence. while they oWI it to the community and the tour 1 ing club to cooperate with that or ganization in any way they can. Unprecedented cooperation of this | nature as well as extraordinary ac- l tivfty in all parts of the country, has | awakened a wider interest in trans i continental touring than ever before 1 and promises to turn millions of dol l lars as well as many desirable set 1 tiers and investment seekers into 1 the southwest who have hithert' made Europe their haunt. Mucl 1 splendid literature has been profit l ably circulated in the east and tho l organization of at least two nor,
 national touring and road building | bodies has caused marked advance ! ment in long touring interests d we'll as bringing that point neare 1 when d beneficial national legisltai 1 may be expected.
 l Advanced pages of the Route Bool | issued by the Transcontinental Tour i ing club have been locally received and show that it will be handsomet 1 bound with d clever cover design il l colors and will contain not only tn route detail and mays. but descrip | lions of the route and points of in l terest as well as local views.