New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-14
READY FOR LONG JOURNEY
Miami to-QuebeC Auto Run viii
Begin This Week.
TO FURTHER GOOD ROADS
Party Will Be Entertained in
Leading Cities Along Route OF
International Highway.

4hbSA aCbVtOAAeNA 6AAS
That much interest will be aroused
throughout the Atlantic seaboard states in
furthering the plans for completing a mod
ern highway from Miami to Quebec Is
strildngly shown in the plans being made
for receiving and entertaining the party of
good roads advocates who will start this
week from Florida on their three thousand
mile Journey north into Canada. which Is
expected TO cover a period OF from six to
eight weeks.
The party. occupying three cars, will be
piloted by Fred c. Miller. in an Overland.
representing the Board Of Trade Of Miami,
the tour being run under the auspices OF
the Quebec-Miami International Highway
Association and the Touring Club OF Amer
ica Of which Mr.. Miller is a member. Ar
rangements are being made 10 escort the
tourists into the leading cities by repre-
sentatives Of the civic organizations and
good roads associations. and many enter
tainments are being arranged in their
honor.
n s. White. Of Jacksonville. reports that
the Board of Trade and Good Roads AS
scciation are arranging for a good roads
meeting to be held on the evening Of the
arrival OF the party in that city. and that
they will be given an enthusiastic welcome
by the Mayor and officers Of the several or
CARNATIONS interested. 1t is expected that
similar plans will be formulated IN honor
Of the tourists in Savannah, Augusta, RAJ
leigh, Richmond, Washington. Baltimore,
Plattsburg. Montreal, Quebec and New
York.
are building new roads. there have been
nevertheless, many missing links 70 make
up a trunk thoroughfare through TO the
North, and there is much friendly COMPETE
ton in various sections to complete these
short stretches. This will have a tendency
to stimulate interest in adjoining states,
which was the purpose of the formation of
the Quebec Miami International Highway
Association, of which Howard j.. Hadley, OF
Pittsburgh, is president In The organiza-
ton OF this association Mr. Hadley has had
the cooperation OF state highway officials,
county road superintendent. good roads
enthusiasts and Automobiles along the
route.
In commenting upon the tour, Leonard
Tufts, OF Pinehurst. president Of the Capt.
tai Highway Association and a leader in
the good roads movement in the South, said
few days ago:
Il am delighted TO hear Of the tour which
is soon TO be made over the Quebec-Miami
International Highway. as there is nothing
that interests the people I'm the improve
rnent Of their roads as much as the tours.
I believe that this tour. to be run under
tho Touring Clubs auspices, will do more
to interest the people in improving their
roads than anything l can conceive Of.
There Is some natural objection TO road
races and endurance tests, but when
party of influential people make trip such
as this one to inspect the roads and encour-
age the completion of the connecting Inks
there are none of the objections and all of
the advantages that can be had from an
endurance test and road races.
81 have Just given contracts TO improve
and maintain the road from Pinehurst to
Cheraw. 5. c., a distance OF sixty miles
and another contract TO reconstruct ana
maintain the road from Pinehurst to Fay
ettevilIe, a distance Of fifty miles. Lee Coun-
tv has recently voted a bond issue to I'M
nrove the road to Raleigh via Sanford, and
tho road contractors have promised that
the Capital Highway will be the first 10
be attended to. / can safely say that we
will have at least 10 miles Of road that
can be driven over comfortably in four
hours any day in the year"
Another important stretch on the Inter
national Highway which has been In neeh
Of Improvement in Maryland is the ROAD
between Parryvile and Elkton 1t Will De
volcano news TO automobile tourists, par
ticularly those using the road between Phil
adelphia and Baltimore, TO learn that an
anpropriation Of $4,000 was voted by the
last LEGISLATURE for this stretch OF road,
and O. f. Weller, chairman Of the State
Roads Commission, has given assurances
that the work will be rapidly pushed to
completion
In New York state there is much actlV-
it,. on behalf of the Highway Commission,
which has plans prepared to spend about
$500 600 along the route covered by the In
fcrnatlonal Highway all Of which should be
conpleted by the early fall. The province
NJ Quebec has voted 100000 dollars for
pew roads. and considerable portion of
,his s,m will be set aside to build a boule-
,..rd from Quebec 10 Rouses Point which
,,,iu connect with the new highway in this
qtate from Rouse's Point to Albany.
There is no better illustration Of the
value Of good roads which will promote
.,,to,uobiIo touring than the statement
which has been made to the effect that In
Nov England last year more than $4,000
ooo was spent by automobile tourists 1t
10 ~ course. conceded that the fine high
a,a,,s throughout the New England states
form, q great incentive TO motorists TO tour
- ~ soction. and with the building OF so
many new roads in the south au'oinooiiists
win soon tour TO Dixie lanu' anu III thiS
way develop great touring centres through