The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-28
Foster Motor Car Company,
6o5-6l1 WEST BROAD STREET
RICHMOND, VA.

American Automobile association eN-
ecut!ve committee will transmit 10
the committee at its fall meeting. II
was in following out the idea OF Pres
ttdeut Robert p, Hooper that Mr.
Batchelder has just completed MS
recent second circuit of visits TO A.
A. A. associations and clubs in the
far West including attending Sc
ries Of important good roads conVen-
| tions.
TO comprehend the unanimous
good roads Interest which exists in
the West" states Mr.. Batchelder
"one has only TO attend such con-
vention as that held al Logan, Utah,
BY the Inter Mountain GDod Roads
a IS collation.. in the deliberations of
which both men ana women partici-
pated Six States were represented,
and as a, result It IL certain that
both congressional and State iegisla-
tors will hear from home up to the
casting Of the ballots in November
The session of the California develop
ment board as San Jose practically
resolved itself into a good roads as
semblage. for the business men and
women present consider the highways
question the most important thing
In multiplying the resources or that
great State, which is just beginning
work on two highways extending from
Oregon to the Mexican lines. The
time Is near at hand when one will
DO able comfortably to tour anywhere
in this great state. The Montana
Good Roads congress at Anaconda
was another Illustration of what has
gotten under way in d State OF mag
nificent distance. wherein roads build
ing Ia attended with exceeding diff
ficuities. The enthusiasm of such well
known men as T.. p. Mathewsoi..
president OF both the States Automo~
bile association and of the good roads
congress, and A. J. Davis. president
/ of the Butte Automobile club. set the
wheels in motion. and the 1913 gath
ering at Kalispell, on Flathead lake
and near the famous Glasier National
park, will be a notable event
1T is to be expected that all through
the Inter Mountain and Northwest
country there is pronounced belief
that whatever plans are necessary
should be quickly contaminated for
the admission of motordriren vehi-
Giles into Yellowstone Park. A trip
through this wonderland convinced me
that the obstacles which seemed 70
exist can be easily surmounted. and
the demand for action will soon be-
come so pronounced that the secr~.
tary of the interior will be compelled
to give the subject positive attention.
IN laying out a northern trans
continental road. A. l.. Westgard. the
A. A. A. pathfinder. included the
spur from Livingston, Mont. to Gar.
diner, the northern gateway of the
! ellowstone park Ultimately the
roads approaching the park from yell
lowstone on the west, Cody on the
east and Jackson lake on the south.
Will have to be improved in order that
access Will be possible from every
direction The spur from the main
road to Glacier National park will
also be included in the transconti-
rental line. and it is FINLEY TO note
that Glacier is even now open to mo-
tor driven vehicles. Trunks 10 me
energy OF the F'lathead Motor club.
which, out OF its own treasury, paid
the expense of the connecting road.
Rainier National park liz also open
! to motorists. and there in great nrob-
ability that within the coming year
the Yosemite valley will also provide
for up-to-date form of transport.
| In the entire length OF the Paci-
/ iio coast the activities OF the Pacific
Highway association are manifest sup
plemented by the substantial suouort
! & the Portland. Tacoma and Seattle
automobile clubs. The California
State Automobile association Is meet
ing the needs OF the northern section.
while the automobile club of South
! ern California IL looking after it's
territory in a manner made possible
by its multiplying membership. In
the entire West the automobilists arc
dutifulIy coming forward--and bear