The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-22
Auto CLUB TOUR
TO Jamestown
BIG TOUR WILL EE PULL
ED OFF JUNE / AND 2-PLAN
TO HAVE OTHER TOWNS JOIN
AND ALL MEET AT JAMESTOWN
LUNCH AT VALLEY CITY.

Sec. Seth w. Richardson Of the
Fargo Automobile club announced that
the committee on tours has set the
first tour for 1919 for June / and 2. AS
planned by the committee, the tour
will leave Fargo at 8 a. n. Saturday
morning, June 1, and will go west TO
Valley City, there being a noon control
for lunch at Valley City at i o'clock.
The autosists will leave Valley City
1T $3.50 and will proceed to jamestown
for the night. The return from James
town will begin at 10 o'clock Sunday
morning, June 2 with Sunday dinner
at Valley City and arriving in the gate
city Sunday afternoon about 5 o'clock.
Invitations nave been extended to
the Wahpeton, LaMoure, Valley City,
Cooperstown and Bismarck clubs TO
cooperate, and under the present
plans the Wahpeton club will arrive in
Fargo either Friday night, May 81, or
early Saturday morning, June l. and
the Valley City club will join the
tour at Valley City. The Cooperstown
auto enthusiasts will join the tour at
Sanborn and the Bismarck and La
Moure clubs will meet the tour at
Jamestown.
On Saturday night. June /, at James
town, an elaborate banquet will be
arranged for all the visiting motorists,
and a brilliant programme Of music,
speeches and social intercourse has
been prepared. Following the ban
quet, there will be dancing.
A representative of the club will be
sent to Valley City and jamestown to
make all necessary arrangements for
hotel accommodations and automobile
garage facilities. The committee has
arranged for q pilot car that will lead
the tour, an official pace maker, official
car, press car, and a mechanics and
repair car. This repair car will be
the last in the touring line, and will
furnish free assistance to all autoists
while en- route. Suitable banners and
club numbers are being prepared and
will be furnished to all cars making
the trip.
The ate of speed will be low, SO
that there will be no hurry or haste.
Each car will have it's number and
place in line and must retain such
position.
From the investigation which has
been made by the committee, it is GER
tain that there viii be more than 100
cars present in Jamestown in connec-
ton with the tour on the evening Of
June 1. In the neighborhood of fifty
cars from Fargo have already agreed
to take the trip and large representa-
tons from the other clubs that have
been invited to join, have been defi-
nitely promised.
No person who is not a member of
the Fargo Automobile club will be per-
mitted to enter the clubs tour from
Fargo. The committee wishes to urge
each member Of the local club to make
every effort to take the trip, as it will
be a great advertisement for Fargo and
will also be a great boost for the North
Dakota State Automobile association
and the purpose for which it stands.
Amy information in connection with
the trip can be secured by telephoning
the chairman Of the committee, W.. G.
Langdon or Sec. Seth Richardson.
without a doubt, this tour will be
the largest event of the kind that has
ever been held in the state and the
grand meeting at Jamestown will be a
record breaker. The club also extends
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in Fargo and particularly to members
of the Moorhead Automobile club, who
may desire to take part in this tour.
or to join the o en- route.
Motorists living in the towns through
which the tour will pass are especially
requested to join. 1t is earnestly urg-
ed, however, that each person who in
tends to go communicate with Messrs.
Langdon or Richardson Immediately,
so that proper arrangements and ac-
commodations will be procured for any
persons expect those who notify the
people in charge Of the tour within the
next few days.