The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-15
Motoring Notes.
Good Roads News
and Trade Matters

\; Giving her complete approval to the
& vurposeu OF the American road con-
ersss which Is to be held In Atlantic
CIR September so-october $. and
naking . plea for the restoration Oh
~ Ola Trails road. Mrs. Donald NC
Ian. honorary president-general OF
~ Daughters Of the American ReSo-
luton. In an interview declares that
moro re&, prosperity will be brought
10 the United States by the develop
unent Of public highways than by many
cf the new-fad movements that are
engaging the attention OF the country
It the present time.
Speaking specifically OF the especial
interest taken by the ID. A. h in tne
Old Trails road. Mrs. Mclean says:
-such Old Trail Is natures high-
4 way. followed first by the buffalo. then
= nv the heroic settlers, who carried CIV
tlixatton across the continent. Nota-
bic among such pioneers are Daniei
Roune. James Brides and Kit Carson
TIA natural Old Trails highway IL the
/ only Rad OF such character conceived
az and endorsed by women. And TO
I woman must he credited the sus-
westicn that telegraph and teiephone
poles along this national highway
should bear markings OF red, whlte
and blue bands, so that transconu-
nenta! travellers and tourists by ioi-
lowing the fiag' need neither guide nor
road map, and yet cannot be lost
In her letter to President Page, or
fha road congress. Mrs. Mclean says
that she believes the work of the con-
sress will have a remarkable infiu-
ence on the happiness and prosperity
of the country, and ADDS:
TT would seem eminentiy suitabls
and creditabie that the congress
should endorse tfIis u. *. II. project,
making the transcontinental highway
that OF the Old Trails, thus insuring
= patriotic as well as practical IN
terest in such touring. and also fncul-
eating without effort q knowledge OF
American history In it's earliest de-
vsiopment.'
Mrs, Mclean has accepted the in
vitatfon OF the directors of the con
gress TO make an address at one OF
the sessions In Atlantic City.
Esstbound Over overland Trail"
After having successfully completed
both the Northwest Trail tNev
York Chicago -Seattle). and the Pa
cEAc Highway" tEeattie- Portiand-Sar
Francisco), A. 1. Westgard, the A. A
A. transcontinental field representa-
tive, In now well on his way back 4
New York by the Overland Trail,
the second Of the three cross coun
Try routes being laid out this yea
by the American Automobile associa
ton in a Pathfinder touring car
n Leaving San Francisco en- the morn
ing of July 2fst, the route foliowe'
was through Sacramento. Placervill
. and ths lower side OF Lake 4 amos
California. TO Carson City and Rene
Nevada Fair to good roads were en-
countered across the Sierras, and
wide range OF temperatures, rangin
from below freezing point at nigh
On the shore OF Lake Tahoe to stz
Ring hot less than twenty four hour
afterward ON the highway from Car
son City to Reno.
Upon arrival at Ely. Nevada. NJ
westward wired the A. A. A. tourin
information bureau. that he was mar
fnr excellent. time across that stat
OF numerous mountain ranges an
,wfde desert valleys Good roads en-
thusiasm was also found to be grea'
W aroused. especially over the pros
pect OF having the overland Tral
ana Midland Trail Ito be sarveys
ALSO this faD. both cross Nevad
on the way between San Francisc
Lna Angeles and the East.
Salt Lake City was reached afts
hong run made at fair averul
speed, and yet with sufficient DELI
GRAFTON and care to assure accura'
road notes throughout After a sho
reet, MIR. westgard left Salt LAX
CITY for Laramie and Cheyenne, WYE
ming, where he broke the direct sovel
land trip for two or three days.
order TO make round trip to Del
yer, going via Fort Collins and r.
turning via Greeley. Resuming II
franscontinental run from Cheyenn
he In now crossing Nebraska, to
followed by Iowa and Illinois to On
caro. thence 10 Buffalo. Binghamte
and New York. with the expectatie
OF starting West again over the 'Mlt
land Trail about october list, whit
will enable him to reach Los Angei'
on or before December 1st.
Ready for Giidden Tour.
Detroit has determined to eclipse q
former efforts and To set mark II
hospitality. which will cause all ofh'
cities to put forth their utmost exec