The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-04
Motoring Notes,
Good Roads News
and Trade Matters

Charles ]. Glidden has found out
why the Glidden tour did not come
off this year. but Ii was not until
he had led 81 personally Conducted
party over the route.
That some one is responsible for a
serious omission In railing to present
the Giidden tour in the proper light
was the opinion of Mr.. Giidden when
he arrived H N8eks5Erg, Aiss, 80 asaG
learned that Business Mems league
and several individuals had been anx-
ious 10 enter the tour, but did not
know that they were eligible. When
Mr. Glidden found similar conditions
in Ciarksdale. Greenwood and Jackson,
he became convinced that the post
ponement of the tour because of lack
of entries would not have been neees-
sary IL "a representative had been sent
into the field to lay the matter before
the proper people.
Before Mr. Glidden had reached In
aianapolis. the second night stop Of his
tour, he was told that many persons
who might easily have entered cars
In the tour, were deferred by the i'm
preston that the tour was a-elesed
event. and they did not learn of their
eligibility until Mr.. Giidden issued his
invitation to motorists in general to
Join him In tour over the official
route
Another factor which kept down the
entry list was the opinion that the
route and schedule of the American
Automobile association pathfinder was
impossible This belief existed even
In New orleans, and it was not dis
PEELED until Mr.. Glidden's car, and one
Of the Maxwells which won last years
contest, arrived in New Orleans on
schedule time.
Mr.. Giidaen personally certified that
the two Maxweils covered the route
on the official schedule Of running
time. and his certificate was endorsed
by Governor L. E. Hall. of Louisiana
The governor was one OF the guests
at a banquet to the Glidden tourists
at Baton Rouge, and he has taken
an active interest in all projects for
the good of road building and motor
ing.
When it became known that the
route was not impossible. though ex-
tremely difficult, an entry representing
New Orleans, was Immediately prom
ised, and Mr.. A. Scharenourg, q re-
tired business man. told Mr.. Glfdden
that he would enter his car and take
his family.
NJ. f.. Hart. of the Enterprise Elec-
trical company, who organized the
New Orleans reception TO the Gidden-
ties. assured MIR. Glidden that his
triu from Detroit to New orleans had
given a new impetus to the touring
and good reads movement, making it
certain that New Orleans viii De
properly represented in the contest
next June.
Other cities which will have en-
tries but which were not known AT
the time the tour was postponed are
Memphis, Nashville and Louisville. IN
dividual entries will be made by prf-
yate owners In over a dozen cities on
the route.
with the certainty Of large field
OF entries from places on the route ana
assurance of support from large cities
adjacent to IL. Mr.. Glidden mas recon-
mended to the American Automobile
association that H. Fl. Robinson. OK
the wolverine. Automobile club. be sent
through the territory to work up ana
organize the tour. MIR. Robinson Is
chairman OF the runs ard tours GEM
mittee of the Detroit organization,
and Ia thoroughly conversant with the
situation, having ACCOMPANIED Mr..
Clidden over the entire route meet
ing the principal workers in each city
News that the State Of Washing
TOMS Rainier National park-in the
center of which Is the famous MIS-
oually Glacier--has been thrown open
10 automobile tourists. was learned oy
Goldman Cutchins, the Hudson dealer,
today.
Rainier National park Is one OF the
few national parks that AUTOMOBILES
will be allowed to tour In. ana as
consequence the news of the opening
Of the great natural playground was