Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-19


activity by an automobile club with
competency. In fact many men,
bers engaged in the insurance busi-
ness who formerly belonged to the
club could not see their way clear to
pay dues to an organization that was
taking the bread and butter out of
| their mouths.
| 1t is now acknowledged by the mo-
| toring press and motoring public that
the west of Hudson scenic tour route
| to the Catskills via West Point and
over Crows Nest Mountain to Haines
Falls, in the Catski1ls, and back via
Newburgh, Tuxedo and Hackensack,
is the best two days tour that motor
lists have used for some time. The
route was laid out by the Star mo-
toring representative and has been
copyrighted, and the book can be OBJ
tanned from this office.
It was the object of last weeks fuel
economy, reliability and hill-climb
to the Catskills to strengthen the pro-
posed State scenic highway, which for
the most part has been laid out and
now only awaits the action of the
| State commissioner of highways. The
| deputy highway commissioner was at
! the smoker rendered to the tourists
at Newburgh last Wednesday night,
together with former Governor B. B.
Odell and other influential persons.
and the Automobile Club. OF Ulster
county, Joined with the Newburgh
Automobile Club that gave the
smoker, in the rousing meeting at
which Chairman A. G. Batchelder of
| the A. A. A.; Ex-Governor Odell and
others spoke.
French Expert Pleases.
The French editor, M. Faroux, of
Paris, was on the tour and he de-
clared that Europe offered no supe
rior, if any equal, to this scenic tour
He will return to Paris loud IN praise
of the beautiful scenery and roads
that the Hudson route presents.
| 1t is not generally known that
Newark has among its tradesmen
concern that carries the largest stock
of tires of any Individual concern in
the East and that is Van Denan &
! Wainwright, who have constantly on
hand more than 100000 worth of
automobile tires of their own manu-
facture. This will be a surprise to
most people, who had no idea that
such stock was carried this side of
i the Hudson. The Van Deman &
i Wainwright concern are also agents
for the famous Pullman automobile.
and are located at sussex avenue and
Summit street.
i The orphans automobile day. pro-
NOTED by the Newark Motor Club.
and which was started last year,
when the local organization took out
number of children of more or less
unfortunate condition in life, are
making every effort this year to
double the number that was taken
out last year. and to that end the
local committee. headed by Joseph H.
Wood. are making every effort to in
duce owners of automobiles to de-
vote one day with their car and its
driver to the welfare of the unfortu-
nate little waits that will surely
treasure the outing as the one bright
day in their little lives.
Offers Solicited.
Offers of trucks by business con-
Germs and privately owned touring
cars will be gratefully received by tbs
Newark Motor Club. at Its headquar-
ters. S45 Broad street. Joseph H.
Wood can be telephoned to at his
place of business. the Newark Elk
press and transportation Company,
in regard to donations of cars or cash
. for the outing.
The United states will be favored
with two splendid transcontinental
touring events this summer The
. first will start from Indianapolis for
San Francisco and Los Angeles July
| /, and will be conducted by the Au-
! tomobile Manufacturers Association,
- f.l. l..
. president of the Premier Motor Man
ufacturing Company. This tour will
be for the Indiana motor makers
, solely, and will probably comprise
: twenty-five to thirty cars. The United
the army cooks will carry
with them in motor trucks,
a complete camping outfit with
cilities. Seventeen nights of the
] twenty-four will be spent under can
' vas The charge per passenger wher
1 only 81 per day.
. Former Senator Albert j. Bever-
, idge and former Mayor Bookwaltel
t win go along to make speeches in ale
of the Carl C.. Fisher transcontinenta
n highway, New York to San Francisco
: for which more than 100000 have
/, been subscribed already. largely bs
: automobile manufacturers and con
:. crete road building concern.
h The other tour will start from Min
neapolis July II, and will go to Ola
Il cier National Park. For this thre'
: prizes viii be offered by the American
Q Automobile Association and its mem
Z bers. The Great Northern railwa,
1 Nia xan special train Of Roilmans