Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-19
BY w. j. MORGAN

A. L. Westgard, the veteran trans
continental and many other path
finding professional endeavors, blew
into Cleveland the other day. with the
announcement that he had cut off
twenty-three miles through using a
better road between Columbus and
the big city of Ohio, where Moses
Cleveland commenced business about
102 years ago. and who the citizens
still declare is the patron saint of the
big manufacturing State metropolis.
Mr.. Westgard has made many
changes during the past few years in
his work for variouN organizations.
The first heard of Westgard was when
Robert Bruce employed him to get up
maps for the blue book, which is a
guide for those who would go travel
ing in motor cars. Before that Mr..
Westgard was a civil engineer, which
has fitted him to make careful sur
veys of the territory he covers, look
ing toward the Improvement of the
highways.
From the blue book Mr. Westgard
went to the touring department of the
Automobile Club of America. In less
than year he organized the Touring
Club of America and became it's head.
This was and is a costly affair to the
owners. In about year Mr.. West
gard went to the American Automo-
bile Association as field man and has
been with them about two years.
The National Motoring Organizat-
ton, which the A. A. A. is known as,
was responsible for the triple trans
continental pathfinding and other
work done by Mr.. Westgard Recent
ly, however the pathfinder made an
other change and is now vice-presi-
dent of the National Highways Asso-
! citation and is working his way West
on another transcontinental trip,
: which, together with some work in
Texas, will keep him away from this
4 section until next December. He will
head the Indiana tourists that will
3 make the trip from Indianapolis to
4 San Francisco, starting July l, on
\ which trip the writer will be a par
4 ticipant.
The National Highways Association
\ is another of those organizations that
are working for better and more
\ roads, but up to now the American
4 Automobile Association has been rec
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tremendous activities as the lead
4 ing good roads and touring or
y ganization in the country. The
81 chairman of the A. A. A. re-
n Gently took charge of branch Of
a fees at Washington and is waging,
q through the A. A. A. officials, a vigor-
q Gus crusade for federal aid in road
: building, and it would seem that Con-
4 gress is nightly interested in the
a efforts put forth for the betterment
81 of present roads and great need of
a new construction all over the coun-
a try
In December at the regular session
VI of Congress a committee on good
n roads will. it is said, bring in a rec
a ommendation for a large amount to
n be expended on road building in re-
q Spouse to the united demand from or
CARNATIONS and individuals all over
"a the country.
The abandonment of the Chicago
81 to-Boston nonstop engine test by
a the Chicago Automobile Club has
y again called attention to the need OF
3 stock car rules now being demanded
all over the country. The failure tc
s. bring off the run is charged to the
lack of suitable rules, and it is now
n stated that the contest board of the
A. A. A. will introduce in a short
while real stock car rules which will
81 interest not only the manufacturer
s. and dealer but also the Individual OF
81 private owner of cars so-called, who
81 may be induced to enter his car ir
contests if he is satisfied that the
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