The San Francisco call., 1913-08-16
EUREKA SCENE
FOR ROAD MEET
Motorists Of Entire State
Enthuse Over Plan for
Good Roads Conference
Governors of Three Coast
States Declare They Will
Address Delegates

Motorists throughout the entire Pa
cific coast are very much interested in
the conference for good roads which
will be held in Eureka August 90 and
Fl under the auspices of the Humboldt
Chamber of Commerce. Those who are
Interested in the assembly declare it is
their intention. to organize a body at
the meeting, which will be named the
Pacific Coast Good Roads association.
The proposed conference has attract
ed SO much attention and the need for
such an organization has become so
Imperative that the governors of Cali
fornia, Oregon and Washington have
announced they will attend and ad-
OF Washington. Governor West of Ore
gon and Governor Johnson have pledged
their support and are preparing ad-
dresses. which they will deliver at that
time.
Local automobile men are keenly in
teresetd. A large number OF San Fran
cisco dealers are organizing to attend
the rally in body. Frank Q. Rens-
from, agent for the Regal unders1uug
car, is very much enthused over the
proposed assembly. In speaking OF the
conference yesterday he said:
The conference will open at 10
o'clock on the morning Of August 20.
and the subjects to be discussed In
-clude every important phase of the
good roads question.
1T is planned that Governors West
and Lister shall be met by Governor
Johnson on the morning Of August IS
at Redding, where they will be the
guests at luncheon of the Redding
Chamber Of Commerce. From there
they will journey to Eureka over the
highway by automobile. One Of the
chief purposes in holding the confer
ence in Eureka is because of the fact
that no railroad enters that section of
the country. making 1t necessary for
all those who attend to travel to this
town by automobile or by boat
"The subjects to be discussed will be
for the benefit of roads and the i'm
proving the highways from the Cana
dian to the Mexican line. making Cali
fornia, Washington and oregon pleas
ure ground for motor touring parties.
Delegates will be sent to the rally
by every chamber OF commerce, board
of trade, promotion association or mo-
tor club on the coast. Motorists who
are interested in the movement are In
vited to attend"
Those who desire information on the
subject are requested to communicate
with the Humboldt Chamber OF Com
merce.
GOSSIP ALONG "GAs ROW.
Fred Bowman of the American
agency in this city is telling a good
joke on speed cop In Oakland. Bow
man. with hts wife, was recently
motoring to this city from Sacra mento.
had entered the Oakland city limits
along the Hayward boulevard when he
was ordered to stop by policeman
on a motorcycle.
You are under arrest" snapped the
officer. You can't get by me a that
speed.
Bowman took the situation in at a
glance and not desiring to pay a $50
fine quickly turned up the rim of his
soft hat and replied with slight Eng
lish accent:
HI say. young fellow, Hi am a
stranger in these lands. direct from
Canada j do not know your laws
and believed that chap was permitted
to travel over these beautiful high
ways at least 40 miles an hour. / am
a visitor within your gates on a tou4-
ing trip and If you insist on putting
me in the lookup / will be compelled
to call for the British consul
There was a slight lull in the con-
versation. then the officer replied:
II beg your pardon. my dear sir, but
II yon will please travel bit slower
| would appreciate it. Good day,
Santa CRUZ Tour Starts TOday-Sev-
eral hundred motorists will leave This
city and bay counties today at noon
for Santa Cruz in the interest of good
roads and TO boost the Portola celebra-
ton. Those from this city will leave
Van Ness avenue and Sutter street
been secured by the committee from the
Casa del Rey hotel at the Beach city.
The tourists will arrive at Santa
Cruz in time for dinner this evening.
This will be followed by q dance at
the Casino. Tomorrow morning the
travellers will take a dip In the surf
and attend luncheon at the Big Trees
They will return to their homes Sum-
day afternoon.