The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
Scheme of Tourist Associa-
ton Calls for Journey
South to Santa Cruz, East
to Sacramento and North
to Ukiall-Will Boost Cen
trail California for Good
Roads and for Business
GRAND TOUR" TO
TOUCH 13 COUNTIES
Swing Around Circle by
Motor Car Will Be August
22, % and "a, and Every
Citizen Owning a Machine
Is Invited to Participate
Agencies Asked to Assist

Agencies ASkCQ 10 hSoiot /
Following up its aggressive plan
formed 10 DAYS ago to call the atten-
tion Of the world to the scenic wonders
and the splendid roads of this section
" California. the Tourist Association
of San Francisco Bay and River Coun-
among the commercial organizations Of
THE 1s counties. is making arrange
ments to take a swing around the
s''grand tour route for automobiles as
tentatively outlined.
The Tourist association wants TO in
terest all the automobile people in this
"trip. as we'll as every individual own
ing machines so that as large a party
IS possible may be made up for the
three DAYS tour. IT is the intention of
the association TO get together a large
number of its members committeeman
and others and as many individuals
vho are interested in calling attention
10 automobile touring in this section as
care to go along and to start from San
F'rancisco on Friday morning. August
>. The trip as contemplated. but which
possibly may have to be postponed
until the I'd will he from san Fran
cisco from the Junipero Sierra boule-
ward connecting with the state high
way in san Eateo county rs far as
San Matec: tlrpce west to Crystal
Springs Lake en5 h7el- on TO the state
highvar 81 ped a..l cstr. theree 10
Stiun1-vaIe er6 w-e-' v-ard II Lee C,atos:
from Los - .os efther TO tie Big Trees
ar n santa r7-uz ai-eet From Santa
Cruz fho rosta wiH be BY way Of Nat
s"HVilie arf thcnee south to Del Monte
~ nHe'fc Grove. around the
- stile drive. taking in Carmel
r'i~r h.~k 10 Del Monte
l~-r oe Monte the return route will
iiv 'eae of san Juan. Gilroy and San
1nse, and thence eastward to Mission
Ssn Jose. to Niles Hayward, San Le-
snarn and into Oakland
This route constitutes about half of
the grand tour" The other half, as
Ten n'et'vely outlined. would take the
moiortst bY way of the tunnel road
through Walnut Creek to Martinez to
Byron Springs. TO stockton. to Sacra-
mento. Davis. Dixon, Cordelia and
thence across the hill to Napa and
Calistoea. and from Calistoga to the
petriied forest through the Alexandria
valley. by way of the geysers to Clover
dale and thence south through Geyser-
Vile. Healdsburg. Santa Rosa. Peta-
luna. San Rafael and Sausalito.
The Tourist association is undertak-
Ing to cover half of this grand tour
al this time in order to call attention
to the advantages that this section has
TO effer the visiting motorist, as well
S emphasizing the general road ques-
tion and the beauties of the district
among our own people. The associa-
ton is just mapping out plans for a
very aggressive campaign to increase
tourist travel to this section, and no
small part of their attention will be
devoted to the automobilists. 1t also
intends to use its best efforts to en-
courage touring among Californians.
One Of the most important phases of
this proposed trip is a series of public
meetings to be held at the various
towns along the route holding mem
bership in the Tourist association.
These are San Mateo. Palo Alto. Los
Gatos, Santa Cruz Watsonville, Del
Monte. Pacific Grove, San Jose, Santa
Clara. San Leandro and Oakland. The
commercial organizations on the route
have entered enthusiastically into the
plan wherever 1t has been broached
and promised to bring their members
together to hear brief speeches by some
of the boosters who will go on the trip.
The itinerary has not been definitely
fixed. but ii is proposed to leave San
Francisco about o'clock in the morn
ing. making very brief stops at San
aiateo and Palo Alto and reaching Los
Gatos for luncheon. After luncheon
and brief meeting at Los Gatos the
tourists viii take up the route TO Santa
Cruz. reaching there for dinner, and
holding a public meeting early Friday
evening, and going on to Watsonville
for another meeting and spending the
night there. Early Saturday morning
they will continue to Del Monte maxi
ing the trip around the 1T mile drive
4 nj of az of
and Pacific Grove, and returning to
Del Monte for luncheon
They viii leave Del Monte after
luncheon and make a short stop at
e;ilroy and reach San Jose for dinner
\ public meeting win be held in San
Jose on Saturday night. followed by a
meeting at Santa Clara. Those who
care to return to the city from San
lose on Saturday night may do SO. but
the plan contemp1ates leaving San Jose
on Sunday morning, going by way of
Mission San Jose, Niles, Hayward and
San Leandro into Oakland.
Later on trip will be undertaken
10 cover the other half of the grand
tour route, taking in Contra Costa,
San joaquin, Sacramento, Solano, Napa,
Sonoma and Marin counties
The Tourist association especially re-
quests the automobile agencies to take
an active interest in this tour as 1T will
points of interest along the line and
wake up the public sentiment on the
Importance of the tourist problem in
this district. All individuals having
ears as well are also invited to make
the trip, and any one desiring further
the Tourist association IN the Mer-
chants Exchange building.
Good Talk