The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-03
TOUR
TO PASS THROUGH
ALBUQUERQUE
Vast String Of Automobiles In
tended to Stretch from At
lantic to Pacific in 1915.

That the great cross continent ex-
position tour tor automobiles, pro-
posed oy various highway associa-
lions for 1915 will be routed through
Albuquerque now seems practically
certain. The Albuquerque. Grand
Canyon-Nccdles route Is favored b.
the automobile club Of southern Cal
%iiornia, now engaged In sisnposting
this route aud It's influence probably
viii prove decisive. The signpostins
Of the route is 90 proceed at once. The
ilrst OF thousands ard thousands of
sigls Will be set b. OllceTs OF thc
club Ia Lon Angeles this week. with
appropriate ceremonies, the sign TO be
christened with the breaking OF "a
bottle of rare wine. Several tons OF
the sign are being shipped from Los
Angeles to various poin.s aloag the
Santa Fe between Los Angeles and
Kansas CITY. A considerable number
of the signs viii be unlOaded at Albu-
querquc for use through New Mex
leo.
Speaking of the proposed ocean 20
ocean tour the Los Angeles Examiner
said that the Automobile club OF
Southern California VIII act as host
Tor southern California. and the Au-
tomobilc club OF America will start
the tour from the east.
According to the plans OF these two
organizations at the present Time. all
Interested motorists viii be banded
together In the east for a tour across
the continent en- masse.
A committee OF three viii be In
charge. one member will represent
the Automobile club Of southern Cal
%ifornia. one the National Highways
association and one the Automobile
club of America. These committee
men viii have fun charge OF the pol
icy of such a tour.
While motor car owners viii be IN
the tour. cars are to be furnished foi
those who wish 20 ride as passengers.
the passengers paying regular fares
for the trip. The eastern auto cluh
will supply cars with al "a price
which can reasonably be met by the
average traveller, and provide him
with "A trip 90 California minus the
cares Of plotting his w car.
NC kuht tue atAAA' hAfM ~ ANf hANN
ter a. tho national old trails people,
said Secretary :. l.. Mitchell OF the
California Auto club, lin that we
could In no way commcrciallze the
plan. or be "a party to amy scheme
whereby a profit could oo made out
OF the undertaking. The o%rganiza-
ton Of such a tour would. Of COURSE,
fall largely upon the shoulders OF an
eastern organization. hut this cluh
will do All IN It's power 10 attract mo-
florists 10 southern California.
The National old Trails 1915 expo
sition tour is the name which VIII
probably be- attached To the tour fol-
lowing the suggestion Of the local
organization.
II Is planned 10 span the contincn'
with the long scrpcniine Of motor We
hiclea. linking the Aiiantic 20 the Pa
cihc. with the start OF this tour II
X probable hat many other motor
lists will fan into line a. travellers
used To Join the parties Of forts miners
at the time OF the first California
gold rush.
The main purpose OF the transeon-
tinental tour is 10 show the world
that Il is possible ia journey across
America by motor ar. and thus Sc
cure many more motorists for the
west to sample the roads OF southern
California.