Evening journal., 1915-07-10
OVER 75 Miles TO
BOOST CITY TRADE
Chamber of Commerce An
nounces Route, Etc,
of Auto Trip
TO MEET STATE
FARMERS AT NEWAR

The Chamber Of Commerce today
issued the official route of the auto
mobile trade excursion to towns in
New Castle county, Delaware and
Cecil county, Maryland on July 30.
The route will cover seventy-fye
miles. Among the stops contemplated
are one at the State Rife Range
where Governor Miller will be re-
viewing the State troops
The date will also be Farmers Day
at Delaware College. The trade
boosters will stop both at the State
Rife Range and at Newark. The
route as arranged follows:
Assemble at Eleventh street en-
trance to Hotel DUPONT at s a. m.
Cars will be assigned TO place in line
by chief marshal. Procession will
form on Eleventh street Drivers
are especially requested TO keep
places assigned them throughout the
run. Pilot car will not start until
complete line is formed Under no cir
oumstances shall any car pass the
pilot car Numbers will be given
to each car designating its place in
line. Each car will be provided with
Wilmington pennants. Owners are
requested to decorate their cars.
Maximum speed during run shall not
exceed twenty miles per hour Rae
ing prohibited.
Leave Hotel duPont a. m. prompt
ly-South on Market street. over
causeway.
1.1-Left Turn following car tracks.
Continue following car tracks to
6.2-New Castle (town speed limit
twelve miles,. Arrive $50 Fifteen
minutes stop at Courthouse Square.
Leave New Castle 945. following car
tracks.
71-cross railroad track. Cslow,
,ough road.
7.7-Left turn. Good road)
S.1-Cross car tracks.
11,2-Left turn.
131-Cross railroad.
13.3-Left turn TO
161-Delaware city. left turn on
Main street. Concrete road.j Ar
rive at end of street 1915. Town
speed limit Il miles,. Fifteen min
ute stop. Leave Delaware City 1890,
follow dirt road along canal to bridge
over canal. L eft turn entering Fort
DUPONT circling reservation stopping
In front of parade grounds. Leave
Fort DUPONT 11.00. Cross canal left
turn at concrete road. Follow new
stone road.
2O.6-Left turn following stone
road Arrive at St Georges 11.3O.
(Town speed limit u miles min
ute stop on Main streetD
21.0-Left turn cross canal. Good
stone road to
2S.4-Odessa. Arrive II noon.
(Town speed limit 10 miles.) Is min
ute stop on Main St. Leave Odessa
at 1915 p. m. Right turn. Straight
road to
-Middletown. Arrive at 1890
Stop on Main st. (Speed limit IL
miles.) Stop for unch-one hour and
thirty minutes Park cars along street
curbs as directed by Chief Marshal
who will make assignments for
luncheon. Auto supply station con-
venient at this point Leave Middle
town p. m. promptly. Straight road
north.
2.2-Dangerous railroad crossing
35.S-Mt. Pleasant sharp turn left
Note-Railroad warehouse at this
turn on right. Follow good stone
road.
3S.9-Through crossroads.
41.3-St. Augustine sharp turr
right. Follow macadam road to
47-Chesapeake City. Arrive al
2.45. Town speed limit 10 miles,
Is minutes stop along Main street
Leave Chesapeake City 800. Follow
concrete road across canal. Follow
nacadam road, right turn, left turn
505-Elkton. Arrive al $3.50 p. m
(Town speed limit 10 miles, 10 min
utes stop at Court House. Leave Elk
ton 3.45. Cross railroad tracks.
516-Right turn
527-Bear to right.
53.2-Left fork TO
57.4-Newark Arrive in front o.
Delaware College AIS. Entering
Newark run slowly-repsiring road
(Town speed limit Is miles) Leave
Newark 4.3O sharp turn right in from
of college campus. Cross failroat
tracks. follow stone road.
6O.7-Crossing bridge turn left
Cross RAILROAD at Cooch.
65.O-Christiana bear left.
67A--Stanton station. Leaving
Stanton run slowly--bad bridge.
6S.9-Bear right
70.4-Newport. tTown speed limi
12 miles, Direct in pike to Mary
land avenue. Cars choosing own di
rection home Arrive home 515.