Arizona republican., 1915-07-25
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Transcontinental Garage Service Instituted by California Firm, With O'Nerll Auto Go. as the Phoenix Branch

For the purpose of inSuring to the transcontinental motor tourist the best accommodations and the opportunity of visiting points of interest near this city, and surveying the wealth of op- portunity in the Salt River Valley, the Transcontinental Garage Service Inc. of Redlands, California has chosen Phoenix as stopping point at the end of the days automobile travel east and west on the Trail to Sunset.
 T. B. Trent, manager of the O'Neill Auto & Supply company has signed a contract with the TranscOntinental Garage Service Inc. simultaneously with more than 100 leading garage men in leading cities and towns on trans continental motor routes.
 The Transcontinental Garage Service is company incorporated under the laws of California for the purpose of serving transcontinental and interstate motorists. This service includes insur- ing for them the best garage accommo- dations at each stop, and the conVen- fence and saving resulting from the use of oil and gasoline coupons.
 The company has issued also the last word in the way of road information by means of it's Transcontinental Log Book, Map and System Logs.
 Each transcontinental trail will be handled as a separate unit or system. The garages along the trails will be called system garages. one of the pur- poses of the organization is to direct transcontinental motor tourists to the system garage in each town at the end of the days automobile travel so that they may avail themselves of the fol- lowing:
 Motor Money-Good for the purchase of oil and gasoline only at System Gar ages. A ten dollar book will be sold for $9.50. Thus. the purchaser saves five per cent on his oil and gasoline.
 The books will make it unnecessary for the traveller to carry large sums of money with him. They will be con venient and will simplify the important business of securing reliable gasoline and oil at stops en route.
 The TrsnscontinentaI Log Book, of which 10000 copies have been prepared for the Santa Fe and Trail to Sunset are devoted to d clear. concise read able and authentic description of the country and towns through which the trail passes
 The material is divided into sections bounded by the towns in which System Garages are located. Each section con stitutes an outline of the days run of F or 100 miles and will lead up to the directory of the town in which the trav- eler will find himself at the end of the days journey. The directory is a re- liable listing of the leading establish in fhair rft ;r town.
 The map also embodies an altitude map of the particular trail for which it is issued. In addition to the book each System Garage will furnish the traveller with the System Log to the next town where Symtem Garage is located These cards. as well as the book. are to be furnished free to users Of Motor Money. All System Logs are uniform in size and style.
 The greatest care has been employed in selecting garages to represent the firm. Each road has been surveyed prsonally by the System Garage men, and representatives of the Transcon- tinental Garage Service.
 The company has had it's own cars on the road and has attacked tour
 
 men. This is the first time that Ma tional, organized effort has been made to take a real interest in the touring motorist in such thOroughgoing fash ion.
 Each System Garage will display signs at each entrance to the town, and above the entrance at each garage. the System Garage sign will be suspended. bearing q representation of the front of an automobile radiator and lamps and the system Garage legend. Look for the Lamps"
 Although the TranscontinentaI Gar age Service Inc. has established it's business permanently, great interest is being taken during the present year exploiting the Panama California ex- position at San Diego and points of | interest en route
 The publicity department of the ex- | position has furnished the Transconti- | mental Garage Service Inc with de- | and illustrative material used l In the TranscontinentaI Log Book. A | thorough study of Phoenix and sur roundings has been made for the tour st en route to the Salt River Valley from east or west