The Washington herald., 1915-08-15
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! qudIttIS curing tHe past week. ne
Chapmans stopped off here en- route home
from New York City, to which point they
notored from their home city via Marion,
Cleveland. Buffalo. Elrnira, Binghampton.
Kingston. and PouShkeepsic They will
return to Columbus via Gettysburg and
Pittsburgh.
| we found splendid roads everywhere
throughout our journey" said Mrs. Chap
man. and we think motoring is the
greatest sport in the world. We are in
debted to \. a. A. clubs everywhere
along the line for much information that
enhanced the pleasure of our trip"
! Assistant Director Seller, of the local
touring bureau, routed them west from
the National Capital.
DIR. Robert l.. Graul. of st. Louis. &C
companicd by DR.. C. II. Baker. of Alta
| mont, Ill. were another pair of motor
lists to visit the headquarters Of the local
automobile club last week
/ DR.. Graul stated their trip had been a
highly enjoyable one and that they found
good roads far in excess of their expecta-
tons. He advises motorists headed for
the general vicinity of ST. Louis to fol-
low his route. which was as follows:
East st. Louis. Indiana polls. Richmond.
Ohio. GreenvIle. Lima. Findlay Toledo.
Sandusky. Cleveland, Erie. Buffalo. Bata-
Via, Rochester. Utica, Amsterdam and
Albany. From the latter point the trip
followed the east side of the Hudson into
New York City. thence to Philadelphia
and WASHINGTON
of course. ours was not a direct
| route" said DIR. Graul but as the tour
was primarily undertaken as a pleasure
, excursion, ] am happy to say that we
found pleasure to a marked degree. Not
only were the roads good. thereby say
ing wear and tear on our car and tires
but We visited some interesting cities
and passed through some pretty coun-
try"
The District of Columbia Automobile
Clubs membership roster was aug
mcnted during the past week as follows:
Arthur +. II. Middleton. George r Par
ker. Francis T. Daily. w. J. Vickery,
Charles \. Baker. Henry p. Wilson, and
T. L. Long.
The following tour was mapped out by
| the clubs touring bureau for Chester p
Fickery. of the r. p. Andrews Paper
Co. who Is one OF Washingtcu's ardent
motorists:
Washington to Baltimore, Phila-
delphia. Trenton, Somervilie, Norris
town. Suffern, and Newburg At New
burg Mr.. Nickcry crosses the Hudson to
ipuSHhttBSie, lnenCe 10 tIreat barring
ton, over Jacobs Ladder, Springfield,
Worcester. and Boston.
1t will be noted that Mr.. Vickery's
tour follows macadam roadway almost
entirely. enters several States, namely,
Maryland, Delaware. Pennsylvania. New
Jersey, New York. Connecticut and Mas
sachusetts. and avoids New York City,
which point Mr.. Vic!lery did not care to
visit.
a letter containing interesting figures
regarding the growth of transcontinental
motor touring was received yesterday by
William Ullman, secretary of the Dis
trict Auto Club. Writing from Springer
Vile, Ariz., where he operates a garage
and general mercantile business. G.
Becker has the following to say about
the number OF parties that have passed
through his town on their way to the
Pacific Coast:
I'm 1911 we noted less than twenty-five
parties during the entire season." wrote
Mr. Becker. Not more than forty came
through in 1912 and about seventy in 1918.
Last year the number rose rapidly. the
seasons total being around $50. Thus far
this season we have registered 7l2 par
ties, while at this time in 1914 the total
was 49,"
Another interesting fact communicated
by Mr.. Becker is that the cars passing
through Springerville average four pas
sengers. He further says that little COM
plant is heard about the roads.
What bad going they strike is ac-
cepted philosophically," he writes. Most
Of them are good travellers and realize
that a trip of many miles cannot be
made over superfine highways"
Indicating the popularity OF the Ma |
tional Capital as an objective for motor |
lists, several Middle Western clubs affil- |
lated with the a. A. A. have written to |
the District Auto Club for maps and road |
data for the country contiguous to Wash !
ington. Particular interest Is evinced in |
the routes to Mount Vernon and Gettys- |
burg. In this respect the new road map |
of the entire WASHINGTON Hagerstown- |
district serves the purpose adj !
Besides giving the desired in |
formation. it is printed in such form that !
the stranger may select one of a number |
of desirable trips without other knowl- |
edge of the roads or the country. Fur |
ther evidence of the growing importance /
of Washington as a touring center is |
shown in the steady increase in the num- |
Der of out-of-town parties visiting the |
local club. Not a day goes by but at |
least one visiting \. A. A. member calls /