The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-06
SUGGESTS new TOUR
TO PACIFIC COAST
President Cole Plans Transcon-
tinental Tour to EX-
positions.

Plans for the greatest transcontinental
tour in the history of motoring have been
mapped out by an Indianapolis motor car
builder of wide repute and through his
efforts, Il IL believed, the year 1915 Will
sec hundreds of automobile owners
+rayerslng the United States 20 San Fran
cisco and San Diego
J. J. Cole. president OF the Cole Motor
Car Company, Is the originator or TINS
transcontinental tour for Cole owners 10
the Pacific coast. In this work he is re-
ceIying the cooperation OF the officials or
both the San Francisco and San Diego
expositions and also the aid OF the Nari-
GUS highway and good roads associations
throughout the country. Twenty Cole,
owners already have slgn1ed their In
tcntion Of making the trip.
Mr. Cole feels that the motor car mas
become the democratic conveyance OF all
tho neople and has ceased to be in any
way a class equipaEe that as such "
promises 10 make the future activity IN
road building a thing 20 be regulated
almost exclusively by the motor using
people; and that Il Is high time Tor the
average motorist to know exactly what
is being done on the plan Tor transcon-
tincntal highways Accordingly he ~
iayin1 plans toward Cavalcade tour OF
cole owners 10 the san Francisco and San
Diego expositions.
II believe" said Mr. Cole that tho
neonle themselves should have first hand
information about the roads they are 70
build and own. do not believe that
Congress or state Legislatures should go
ahead building whatever sort or roads
thew see At. levying unexplained taxes
and cavort!ng generally with the road
proposition till the people themselves
have a chance TO pass on their purchases
or al least 20 form some kind OF con-
crete notion as 20 what they need and
ought to have.
"I have often thought" continued Mr.
Cole. that II ever there arose an occasion
when the people had real Incentive 20
tour across the proposed routes or the
big national highways every one In
position to help the movement should lend
his encouragement. The coming Cali
fornia expositions give the very incentive
the people have needed. Couple with this
the fact that great travelling factor
will now be compelled TO visit America
who have heretofore spent much time
abroad and you have the making or a
real touring year believe 1915 will be
the greatest touring year that the u ;. A.
ever saw.
at will result beneAcially to tho entire
country 100. California will not reap all
the benefit. Every state will come In for
its share. The wholesale personal edu'
| cation relative to every State traversed
will result In distribution OF wealth uT
| TO this time unknown. once owners have
! crossed the country in an open car they
will see for themselves many waiting
opportunities TO invest proiitably-asid'
| from the fact that they will spend =
| great deal of transit purchase money
| from which every State traversed vii
J benefit
Manufacturers OF motor cars now hav'
real chance TO show their appreciation
! of the public's patronage. They alsC
have a chance to prove openly the perma
nence and unlimited and practical bene
fits accruing from the industry which the!
! comprise. I believe they will grasp thu
ubuucc too. I believe every public spirited
builder OF cars in the nation will throw
| his power into the situation and hell
the country 10 realize the need OF tn
great transcountry highways and TO edu
cate the people themselves to such an ex
! tent that they can predetermine witt
their votes and their influence Just how
! their good roads taxation shall be spent.