The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-12
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GR0SUs F0REyPO.
Hundreds OF Parties Are
Already Being Planned
For Summer Trip.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Feb. IA.
though the great influx Is not ex-
pected until warmer weather opens
up the roads throughout the East and
Middle West. hundreds Of automobile
parties already have made the trans.
continental trip over the Southern
National Highway to the San Diego
Exposition; before the end of 1915,
1t Is believed that a total OF $4,000
automobiles will cross the continent
with visitors to the California EXPOSE
lions. One large party Of turists al.
ready is being organized by J. J, Cole,
president of the Cole Motor Car Com.
pany, and several others are being
planned by automobile owners In all
parts Of the country.
OF the four recognized %transconti.
mental routes, only one. that through
the Southwest is in satisfactory condl.
ton during the winter months. The
others, the Northern trail from Chi.
cago through st. Paul to Seattle, the
Overland trail over Lincoln National
Highway from Chicago through Oma-
ha. Cheyenne. and Ogden to San Fran.
cisco. and the Midland trail from Chi.
cago through Denver and Salt Lake to
Los Angeles, are buried under heavy
falls of snow. For this reason, almost
all the automobile parties SO far have
followed the southern route along the
border through Phoenix and into San
Diego. After visiting the San Diego
Exposition, they will go northward
through Southern California to Los
Angeles and then on TO San Francisco
to attend the opening OF the exposi.
ton In that city on February 20.
When the other three trails open
for travel. in the course OF the next
few months, the great influx of auto
mobile parties will begin with streams
of motor cars making their way to
the Pacific coast over all four high.
ways.
In addition TO those who plan to
cross the continent by automobile,
there are hundreds who are shipping
their machines to the west coast by
rail in order that they may have them
for use over the wonderful roads for
which California, Oregon. and Wash.
ington are famous. Railroad compan.
les already report q remarkable In.
crease in automobile shipments west.
ward, many motorists having their
machines sent directly from the fac.
tory; and extra freight car are being
called into service to meet the de.
mand expected within the next few
weeks.
The Pacific coast motorists are do.
ing all III their power to make travel
in this section OF the country a pleas.
ure in every way. In Southern Cali.
fornia. for example, the Automobile
Club for Southern California has
placed guide posts through the dis.
trict about San Diego and Los Angeles
and is furnishing information daily
in answer to the thousands OF queries
from eastern and middle western
points.
Last year the three Pacific coast
states expended huge sums in putting
finishing touches to their elaborate
system Of state highways: and as a
result, the roads are in first class con.
dition. States. counties, and towns
along the four main transcontinental
highways also have worked faithfully
to get the various routes into the best
possible shape.
With al! these preparations made
and with the two expositions as draw.
ing cards, Pacific coast automobile en-.
ehusiasts are making plans to vel.
come and care for the greatest mum.
Der OF visiting motorists ever seen in
this part of the country.