Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-31
MANY ROUTES ATTRACT
AUTOMOBILE TOURISTS
Inquiries at American Automobile
Association Indicate Lively
Touring Season.
WESTERN TOURS ARE PLANNED
Seattle Auto Club Calls Attention to
the Northwest Trail-Californians
Point Out Features OF the Ma
tional Old Trails Route.

American Automobile Association
ing extensive preparations for what
promises to be the livclicst touring sea-
son since the introduction of the self
propelled vehicle. At the two National
Clearing houses. in New York City and
Washington. Chairman L. y. Mudd. OF
the American Automobile Association
touring board. who predicts this year
u wonderful roads intcrmingling OF the
people OF the several States.
Both :he Northwest and the South
west intend 20 have their share of the
substantial Interstate travel. which
will be accelerated by the Panama
= racine Exposition: and while the Lin
coin Highway will be busy thorough
fare, II will not have motor car
monopoly.
The Automobile Club OF Steattie has
started campaign for the Northwest
trail" and is coupling with ii 4 combi-
nation OF the Lincoln Highway, which
will take the cross-country traveller
from Cheyenne diagonally across Wyo-
ming. touching and possibly entering
Yellowstone Park-if roads Construc
ton now in progress is Conpleted-and
continuing across Montana, with a side
trip 20 Glacier National Park made pos
sible by the road constructed by the
Flathcad Motor Club, OF kal!spell:
then through Washington, by way OF
the SnoQualmie Pass. into Seattle.
Journey!nE southwark over tho Pa
cihc Highway. there will DC opportu
nifty 10 drive IN Rainier National Park.
and in Oregon Visit Crater Lake Ma
tionai Park. besides taking a look at
tho famous Columbia River Highway.
which begins at Portland. The Yosc,n-
lite Valley Park is now available TO
motor cars and il is within easy dis
lance OF san Francisco. where the
california state Automobile Associa-
iion headquarters within the grounds
will ne prepared 10 help al! touring
motorists.
The Automobile Club. of South Cali
forn!a, with headquarters in Los An
celes, has given its particular atten-
tion 10 the National Old Trails route.
which Il has sign posted. all the way
TO Kansas City. Mo. For those who
star; early in the year, this route will
appeal: and il will also command the
attention OF those who return late In
the fail. y percentage OF these will
also make the side trip to the Grand
canyon, drop down to Phoenix and
then follow the route OF the all-South-
ern National Highway across the Tex
as. Arkansas, Tennessee North Caro-
lima and Virginia to Washington, y. c.
Colorado doesn't intend to be over
looked. and the large number OF road
travellers which the State entertained
last year has accelerated It's mountain
road building until much can be Offer
ed Ia motorists. When Il Colorado del
cSation. headed by Governor Carlson
and former Governor Ammons. recently
urged Congress 10 act favorahly on the
bill to create a Rocky Mountain Ma
tional Park out of $50 square miles OF
forest reserve in that State, the KEY
note OF the plea was Ito turn back the
i'dc of tourist travel to Europe and
direct II TO the beauty spots of Amer
lca Congress acted favorably upon
me request, and it's action indicat ed
the growth OF sentiment towards the
utilization Of American scenic a,trac-
lions.
Secretary of tho Interior Lane in a
recent interview said: The first step
in conservation taken by our pcoplc
was 10 saw" sccncry--not water or coal
or forests, hut scenery, That's what
we did when We led the world bv set
tinG aside our great national parks
Yellowstone, Glacier, Mount Rainier
>osemitc and the others These We
hope TO make moro surely pleasure
places for the people by securing roads
that VIII stand automobile trafnc AL
ready within three days Of New York
inc tourist. can find scenery that can
not be appE3achcq anywhere in Eu-
rope"