Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-01
OMAHA AUTOMOBILE CLUB
President George Had Twelve Teams
Working Dragging the Roads
Around Omaha Thursday
TOURISTS HAVE HARD TINE


MANY OF the wealthy eastern motorists
touring overland are leaving their eX-
pensive 5000 and S. 600 cars in the garage
and buying cheap cars for the trip to tho
coast. with the intention of selling as
soon as reaching san Francisco for what
they can get said - L. Ridder Of New
York city, who is on his way back to the
latter place.
The August issue of the omaha Auto
mobile club Motor Slows will contain a
very valuable weekend trip with map
and log" remarked Secretary Clarke
Powell in speaking # tho matter of wcS;-
end trips Tho map will show you en-
aotly how to get there and the log will
tell you where to eat your monday lunch
and where to look for the prcttiest spots
along the trip"
Some toll charge. believe me-" re-
marked n. L. Jiker Of Boston. referring
TO the $3.50 toll fee charged by the Santa
Fe for oil automobiles crossing their rail
road bridge at Yuma. Ariz. why. there
are about thirty or forty machines a day
crossing that bridge and you can just
SEQ the profit, clear profit it is bring
ing in"
Yes, the old doctor wanted me To- climb
the Himalayas with him." remarked John
r.. Bradley the famous New York big
game hunter and Arctic explorer, who
shipped his car to Denver last week.
but I'm getting over most Of my daring
stunts-all but blowing through muddy
roads, and this overland touring is GER
tainly some sporting chance"
stroud offers Machines.
Chairman T. +. Stroud VI the good
roads committee, donated the use Of all
grading machinery for the proper fixing
of the road on the approach to Spring
park. South Omaha. Mr. Check OF the
club directorate. will raise a half-dozen
teams in South Omaha and supervise the
work.
Talk about answerless questions"
laughed Secretary Clarke Powell, well.
we certainly have them fired at us over
the telephone. A woman called up last
week and said she was going over into
Iowa on a trip and wouldn't be back
for two days, but she wanted TO know
if it would rain before she got back"
"Thirty-three new members in one
week." smiled Gould Dietz, treasurer.
II think ! can see that cherished 1000
membership pretty soon. Every motorist
I'm the city who is at all interested in
good roads should drop around to tho
club room and sign an application blank
for membership in the fastest growing
club in the city-thats us
Every little detour has a meaning all
fits own" laughed William Borgin, who
stopped off in Omaha last week on his
way back TO Boston. Rain has put dirt
roads strictly the p-u double unk
But Nebraska roads on the average are
standing it unusually we'll Why, some
of the far western roads and far eastern
roads are so rotten that your roads look
like boulevards in comparison. The little
old detour is having its day, and some
day it will be a real grown-up road, just
like the main highways"
please use your influence with the
weather man." someone wrote on the
bulletin board at the club room. Colonel
Welsh seems to be an unreasonable man,
or else he has a grudge against automo-
blles.
"Gumbo gumbo, what is this gumbo, -
asked an eastern visitor. why" smiled
native, ITS something like chewing
gum"
Our registrations have fallen off during
the last two weeks on account of old
J. Pluvius and his water wagon occupy
ing the highways.
"A handsome Automobile club car pen
nant will be given to every member
bringing in a new member. and also, the
new member will get a pennant during
the month OF August" remarked Score,
tary Powell, The pennants are I'm Ak.
Sar-Ben colors and win be about the
handsomest thing in club line in the
city. We have orders already for al
least two dozen"