Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-25
Heard at Omaha
Automobile Club


This overland touring through Omaha
is a bigger thing than people imagine"
said Clarke @. Powell, secretary Of the
dub. Here are q few interesting sta
tistics that will serve to show Omaha
what an average good year would be like
without rains every other day. We have
estimated that there have been about 1000
cars through Omaha since April Is. The
average number OF people per car Is
three. making about 5000 people. or a
city the equal OF Nebraska City in popu-
lation. These tourists have bought IN
Omaha about 1000 gallons OF gasoline.
figuring the average at six gallons per
car. and at IL cents per gallon the money
spent would be S,32O. Now take an aver
age OF 40 cents meal and an average
OF two meals per passenger and the feed
expense is $4,SO0 At least one-half Of
these tourists have stopped off In Omaha.
so we can safely say that 5000 tourists
havo lodged here one night at least and
at an average OF sl.5o per lodge The
automobile repairs would be about 81 per
car. making nice sum OF 5000. figuring
that each car has that much overhauling
to be done. Supplies OF clothing cigars.
water bags. books. etc. at about rs cents
per passenger would give Omaha about
$500 more. The average distance these
cars have come is about 1900 miles, maxi
ing a grand total OF 100000 miles for the
1900 cars. About 5000 Is an average
cost of the cars, and now take your 1000
cars and we have 3 100000 price for
machines
w. A. Fraser. sovereign commander OF
the Woodmen OF the World. and Colonel
p. w. Jewell. the sovereign adviser of
tho same order. who were both reelected
last week al the national Woodmen con-
vention at st. Paul. expect to motor to
White Bear lake and other Minnesota
resorts before returning TO Omaha.
Tourists coming into Omaha report
having met n. z. Gale. from Stamford,
Conn. who Is touring overland on a
motorcycle which Is equipped with shafts
extending to a modern prairie schooner,
mounted on motorcycle wheels, and which
serves as a Pullman for his wife and
two children.
A. Van Gundy Of Shenandoah. Ia, says
the Nodaway river and the I0l creek
were so high during the recent rainy
spell at Tarlkio and Burlington Junction.
Ia. that water was eight feet deep in
the main streets OF some Of the towns.
The detour from Omaha through Ar
lington and Elk City to Fremont IL be.
ing kept In good shape and is marked
with a yellow eross.
High centers IN some OF the desert
roads out west strike the differential
housing. These roads are rapidly being
worked over.
The highway up fiem ogden 70 Vel
lowstone park Is a beautiful two-day
drive. with splendid Aops August
automobiles win be allowed In the park
the first time since opening.
Gould Diets chairman Of the city laws
and ordinances committee. has been wad-
ing through few tons OF literature bear
ing on dimmins and dimmins laws anS
Is getting right down 70 the real rem
edy. His "dimming party" wiz be held
soon. attended BY high officials IN motor
dom. ana an effort made to try ever,
device ever manufactured for the pur
pose Of dlmming q headlight
Chairman Gould Of the road sign com
mittee Is receiving hundreds OF congratu
Iations on the splendid work done b,
the official sign car, which has just com
pieted marking the omaha-Kansas cit,
route through Omaha. South Omaha ans
for quite q ways out into the country
Tourists report corn and other crop
along the line In good shape and prospect
fine for big money for the farmers