The sun., 1916-08-20
DRAKE PLANS BIG
GOOD ROADS TOUR
llnpInobilc official to Journey
1000 Miles to study and
Report Conditions.

with the passage ~ the Federal ap-
rropriat!on OF s13.ooo.o0o FOR the build
irt of good roads. public iuteres, in road
development has been stimulated to n
greater decree than ever before. The
cooperation nf the individual states with
seems to hc the one remaining thing to
accomplish to- insure the effort Of n
Hiitcd America n behalf OF improved
ROAD. Ia all parts of the country. No
clIss hds shown greater interest or
Il more loyal supper, To good roads
work than the motorists of tn. country.
rhe Ancrican Automobile Association
has been trclcss worker IN behalf OF
the Federal appropriation. J. Walter
Drake of Detroit nov announces cam
plicu Ia insure tho cooperation II the
individual states with the Government
for the development OF local roads Mr.
l)iak" il duuitiu- To- the Good Roads
movement an aUtomohi." tour which
VIII start August - from the national
capital and visit the capital Of every
state In The Union.
1t Is TIE object ~ tins tour TO pro-
mot" int"r.s' m improved roads and
capital 20 capital highways Ia all parts
'' ll' N'tUtlt. FdlI NJ. IVdh'. Inc
liupmobil" which viii start from Wash
ins,'n August ~ will carry crew of
four men. \ distance Of approximately
.'.""n niles viii b. covered and
ti"ush"ut IN" entire running study
VIII he made ~ road conditions. and
., ports Mll be. iiade - Ia. Governor
o' each state. SUGGESTING Tn. most
feasible roads 'cr touring and outlining
r'ad conditions encountered
This tour viii lay tie foundation o'
series II Interstate highways, io!u,ug
a. OF the stat" yap...tis. the priucipal
Giles and IA" main scenic routes Of Tn.
country. 1hroush THESE reports both
written ana Photographic. combined ,-'.n
TIE cooperation II IN" American hi'n-
nchil" Association. Tn" yarious good
roads associations and 81, aad Gov
"liin"it officials. believe th.s to,,. viii
create persona, aud practical lni,res,
IN road Improvements such as Tn, coun-
try has never seen.
I'm the hands ~ the Secretary ~,
Agriculture and Logan Walter Page.
Federal Good Roads Commissioner I'M,
Government appropriation VIII. without
DOUBT, produce iucalCuldnle results IN
improving the road conditions Of IN.
country Widespread road improve
'''"' u "l perhaps greatest hcneiit to
''.' 'p'' lNI ana II ~ lnsS .hlI 10 assure
h"th Federal and state authorities al,
uls TIM" Of the hoart..st coop.r,ion
% me nul !iude of people oNn.n. and
lidIhv III automobiles. No grelt.r i'm.
l'tnS can hc given the See America
frst idea than the development Of the
national highways Through tie tom,
hhich VIII start from Washington tho
!"'t"r part of this month, we will toll
the public by written reports. hy nhoto.
frHphs and by moving pictures. the
Story OF TIE nations roads as thev now
'\ls'' with suggestions for the Lcst
hrnWhN routes and the best tours 4,
So the Wonders Of America"
'iopd roads enthusiasts fr.el, p,cd,,.
I"'' the iiunmoh.lc tour will give in.
P'n'' IN" most wonderful phatosglrhIr
'"u aS record Of the Un,tel s,,,os
H'I,h has c'cr been made Ttcr. ,,i,l
"' itt'" Ief' I" the imaginati,u ah,u,
american road conditions when tho oar
Nh Drake - sending from cap,t,l tn
V"i''"' - hhd'iA checked in ~ its dcstI-
h"ll"ii Tn" .lnncUsity Of this nroio,,
n brhalf OF good roais is better uudsr-
''""' "hen y Is learned that the dis
,I"'' To b" travelled win hc greater
'H'h IN" distance around the world aud
every mi" of II is 90 be- mad. in ~.
United States. W Wv