Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-18
AUTOMOBILE CLUB.

The reorganization of the automobile
club and the plan of marking the roads
leading into Boise has met with much
favor. One of the automobile firms
phoned that they would take five mem
berships at So and several owners of
automobiles say they are ready to put
their shoulders to the wheel if such an
organization is started. With this kind
of spirit there is no reason why such
a club should not be organized and at
an early date a meeting will be called
to start such an organization.
We should be able to start with n
membership of at least 200 and with
this membership 500 miles of automo-
bile road can be marked with an up
o-date iron indestructible sign with.
the word. Boise" the mileage, and IN
arrow pointing to the capital city.
When this is completed five or ten
thousand small pamphlets will he
printed and these will be distributed to
every garage and hotel along the routes
where the roads are marked and sent
cast TO the main garages and hotels.
These pamphlets will be free to the
members of this organization. The new
plan in marking the roads is to use the
color scheme, painting the telephone
poles, fence posts, rocks and bridges
At every intersection the colors will be
marked so that it will show straight
ahead" or turn to left or right" The
advantages are many over the old sys-
TEN of the printed log The colors can
be seen at night b. throwing the search
light on. You do not have to follow
every turn you make by reading the
log book and when the road is changed
the colors can be taken off at each cor
ner and placed o. the new road, while
If you print the log in book you have
to reprint the log book which is sell
dom, if ever, done.
The following inquiries are just a
few of those we receive each day and
show that people want to come to Idaho
and to Boise if they have a way to
guide them:
Levi. Utah, Feb. IT. 1917.
Secretary Boise Commercial Club,
Boise, Idaho.
Dear Sir: Kindly send me the names
of some good auto guide books of Idaho
and where l may get them. How are
the roads leading into Boise, and are
they marked SO that stranger can get
into your city?
Respectfully yours,
S. w. ROSS.
Here is another and 1t shows the ne
cessity of getting the club started al
once:
Westwood Cal, Feb. 81, 1917.
Secretary Boise Commercial Club,
Boise, Idaho.
Dear Sir: | am writing you in regard
to a road map of your state; / am con-
templating on a trip through Idaho
Wyoming and on to Montana. Can you
furnish me with a map showing the
roads of your country, and are they
marked? If so, please give me full
particulars. Can you give me any in
formation in regard to government land
in Idaho? Also would like to have the
price of irrigated land in your section
Thanking YOU in advance, l am
Yours very truly,
ROY MABEE.
People all over the country are inter
ested.
Harvester Building, Michigan Avenue
and Harrison Street, Chicago, Ill.
Feb. 20, 1917.
Boise Commercial Club,
Boise, Idaho.
Dear Sirs: Intending to tour by auto
this spring and summer in Idaho,
would be glad to receive any printed
information and maps you have usefl
for my purpose.
Very truly yours,
JOHN ESHER KNOBLE.
Clason Map Company, 1915 fremont