Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-28
rlNt lUURING CONDITIONS
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through EImIra, b~ins nalnron and
Liberty, this being a snort and very
soou variant to the better known al
tcrnate via Syracuse, Utica and A.
Ian
one of the most surprising features
u the seasons touring was The unpre-
ceuented amount of automobile franc
10 points in II Montreal ana
Nsuepec probably received more motor
visitors from the states this year lha
IN all other previous years ~colnDineu,
Jduglng from the numper of inquiries
received at the "A. A. A. headquarters.
nose who went from New YORK to
GIontreal and thence to quebec found
5ood roads proviaed. They were not
too ambitious and were content to fol-
.uW the beaten track. inns particular
highway is now in excellent condition,
Dut for the present, at least, it stanus
aIone. Ottawa is isolated, although
5tcpS have been taken TO improve the
road leading north to that city from
prescott on the st. Lawrence River.
Demands for data regarding .rans-
continental trips assumed magnitude
which was truly amazing throughout
The entire season., ana the touring bu-
was kept busy laying out tours
across the continent, many motorists
having planned to spend most of the
SIMMER on the road. The scarcity of
suitable hotel accommodations in Ger
tain sections of the Ear west had its
enect in a sudden demand for inIor-
nation about camping facilities and
equipment. This feature became
SO pronounced that 1t was finally
deemed advisable to prepare a camp
ing manual giving some essential de-
tails for motorists. This booklet Is now
in the hands of the printer and will
be ready for distribution within a very
short time.
Still another feature has developed
as q result of roads improvement in
the Southern States became man
fest in the greatly increased volume
and South. Many a~utomobilists who
in former years shipped their cars
by boat or rail- to Florida other
Southern States decided this time to
essay the trip oyer the road and in
practically every i%ntsance reached
their destinations without difficulty.
That former bugbear. the infamous
Chopwamsic Swamp between Wash
and Fredericksburg, has been
bridged by a fine macadam road, SO
that no II need now be deferred
from going by automobile to points in
the South Atlantic States, though
there are still occasional rough
stretches.
In view of what t~ranspired during
1919, the touring bureau of the Amer
lean Automobile Association antici-
pates o still more marked increase In
during 1920 and preparations
TO meet the demand are well under
way. New and revised editions of
maps already published as well as
entirely new maps will be is
sued during the winter and early
While the popularity
Of the detailed strip \ maps
covering many of the main travel.e ed
in the Eastern States, contin-
in amazing fashion.
Hotel rates have generally fncreas-
ed everywhere thai a new edition of
the A. A. A. Hotel Directory has been
prepared and will soon be available
distribution.
All things considered, 1t may be
said that the touring bureaus at A. A.
headquarters. both In New York
and Washington, are better equipped
over before to provide for the
needs of the motoring public during
the coming year,. A. DICKINSON,
Manager American Automobile Asso-
Touring Bureau.