Evening star., 1923-11-18
SURVEYS OF AUTO
ROUTES UNDERWAY
N. N. A. Explorers Keep
Track of Roads Between
Principal Cities.

Supplementing its work of last
year. when official road cars Of the
National Motorists Association ac-
tually surveyed all of the various
routes leading from Chicago, Cleve-
land and Washington to the prin-.
cipal touring objectives of Florida.
the National Motorists Association
has practically completed the re-
checking of the southern highways
for the benefit of southbound tourists
during the 1s23-24 travel season. it
was announced at the organizations
headquarters here today.
Incomplete reports show that there
have been some highly important
changes In southern road conditions
during the past year. These, it is
pointed out. have been happy i'm
roads have been paved and long
routes shortened.
New Maps Available.
Since reports of the findings of
the road loggers have been wired
daily to National Motorists Associa-
tion headquarters in this city and
then mailed to it's approximately 400
affiliated clubs throughout the coun-
try. the very latest road information
is now available. it is said, and new
maps and route cards are now avail
able.
Relieving that a tremendous num-
Der of car owners will head for
Florida and southern points this win
ter. and that with the ever-increas-
ing number of these tourists the
migration will naturally set in earlier
each year, the National Motorists
Association sought TO have accurate
Information ready at the earliest pos
sible moment.
Pursuing the announced policy of
the National Motorists Association,
this latest information is at the dis
posal of any motorist who is men,
Der of any automobile club. ire
spective of its national affiliation.
This policy was adopted by the Ma
tional Motorists Association, it is
stated, on the theory that the inter-
ests of motor-car owners can best
be served by courtesy to one another
rather than by policy of segregat-
ing themselves into clannish factions
and hurting invectives across spite
fences.
While the National Motorists AS
sociation has some 400 clubs operat-
ing under it's official banner. officials
here say that more than 500 motor
organizations have joined it's recipro-
cal plan. thus insuring the most
widespread national touring service
In the history of motoring.
Three Expeditions Out.
Three especially built cars. each
manned by thoroughly experienced
road loggers and mapmakers, covered
the various optional southern routes
this year.
Three expeditions are under the
general command Of Secretary George
Donahue of the Automobile Club of
Rochester \. Y. chairman of the Ma
tional Motorists Association touring
board.
Being veteran automobile club
man and one of the foremost auto
road pathfinders in the country
Donahue was prevailed upon by Sec
retary Fred Galley of the National
Motorists Association to undertake
this important work. With Donahue
at It's head, the completed work. it
is believed, is the most comprehen-
sjve and accurate southern survey yet
compiled by any touring organiza ton.
Not only have Donahue and his
crew actually covered every available
route to the south, but arrangements
have been made at numerous points
to have all road changes that might
occur during the winter reported i'm
mediately to National Motorists AS
sociatton headquarters.
Most travel is using one or another
of the various routes converging at
Washington. which ia accessible over
good roads by using such well known
highways as the Lincoln highway,
National Old Trails road, Lakes-to-
Sea highway, Susquehanna trail,
Lackawanna trail and the New York
Washington highway. Until the win
ter rains set in travel south of Wash
fngton may use the coast route via
Richmond, Durham. Sanford, Char
1otte, Athens, Macon, Naldosta, Lake
City and the new road from there to
Jacksonville.
The recommended route from
Louisville south is via Bloomfield,
Bardstown. Hodgenville. Bear Wal
low, Cave City, Bowling Green,
Franklin. Mitchellville, Springfield
and Nashville. Inquiry should be
made at the Nashville Auto Club con-
cerning road conditions which change
rapidly Between Nashville and
Macon optional routes exist via
Chattanooga, Rome and Atlanta or
via Huntsville, Gadsden, Rome and
Atlanta