Evening star., 1923-03-11
NEW TOUR SEASON
SOON WILL Be ON
Road Extensions and I'm
provements Eliminate Many
UnWeIcome Detours.
LATE DATA IN DEMAND
a. A. A. Bureau in Washington
Clearing House for Vast Guam
tity of Information.

The touring season is about 10
oman The song Of the first spring
bird will be the signal for a call TO
the open road, and every one VINO mas
a car, whether 1t be model or the
vintage of '9S or a high-grade, tnor-
oushly equipped '23 speedster' Will
eagerly respond with the desire 10
free himself from the dull winters $
confinement and once again roll over
the ribbonlike boulevards into ma
lures great out Of doors.
There will be more machines on
the highways this year than ever be-
fore, says A. G. Seller, manager OF
The \. 4. A. tour and transport bu-
reau. because the main highways
generally will be in better condition
aside from the fact that registra-
lions show there are over a mliIon
more passenger cars i'll use than IN
1929. More than So per cent of the
worlds motor vehicles are here in the
United States.
Detours Eliminated.
1t is interesting to note that most
If the notorious detours which for
nlerly marred the pleasure or the
dav's tourney are now eliminated ana
the motorist of 1928 will find 1t pos
sible to travel most any main nlSh :.
N-ay out of Washington for seNeral
hundred miles without encountering
the usual hardship and possibility OF
damage to the machine. Both routes
10 Phila delphia are now entirely
paved The new concrete sections De-
tween Elkton and Wilmington and at
Rising sun We're completed last year
Three boulevards now lead to ana
through gettysburg. where heretofore
the tourist was forced to make afro
cious detours on any line leaulns
into the famous battlefield.
The White Horse pike, from Phiia-
dclphia to Atlantic City, was opened
with elaborate ceremonies last sum-
ner and the direct concrete thorough
fare from Philadelphia to Easton
Pa, now provides an opening to the
summer resort district of New York
and New England following the
scenic route, avoiding traffic in the
metropolis. Many other completed
links have served to unfold many
important cities and vocational play
grounds heretofore practically lso-
lated by disconnected links of un-
improved surface.
National Clearing House.
The A. A. A. touring bureau, located
at llOS 18th street northwest. is now
serving as a national clearing house
The establi shment of an up-to-the-
minute road report service, whereby
an interchange of road reports and
other data of value to motorists. pre-
pared in the form of a general con-
densed summary, is remailed to all
OF the 250 A. A. A. clubs, II is pos
sible to distribute information of un-
usual importance TO travellers to al
most any part of the country. 4 large
master wall map in the Washington
headquarters serves as the record
chart of Highway conditions, just as
rhe United States weather bureau
POSTS climatic and atmospheric yarl-
atoms AS each report reaches the
Office its contents are carefully noted.
then entered on the wall map. added
10 the general report. then filed for
constant reference of inquirers. 1t is
interesting to note that in spite OF
the fact that extreme winter weather
usually retards travel in most parts
Of the country, regular reports con-
t.1ued TO pour into headquarters
throughout the colder months. and
Indications are that the volume of
information published will be greater
than ever during the spring and sum-
lntr Such data as amount of snow
fall on highways, damages to bridges.
progress made in clearing the road
ways. all Is of much value to those