The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1924-11-14
LIBERALIZATION OBHE
TOUR WOULDLIKE AN
ENTRY FROM HERE


automobile tour which will be run in
the spring of next year, writes to the
city council regarding their plans and
suggesting that some driver enter
from this city. 1t. is now expected
that there will be about fifty cars and
possibly ITS people in the caravan,
which will stop in Winslow overnight
between the seventh and eighth days
out from Ell Paso.
Regarding the route and plans, the
FL Paso Herald says:
"InArizona, New Mexico and west
Texas great strides have been made
in highway building in recent years.
Competent engineers have taken hold
and located grades. Highways are
much nearer the tops of mountains
than they used to be, thus lessening
the dangers of washouts. Grades are
much easier, roadbeds have been
smoothed and graveled and curves
have been widened and Strengthened.
Modern road engineers have follow
ed the practice of railroad builders
and sought the higher levels with
easier ascents. Ten years back any
sane motorist would have allowed
himself at least 80 days to cover 1000
miles of southwestern roads and when
he started out for city or town 100
miles distant he packed along camp
ing outfit and three-day supply OF
food.
In 1924 the pathfinding car rolled
over 1870 miles of highway in west
Texas, New Mexico and Arizona in
seven days elapsed time, or n hours
actual running time.
when any car, be it stock, tour
ing, special built or racing model,
can average 80 miles per hour for "
hours, it not only speaks we'll for the
car, but it writes a whole chapter on
the wonderful improvements in high
way
''This coverage of roads is the same
route that members of the 1925 Ell
Paso Herald tour will ride over next
spring. There are just four stretches
on the entire route that can be called
bad-between Newman and Orogrande;
between Glenrio and Tucumcari;a be-
tween Mayer and Phoenix on the
Black Canyon route, and between Cam
bray and Alden on the home stretch. y
The letter to the Winslow council,
which was from the automobile editor
OF the Ell PaSo Herald, was as follows
Your letter of the 14th, inst, re-
ceiYed and we are very glad to hear
that Winslow will be interested in
the 1925 Ell Paso Herald tour. While
many of the details are at present be-
ing worked out we are sure that the
Council will be interested in few
salient facts The tour will be grade
under American Automobile associa-
ton rules, similar to the Gliddon
tours of twelve years back.
THE run will arrive in Winslow
during the afternoon of June S, and
will remain over night in your city
We shall ask your cooperation IN
securing hotel Accommodations and
parking place for the cars during the
stop.
"At least ten days before the tour
arrives we shall supply you with a
complete list of the personnel of the
run; stating thereon the names OF
every person participating and the
kind Of room they desire. Also all
those who desire to room together
We shall ask you to designate the
leading hotel of the city as official
headquarters and to assign to that
hotel the leading names on the list
1t is not supposed that the entire run
can be assigned to one hotel but il
is hoped that reservations can be made
for every member so that rooms will
be awaiting them upon arrival. Our
checker will take station at the corner
of Williamson avenue and SeconC
street, checking each car as it arrives
and directing the occupants to the
hotel where they are booked for the
night. AS soon as the men have un'
loaded baggage and passengers the
driver and observer will take the cal
to the appointed official filling station
and there replenish the car with oil
gas and water. After this the car i!
placed in the official parking place
under care of our watchmen and NJ
one is permitted near the cars, no
even the owner or driver until checF
The final arrangements are all mad
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