The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-11-26
OFFICIALS0F
AUTO.CLUB TO
TOUR NATION
Executive Committee tC Make
10000 Mile Tour, Stop
ping at Ia Points

Washington, d. c., Nov. 2G.-Witt
forty three legislatures scheduled &c
| meet during 1927 and with every in.
| dication that the mill Of motor We
hicle legislation will work overtime
tn" American Automobile Associu
tion announced today that steps ar.
| being taken to sOlidify mot0rIOn,
| Ias; and West, behind policies thai
will assure progress and prevent IN
Favorable ncroarhments on tn.
rights Of the users Of the roads.
| IS an initial step in this program
! Tor i solid front, the executive com.
/ mittee and several officers Of thu
nat iohai motoring body will make +:
! ten thousand mile tour Of the Rock.
! Mountain section and the Pacifi,
! Coast area. The trip will be- made
by rail, a special car having beeu
! secured To take the leaders of or.
tanize'i m"t"rdOm from point IL
/, point Of their extensive itinerary.
Purposes Of Trip
| One OF the main purposes of the
/, trip, which is similar to visits III.
, ready made into other sections OF
the country, is to promote standard
/ lied motoring service as between
East and West through the $50 m OTTO
clubs affiliated with the A. A. A
| The tremendous increase of motto,
touring into the far west and into
adjacent portions of Canada in
recent years, it is pointed out, has
accelerated the need for dependable
uniform service ut minimum cost for
]. motor tourists.
The tour of the West, A. A. A.
! headquarters declared. will take up
~ days, starting from Chicago on
November IS and concluding in tina,
city on December II. Fourteen KEY
points have been designated fol
stops which will vary from IL few
hours to a day and a half. At these
points the A. A. A. officials will
discuss with motor club executives
ANA with business and professional
leaders the motoring problems of the
| Individual communities and the sur
rounding area. The cities scheduled
for stops are: Chicago, H.; Mime
apois and st. Paul, Mimi: Butte OF
Helena. Mont; Spokane and Seattle
| Wash: Vancouver, 4. c.; Portland
| Ore; San Francisco and Los Ange-
! les. Calf: Salt Lake City. Utah
| Denver, Colo; Lincoln, Nebr.; Oma-
ha. Acbr., and Des Moines, Iowa.
! AHeiuucu III TIC OelckatlOn Visiting
| the west are the following members
| Of the Executive Committee: ,Thos
=. Henry. Detroit, Mich. Presidcn,
Of the A. A. A.; Fred II. Galley, Sec
rotary, Cleveland Automobile Club;
George &. Diehl. Consulting Engi
neer. Buffalo, NY, former Presiden,
OF the A. A. A; Charles NJ. Hayes
| President, Chicago Motor Club; Ar.
| thur NJ. Hill, Charleston. w. Va.
President, Midland Trail Transi,
Company and Chairman of the Bus
Board Of the A. A. A.; Robert p
Hooper, Philadelphia, Pa, former
! President Of the Pennsylvania Mo.
tor Federation: William f. Metzger
Detroit, Mich; Sidney d. Walden
President, Detroit Rapid Transit
Commissions: Percy J. Walker. Sar
Francisco, Calf, representing tn.
California State Automobile Asso.
citation; and Charles c. James, Co.
lumbus, Ohio. Secretary Of the A. A
A.: Ernest n. Smith, Washington
d. G., General Manager A. A. A.;
Russell E. Singer, Washington, D. c.
Manager, Club Service Department