Show UNUSUAL INTEREST IN COAST TO CO COAST I AUTOMOBILE RACE RAC Race Is Also Productive of ofa a Good Roads Activity j a. a f All Along V SEATTLE March 20 Tho 20 Tho Yu Alaska-Yu- 3 Pacific kon-Pacific n exposition automobile rac race from New York City to tho exposition grounds In Sn Seattle bids fair to result In more snore good roads activity than has all the campaigning of ot the last half halt dozen years cars Every county count In tho the state of Washinton Washing Washington ton through which tho course courll of ot the transcontinental racers will run Is busy building and repairing Its principal high hl ways ays The same is to b be he said of ot tho the state Jt to of Idaho a and add d word comes from other I. I 1 states on tho the western end of or the tho that similar work will be bo begun besun once the exact rou route te Is indicated On Invitation from boards boardl of or supervisors supervisors supervisors super super- visors in Idaho M M. I. I Robert Guggenheim promoter of ot the tho race and donor of the tho Guggenheim trophy troph has has started on an auto tour over the western end of ot tho the route With a party of ot friends ho took one of ot his hla big touring cars through Sno- Sno Snoqualmie pass out of ot Seattle and is now making his wa way slow slowly through Cal eastern rn Washington carefully inspecting inspecting all roads and making malclm suggestions for their repair and for Cor sign boards which will mark the wa way for COl tho the racers He lIe will willo go o on across tho the state stale and through Idaho on tho the same mission II lie IIA plans to end his trip in Green Creen River Wyo oA o A party part of ot Seattle auto drivers livers will go o out from from this city to meet the scout cars which will leave New cw York City and ChIcago Chicago ChI ChI- cago on March l 2 23 for Cor the purpose of ot markInS' markInS markIng marking mark- mark Ing InS the tho route and arranging tho the checking chocking stations along the SOO miles of ot raceway The offer of ot made b by Mr r. r Guggenheim helm heim for the best design for or a troph trophy to cost 2000 has rc resulted in designs design and models being sent in from rom artists all over the tho country and Canada Tho The committee having this matter In charge chargo has recently sent out notice that tho the contract for makIng makIng making mak mak- ing the trophy troph will be J given gl to the thc maker of ot the tho accepted design If It he lie shall be bo equipped for Cor the tho wok work |