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Show tamed Auto of 1905 On Good Roads Tour r. Tr"J v .... - fx' w '-1 Same Driver Piloting One-Cylinder One-Cylinder Oldsmobile Across Country New York City : One phase or the rcmarkuble pronrosa made in this country In the past quarter or a century that or individual transportation trans-portation la being atrlkinuly dem-onntrited dem-onntrited by a convoy or automobiles automo-biles which ha Just started from this city to retrace the route of the first trans-continental automobile race. The caravan la led by the same car. driven by the same man, who won that first race In 1905. This llrst cross country automobile automo-bile race In 1905 was sponsored by a representative of the federal good roads bureau. It was won by Dwiffht B. Huss, driving a curved dash Oldsmobile powered with a intfle cylinder, seven horse power motor. The route from New York City to Portland, Ore., was traversed In 44 days. Huns arriving at 1'ortland lust an hour before the opening of the National Oood Roads Convention Conven-tion to which be waa a delegate from Michigan. The 13I tour now being matln.by Hubs and the same little Oldsiifoblle is a tribute to the building ami extension ex-tension of modern hiichways that have made present duy motor! nn possible. It Is endorsed by Thomas P. Henry, president of the American Automobile Association, and numer ous, publio omolala Interested In, highway development. ' The 1905 trans-oontlnnntal race! was rar more than a sporting contest. . It was a test of the capabilities of the ' then-derided automobile. The fact; that these motoring pioneers sue-' oeeded in overcoming all obstacles in crossing the country over this diffl-' cult route did much to advance the: autpmobUo in the minds of the nation. The raoe also demonstrated the crying need for Improved high-! ways and Is credited with giving the first stimulus to road building in-many in-many states. Conditions encountered by these early racers are unbelievable tod a v. They traveled in seas of water arid' mud with telegraph poles as tie only' '."dication of where the road might, be; they, were forced to ford streams with water above the floor boards-; rutted, baked-clay roads wore out a set of tires In 90 miles; one day they scored 04 miles in 17H hours driving ; for days they drove over unmarked' prairies and deserts these were a few of the terrillo obstacles they encountered. en-countered. That they won through to tne finish astounded the country. During the present tour Huss, the winner or that early epochal event, will speak before civlo organizations In scores or cities and towns. He will contrast the roada of 1905 with those of 1931 and describe the benefits bene-fits derived from Improved highways. He will be accompanied on hie tour by a convoy of Oldsmobiies which, when compared to his 1905 "Old Scout," will forcefully depict the advancements made In motor oars as well as In highways. |