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February, 1915.
MOTORING MAGAZINE
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between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00 a. m. Automobiles must leave Glacier Point for Wawona or Yosemite between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00 a. m. Automobiles must leave Yosemite for Wawona or Glacier Point between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00 a. m. in order to avoid meeting horse-drawn stages. Automobiles must arrive at Wawona not later than 11:15 a. m. Automobiles must arrive at Glacier Point not later than 1:45 p. m. Automobiles must arrive on the floor of the Yosemite Valley at the foot of the Wawona Grade near Bridal Veil Falls not later than 12:15 p. m. Automobiles entering the valley must proceed via the main road, Camp Ahwahnee, Yosemite Village, etc. (same as for Coulterville road.)

Passing of horse drawn stages.—If an automobile through accident or other cause is unable to reach its destination within the allotted period of time, it must park on the outer edge of the road when the time is up and wait until the horsedrawn stages coming in from the opposite direction have passed. Necessary information will be obtained from the first stage that passes.

Over Big Oak Flat Road.—Time of arrival and departure. Automobiles must leave the Crane Flat Outpost for Yosemite between the hours of 7 a. m. and 3:30 p. m., and must arrive at the Yosemite Village pay station not later than 6:00 p. m. Automobiles leaving the park via the Big Oak Flat road must start from Yosemite Village between the hours of 6 a. m. and 4 p. m. Automobiles in entering must proceed via the foot of the Big Oak Flat grade, Pohono Bridge, Camp Ahwahnee, Yosemite Village, etc. (Same as for Coulterville road.) Automobiles must not use the road from the foot of the Big Oak Flat grade to Yosemite Village along the north side of the Merced River.

Mariposa Big Tree Grove.—Automobile drivers desiring to enter the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees must apply to the clerk at the Wawona Hotel for information as to the time of leaving Wawona, and to the person in charge of the Log Cabin in the Big Tree Grove as to time of departure from the grove.

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Tips to Automobilists

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'The News Letter recommends the following garages, hotels and supply houses. Tourists will do well to cut this list out and keep it as a guide:


PALO ALTO.—LARKIN'S CAFE—Just opened. The only strictly first-class cafe on the Wishbone Route devoted to the patronage of automobile owners and their families. Corner of University avenue and The Circle.


SAN JOSE.—LAMOLE GRILL. 36-38 North First street. The best French dinner in California. 75 cents, or a la carte. Automobile parties given particular attention.


PALO ALTO.—PALO ALTO GARAGE, 443 Emmerson St., Tel. P. A. 333. Auto livery at all hours. Tires and sundries In stock. Gasoline, oil, repairing, lathework, vulcanizing. Open day and night.

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Where their entire attention will be devoted to the prompt delivery of the best work that a modern plant, high-class mechanics and materials can produce.

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Insist Upon Truffault-Hartfords
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EDWARD V. HARTFORD. Pres.

Office and Works: 174 Bay St., Jersey City, N.J.

Manufacturers of Hartford Electric
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