The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-24
Warm Welcome Awaits
Those Who Go on MunSey
Historic Tour.
COUNTRY TRAVERSED
RICH IN HISTORY
Roads a Little Rougher In Pine
Woods of Maine, But Scenery
Is Beautiful.

PORTLAND, Me, June 24-The Path !
finders for the Munsey Historical Tour
in their Emf car received a warm
welcome n this city. not only from au-
tomobile men but from public officials.
Mayor Charles A. StrOUt greeted the !
party IN front Of his office and extended
20 them tn. courJesies of the city. He
said he wa sorry that definite arrange |
ments had not been made for the tour
lists TO stop in this city all night when
they came through here on August 20
and promised that everything. possible (
should be done in the way of policing
the streets to insure a pleasant drive
through the town
The road TO Poland Springs was taken
by the pathflnding party early thus
morning and Il was with much regret
that they left the historic city Of Port |
land behind them.
Passing through this city the tourists
Will ind much to interest them. The
house where the poet Longfellow lived
is still IN fine condition on Congress
street. It is the Oldest brick house in
the city and is a fine specimen Of CO.
lonial architecture.
Beacon Light Guides Smugglers.
Deel<ng Park was the scene of a fierce
battle in the French and Indian war and
several hundred savages fell in an at
tempt TO capture and burn the CALAMITY
defended settlement. At the park is also
old beacon light, which, besides full I
- its functions Of warning approach /
ing Ships Of the dangers of the coast, /
also served at one time as guide for
tain lights were burned on the tower,
and that. guided by mis- beacon, the con
trabaud men Hghtered their carsoes into
the water. from which they were after
ward rescued by the thrifty local folk
and transferred TO their cellars and
stores without the payment OF duties.
The city was destroyed twice by the
Indians and once was swept by great
confederation. The great FIRE. which was
one of the most damaging catasJrophes
in the history OF the country, took place
IN 1856.
Coming up from Portsmouth, y H,
the ros continue 20 wind i'm and OUT
along the rocky coast. II apoGncs IN
summer resorts, all Of which seem TO
have magnificent bathing beaches
Memories Of Colonial Days.
The country is full of memories Of the
old Colonial days when all this section
was exposed 10 the raids OF the French
privateers which dropped down from
Canada and went on plunderlnS eZpedi-
tons along the Maine coast.
Before coming TO BiddetOrd, the tour
lists will run for distance along the oid
Kings r1aC, which was constructed back
about 1910 and has ever since Dern
popular highway. One time il reSOuuded
with the War-wlOOpS of hostile INDIANS,
IN.
its length is the hum OF motors as pleas
ure parties 20 from one resort 10 an
other In their machines
Passing through Wells, the tourists
will see on their right the memorial
stone erected TO perpetuate the memory
of the brave men and women VINO on
that spot made "a determined resistance
10 the French and Indians in 1892 and
drove of the enemy in what was the
last battle Of the French and indian
war.
Road Through Pine Forests.
The road along this part is rough.
From Biddeford TO Portland it runs
through forests Of pine and hemlocks,
with occasional glimpses Of the sea TO
the right; but the road bed is fun o.
ruts and the going is hard. When with
in a few miles OF Portland the path
finding party found better highways ana
came into the city over fair roads
Touring club of America, the path
finding party will 80 over IN the d.
rectiOn OF Vermont, where local re
ports say the cars in the Munsey run
will be thoroughly tested out.
When the AIUnseyitcs hit the trail
out of Boston for the run to Poland
Springs, via Portland, they viii find
the going rather rough. The days
mileage viii be los miles, with noon
stop at Portsmouth, n h out or
Boston the run over the Pathways
of that city viii be found entcingr
and splendid macadam roads viii be
encountered until the border line be
tween New Hampshire and Maine is
reached.
To Make Stop Pleasant.
When the tourists reach Portsmouth
they VIII proceed direct to the Rock
ingham, where lunch viii be served.
and where the cars can be oiled and
the fuel replenished. Manager Pattee,
of the Rockingham. is greatly inter-
ested in the tour, and has promised
10 lend his best efforts TO make the
tourists brief stop in Portsmouth IN
terestlng-
The rough Maine roads have no eff
feet on the Morgan q Wright "Nobby
Tread tires with which the EMF
pathfinder is equipped They con-
JnICd 10 hold up to the work in great
shape, much tQ the delight of the
patlhndcrs The Jones speedOmeter
is registering the mileage with great
accuracv, while the Jones electric
horn clears the road when obstinate
drivers are inclined to hog it, So
far che Weed chain tire grips have
not been found necessary.