St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-07-01

But Covington Fire Hastens
Them on Their Journey.
while the automobile may be re-
sponsible for an occasional mortsase
on a home and little splurging no.
III keeping with the income, II must
OIL the other hand be credlted Win
having worked wonderful change,
in economy in business, the con
struction of good roads and inter-
communication of urban and rurai
populations. The dangers OF the Joy
ride are lost in the long travels thas
make familiar the customs or otnel
neopel and localize the successfui
undertakings that have given pres
tige to other sections. AS an educa-
tional factor in civic accomplishment
| It has exercised an influence greater
than all Recommendation. 1t will not
he many years before trips IN the
automobile may be from the Auantlc
to the Pacific over comfortable roads
with excursions to intermediate
places of historical interest or speclai
| beauty, at slight cost.
! MIR. J. l.. Smith, of the flrm Oh
H.. ]. Smith & Sons, has just return
ed from Detroit, Michigan, to Cow
iington. thestrip being made in new
E. M. F. 80, which he purchased
ri that place. He started from Cow
ington on June 3, by rail, peing aG-
companied by his father, Judge n.
J. Smith, and Mr.. Albert David. Iney
4 reached Chicago on the Atm, STOP
ming Just long enough to see some
of the places OF. interest in the city'
i and reached Detroit on the afternoon
of the 5th. The homeward trip from
| there was made in the newly pur'
/ chased automobile of which make
jMr. j. l.. Smith, who is manager 81
4 4 tbs Sfs TaHn2ony Motor Ce.. has -tHe
agency. The start being made Oh
1.-The 9th. passing through Toledo ant
n indianapolis, Louisville. KY, wa'
reached on Tuesday morning, June
i1e. where accounts of the Covingtoi
6re we're read in the Lou1syiH'
papers. This caused a break in tn
program and Judge Smith took tn
first train for home. The trip wa
continued by j. l.. Smith ana WI
David who arrived in CovIngt0n
y lime is. the 1431 miles being mad
in II days, at an expense of $4.z
y fer lubricating Oil and $l6.1o 10
q gasoline. or 1913 gallons. -,
AS sightseeing excursion Tn
= trip was less extended than orislha
" intended, as both Mr.. Smith an
Mr.. David were anxious to. get non
and learn the. extent OF the III
damage. but withal many points
y interest were visited. At Indianap'
lis the Soldiers and Sailors Nom
" tment. that cost over a million do
liars and took thirteen years to bu1lt
" the State House, the Race Trat
2 and State Fair Grounds, the Rive
side Bathing Beach, the Riversl'
~ Dam, the Indiana Pythian Buiidll
and the Murat Temple and Theatr
Louisyile, KY, among its other plac
of interest, ilase some very handsor
~ churches. the Walnut Street (Bal
- tist) and the St. Boniface (Catholl
w being among the finest. The Co
- federate Monument and the Fails
q the Ohio River are also well WoT
20 eeing, as well as the New Car
=. Lccks, where the steamers are lit
~ from one elevation to another
easy as a floating chip.
10 The roads Of Michigan, India
W and Ohio are excellent, being mo
So ily made of rock, but the hlllln'
W of the country made the roads
Kentucky rather difficult to tray
W About 125 miles from Indianapo
an auto party was found strant
w on one of these Kentucky roads W
a broken tire, aud what is Wol
10 they were ignorant in the matter
lreplacing the tire. Mr.. Smith
.0O Mr.. David made them happy by
.O0 ting them in travelling condit
again. Fort Wayne. Indiana, T
90 found to be hustling, thrifty pls
.O0 They had no sooner reached the
than they We're surrounded by
100 porters who wanted to know
- about it. The streets and sidews
800 of this place are of verified bl
10 and it presents a; very neat and ci
..tappearance.
30 The rural aspect of the ms
- portion of this trip down into
fer. sissippi is. entirely different 4
that Of Louisiana. Especially is
case in those sections where
enforcement of the stock laws ms
Red IL unnecessary to have fences. tn
hool ands of acres of wheat and rye 7
core the eve to an undulating surfac
ding green for miles around, like an o.
ture in calm. Here and there are
j asI tered large barns, built with all
care Of human habitation and cap