The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-15
Where They Go
and
How They Go.

Hundreds of Topekans are scattered
all the way from attractive British
Columbia hunting grounds to the trout
fishing haunts of the Pecos Valley in
New Mexico, and from the seaside
resorts of the Pacific coast to the at
tractive spots of the far east.
At this season of the year a certain
irresistible spirit of restlessness takes
possession of individuals and they
are drawn away as though by some
impelling spirit to camping grounds
and attractive resorts.
With many Topekans it is the call
of the Wild that comes annually.
Scores of local sportsmen seek out the
unfrequented and rugged places where
hunting and fishing are good and
where there is not the least sign of
civilization" Here they rough it,
and get close to nature. Persons of
this class are slow in telling of the
Whereabouts of their sequestered
haunts.
There are others, however who per-
fer not to live the strenuous life
prefer to be sociable. Persons in this
class build cottages or put up at
hotels or ranches in such places as
Estes Park, Colo. Ludington, Mich
or the various other resorts in Mich
igan and Wisconsin.
There are many persons because of
the pressure of business cannot get
away for any great length of time,
who spend the ek-ends at Lake
View on the Santa Fe, camp out for
brief periods of time at Maple HILL
or enjoy the beauty of the Lake of the
Forest near ROuner Strings
Then there are others who on ac-
count of financial reasons cannot go
on long railway trips. They or
ganize camping parties and probably
get as much real enjoyment out of
their experiences as those who have
the opportunity to take their pick of
resorts.
Wakarusa and Tecumseh on the
Santa Fe have been popular camping
grounds this season. as well as Paxi-
co and Silver Lake.
Topekans are hard hit by the vaca-
tion bug They have it worse than
the people of any city of like size
in the United States according to T. L.
King of the Santa Fe. Not only have
they travelled far and wide in the
United States this summer, but scores
time.
Auto trips during vacation periods
are becoming more successful and
more popular each season. One of the
= longest auto tours made this season
was taken by William Wolfe. manager
of the Valveless Elmore Auto Com
pany of Topeka. In an Elmore the
party drove from Topeka to Las We
gas in four days without accident or
mishap.
One of the difficult feats in the trip
over the Rockies is the making Of
Ration Pass. Here the biggest and
best of cars get down in the low and
dig to climb the 5000 feet elevation.
On this trip with the Elmore. the
driver who has gone over the pass
many times, put the car through all
the degrees from the low to the high
and made the great divide going fast
er and stronger than at the start.
The question of equipment for vaca-
ton trips and outing parties is being
solved in a scientific manner by the
dealers in athletic and outing goods.
1.-THE principle of getting as much
into as small a space as possible has
been our aim in selecting our lines of
goods" said H. NJ. Starr with the
Howard Supply Company.
Probably no stock is more complete
and varied than the Howard lines and
the party preparing for an outing or
long vacation trip will find their
every need from the folding or nesting
cups to the bathing suit for the
beach.
Anticipation usually removes all the
drudgery from the preparation of the
lunch for an outing trip. Then
again. enterprising institutions of To-
peka, making a business of making
good things to eat. are able to prepare
dainties for lunches SO completely that
even the worry of what to take is
eliminated.
However, scores of Topeka folks
who spend weeks in the rugged dis
tricts where fish and game may be
found resent the idea of taking eat
ables from home. Their vacations
are a failure if enough fish are-not
caught or game birds bagged to fur
nish the party with provender.
| Clyde Lawrence insists, however, re-
CARELESS of proves or pride, that it's
a real comfortable feeling to know
| that a package of Wolff's prepared
/ meats are carefully packed away in
j each picnic OUTFIT.
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