The Springdale news., 1913-06-20
\ PLEASANT MOTOR TRIP

Tine News family no ored to 9assyille Mo, and return Sunday Leaving SIringdale at 5.30 a. m, the drive N as Ge ightfEl during tAe cool morning hours, and what male it a the more enjoyable was t5Ea fat that it H as through a see ttoH mat none O Us mad ever tez fo -4I2ite q ole neW and aura tiFs spot being | 5 losed to view al alm0ss every turn of the "'nd Hg F0ad
 At Rogers the ozark uan w#s akan, leading through Avo BfighJwater, up he lorg hill a. BrfghtWater, by the famous old Elk Hon Tavern, thence flown through SagaH creek bot on, coming ou' all crossing tae Fszszo a snort diSsaH6 this side Of Nashbun <. Old N8shburn tHe Tail was eff o the vest and tie Lip 70 CassvHe WAS made down through tire va let oh what is KHeRH as the "0.a Wire Road " Tie road from Rog= CTS 70 Elk Horn is all shat could Bs desired. showing that it has Lad intelligent care Although there are numerous hizls they have been worked down and loose rock removed. and the. paee that a Der son can travel is only limited to the capacity Of his motor. Before starting on the journey We had been advised that the worst piece of road would be found down through Sugar Creek bottom. beginning al the foot of Elk Horn hill andy con tinuing for a distance of five or six miles. but such did not prove to be the ease While the dry bed of the reek had to be crossed a num- Der of times, neeessitating slow speed, the road along the foot of tHe Ails anG by the side Of the creek bed was excellent and good t.me was made The worst piece of road encountered was found after efoSsing the Frisco this side of Washburn and on into Cassville. The road was full of huge limestone rock. and gave evidence of having been travelled over for generations. with no effort II ade to remove the m. From Old Washburn to Cassyille the road was miserable, being full of loose stones, and in places piles of rock had been dumped into the road, which in times past had prob ably been covered with dirt, but this the rains had washed away leaving the road in no condition for travel There are some fine farms, with handsome homes and large, prosperous looking barns along the route, but the condition of the road is enough to queer the country in the eyes of stranger seeking new location There is plenty of material at land for making first class road. but indications are the people are little inclined to make use of it. Our advice to motorists is to go from Washbufn 10 Exeter, thence to Cassville IL is few miles farther. but better time can b4 made, with considerably less fatigue and wear and tear.
 W H Harvey of Monte Ne has done a good work in mapping out the ozark Trail, even if nothing more is done The telephone poles and trees along the route have been spotted white so that stranger en- tirely unfamiliar with the roads and the country can keep steadily on with the confidence that he is on the right road. And with the numerous roads branching off at intervals of few miles this is great convenience
 Gassville was reached shortly be fore 9:30 a. m. and the News folks spent a pleasant day with the fam fly of L. Beasley. and We can all brag on the Missouri dinner if We can. brag on the Mi souri roads Leaving Cassville at 4.45 D. m, on the return trip Springdale was reached shortly before nine o'clock, a stop being made for supper on the way home Cassville is just A miles from Springdale over tlE route travelled Sunday. and barring accidents can be made in three and half hours running.
 The trip was thoroughly enjoy able one to all, being entirely free of those annoyanees, such as tire trouble, which occasionally falls to the lot of the motorist. and afford ing, as it did, view of hitherto new country to the party.