The Washington herald., 1914-05-03

neither telegraph poles nor fences on
either sideS
| Union Mills. 7O.7, is the next town; III
Is the distance to the little village of
Silver Run. and at 70 miles the second
toIlgate, and also the second 20-cent
charge, will be encountered. Unfortu-
nately for us. it had commenced to rain
an hour or two before We reached this
point, which again starts the old worn
out Gettysburg Pike, and we found the
going very poor; and a trip over this
pike in muddy weather Is not to be recon-
mended, although the automobile people
in Gettysburg claim II is the best road
in or out OF the city. When We drew
up at the hotel in Gettysburg We regis
tered IS miles
Two-dny Trip Best.
while 1t is true that this round trip
can be made I'm a day, IL your passen-
gers desire to enjoy the beauties OF the
country and ride in comfort. a leisurely
one days trip each way is very much TO
be preferred. especially at this time of
the year, when the country is SO beau
tiful.
when il came time for us to make our
decision regarding the best roads to use
coming back, we were advised that, ow-
ing to the mud and rain, il would be best
to return by way of Chambersburg. and,
since the rain cleared away, and because
this afforded us an opportunity to enjoy
the beautiful trip over the mountains and
through the clean. perfectly kept Penn
sylvania farms, we were glad that we
accepted the advice. Up TO the 9Th of last
July the toll over this road was 81 each
way. but on the fiftieth anniversary. re-
Gently celebrated at Gettysburg. this toll
was abolished. The road is frequently
marked with the Lincoln Highway de-
vice. as this stretch is TO become a part
of the finished highway from coast to
coast, which is now being worked with
so much enthusiasm by motorists all over
the country.
The first village. 29, miles. is Seven
Stars: next. 81 miles. comes Meningitis
town: then Cashtown. 7:5 miles. After
crossing the mountains. the road leads
through Caledonia Park. IA miles, which
is used as mountain summer resort
by people from Baltimore. Pittsburgh.
and other large Eastern cities. 1t has
many beautiful private cottages. The pike
leads into Chambersburg from the east
q miles. Go west on East Market street.
following car track to the square; then
turn left and go out of city on South
Main street.
Mountain Pike Good.
AT the next town south. 373 miles. toll
~ NtnAs- ~ 1o-1 lIilltss WHICH Is SIX IllAts
out of Hagerstown, toll cents, and
again. two miles out of Hagerstown. an
other toll of 10 cents is charged. Hagers-
town, E.9. 1t is very difficult to de-
scribe the roads through Hagerstown. but
inquiry at any OF the hotels or garages
will put the motorist on the right track,
and motorists who have not driven this
road for q year or two will be very agree
ably surprised at the excellent pike that
leads south over the mountains through
the Middletown Valley into Frederick.
74.9. and here again The very best roads
on the trip are available without ton
charge. Frederick. nv wav Of Cham
bersburg, is 4.5 miles.
zone mile south of Frederick the old
tollgates commence to appear. the first
charge being cents. Urbana, 81 miles.
Hyattstown, S5l, is next: Clarkesburg
next. S. miles. From Frederick to Just
below the railroad track at Gaithersburg
the road remains in the same rough con-
dition that has obtained during the past
two years. bat just below the railroad
track at Gaithersburg, s7.7. the perfectly
smooth new pike commences and con-
tinues all the way into Washington. pass
ing through Rockville. 1919 miles. Our
speedometer registered 1ls miles at the
corner of Park road and Fourteenth
street, this being the distance from the
center of Gettysburg