New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-13

in New Jersey. II is lar 700
beautiful section o merely hold
your heeting attention. You must study
its greater beauty, which lies deeper
than the surface you glide over, and
which reaches back to an important
part Of a past you cannot afford to
forget
Even fair New England, with its
charm Of scenic interest and wealth Of
Indian and Colonial legend, does not
possess any more spots which should
be studied and appreciated by every
patriotic American tourist than may
be found in the little State Of New
Jersey.
The whole battle-ground Of the Rev
olution. wheron was shed the blood
which gave Us all we have to-day, might
be covered in two days Of travel by
automobile. and yet, as one explores
and understands this tiny bit Of our
possessions. the vastness Of its his
toric value is unfolded in every mile.
The man who races over these
scenes. where such volume Of our
history vas made, in a comparatively
snort space Of time not only disregards
the heroes of our independence, but
insults his own intelligence.
The time has passed when the motor
tourist can get real pleasure by speed
ing through any Of the older sections
of the United Sattes, and this applies
more strongly to New Jersey than any
other portion Of the East.
These are the days for more deib-
crate touring; more time 70 absorb the
physical attractions Of every locality
and TO give each pint of interest the
attention and study which it demands.
II YOU would learn 10 tour in Jersey,
you must tour 10 learn.
The pleasures one can take home
after a leisurely jaunt through South
ern or Central Jersey are a hundred
times more lasting and satisfying than
any bird's-eye picture picked up on
hurried trip.
Pick Up Something Besides Nails.
Like a good book a good tour should
make a lasting impression and leave
the traveller with some details for dis
cussion. II is quite as pitiable to talk
with person who has made fine tour
and forgotten where he went, as it is
20 meet one who has just read a great
story and cannot recall the name Of
the author.
When a man tells YOU he covered
sll the roads in New Jersey in a week
and is looking for q new place to go,
don't put him in the fool class. be-
cause he is merely a poor unfortunate.
whom nature. in her rush. has over
looked.
After he has covered all Of the rest
Of the country In the same fashion he
will come back 70 New Jersey and
rsmble in q different way over the
roads which mean more than mere
maoAdam and measured miles.
Little Places Have Big Interest.
One Of the most unfortunate things
about many Of the truly quaint and
interesting places in New Jersey to-
day is the fact that they are not beau
tiful in the modern sense. Perth Am
boy. for example, place which all
motorists are apt TO look upon as
something TO be left quickly behind
and put out Of sight and memory. is
exceedingly historic
The first white settlement was made
there IN 1883. on the site Of the Indian
village Of Amboy. The early white
settlers came from Scotland and pre-
fixed the Perth. William Franklin. the
ilegtimate son Of Benjamin Franklin.
and the last royal Governor Of New
jersey. lived there in regal splendor.
He was taken prisoner in his palace.
which was in later years used as q
home for aged ministers Of the gospel.
The battle Of Punk Hill. probably
more famous for the oddity Of its
name than the fereeness Of the strug-
gle. was fought at Perth Amboy on
March s. i777 The first sailboat built
in America was launched there. and il
Is still called "the cradle Of American
shipbuilding." The town gave build
ing lot 70 every man who built sloop
there and many were launched prior
TO the Revolution.
Beyond Perth Amboy the tourist
climbs upon the famed Atlantic High
lands by fine, new state road, over
looking the outer harbor Of New York.
This view is not surpassed anywhere
on the Atlantic Coast
From the highest point, where the
marine view reaches far beyond Sandy
Hook, the tourist literally dives down
over the broad. winding boulevard 20
Brighton. and from there 70 Asbury
Park the wide shore road overlooks the