The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-12-31

you a happy and posperous jour
ney. The trailing vines grow in
tangled profusion along the sides
of the road. There are great,
deep beds Of ferns of uncommon
height, many mountain springs,
the water so clear and pure with
the hint of snow, the most re-
freshing, satisfying drink in the
world. While travelling thru a
hot dusty country where good
water cannot be had at any price,
we often thought of our springs
and cool mountain streams and
we knew we could not live in any
country, no matter if it had every
other advantage in the world and
no good water to be had The
cool sweet smell of the pines and
wild honey suckle filling the air
with a perfume rare. After a
steady 5 mile climb we emerged
into the light of day and felt as
though we were atop of the
world" Ranges of mountains
darkly green we're all around us
and beneath US and the blue sky
arching above. After awhile we
reached Emida and going on a
little we entered the mountains
again. Here are excellent roads
comparing favorably with any
mountain roads we found. We
asked ourselves at the time if
ii were possible to find any
scenery more beautiful; camping
spots any more desirable for al
entire summer; any better fish
ing than we were leaving behind
yet true to human nature we were
leaving all this for we knew moi
what. Now that we will soon be
leaving Idaho and passing over
into Washington l want to tel
you people of Idaho something
Every mOtOrist is curious to know
where his fellow-traveler is from
and where he is going. The au-
tomobile is a wonderful factor TO
good in more ways than one, no
alone for good roads and high
ways, the like of which has neve
been seen in any country, but j
is a great leveler, does away wit
that feeling, II am better thai
thou" excites within all an in
| terest and kindly feeling for on
another. All cars bear thei
home pennants; at first havin
none they always looked at on
: license. We could hear them ex
i claim, why IdahOl All the wa
, from Idahol" They beheld u
= with establishment. Had W
, come from the Fiji Islands the
- could not have been more aston
ished.
q Even the poor over-tasked pc
: licemen in the congested district
o of our large cities we're so take
/ by surprise that they would ca
I out "Why hello Idaho" In I'll
p busiest center of San FrancisC
. the policeman stopped all ira
fic and called out "Well hel
= Idaho, where do you want to go
. At first we congratulated GU
selves on being Of so much in
-. pOrtance, until we happened
think it might be because v
~ looked so green. Yet it couldr
= have been that for if you want
o. see sights just travel in an aut
. There were handsome big racer
u medium looking cars and on dOy
to any old contraptiOn that won
!. run. Some didn't resemble
auto at all, but looked just Ii
n a lot of old machinery grabb
a up from the junk pile and throN
70 together. You just had to lau
~ but you had to admire them t
81 for the spirit was there all t
same. Two Of the incest be
49, we ever met were out for a SUI
~ mer's outing in a little light c.
80 ored car that looked like a mo
80 ster spider. On our way to
~ coast we met hundreds on tn
-, return trip. One hot day
~ saw them cming so thick a
- close together and with tops
-, they resembled nothing so mt
! as the monster tumble bugs
- used to see go Flooding ale
80, through the heat and dust. !
!, see Idaho doesn't mean anyth
to the majority of people,
10 them it is inaccessible, and Il
- think of it only as the old Ell
y grant trail Of the Lewis and CT
- expedition. Now if you !
ycur State you wont feel very .,
W" about this. Think of it, a st
20 where every few miles are bea