The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-09-05
DIR. FO0IE HAD
DELIGHTFUL TRIP
Speaks in Praise of Auto
Journey to Archbold
and Back.
MACADAM ALL THE WAY
ALL THE WAY
Travel Down Susquehanna Enhanced
by Wonderful Sceney-He Con-
siders His Tour Ideal.

washington motorists who are
looking for a comparatively short tour
which combines most Of the beauties
OF long distance run will be inter-
ested In the account Of the trip Just
concluded by DR.. John Foote While
most OF the two weeks he was away
was spent OF the road. DR.. Foote mo-
tored more than 700 miles. and, what
Is more important, nearly every mile
was over fine roads.
On his return to Washington, DR..
Foote called at the local automobile
club to tell Touring Director Fergu-
son about the conditions he encoun-
tered and to make several important
suggestions in routing motorists over
the roads he travelled. He was par
ticularly enthusiastic over the beauty
OF the country traversed, the lack or
road difficulties and the absence Of
those little things which oftimes mar
the pleasure of such a trip.
Was Beautiful Trip.
Leaving Washington. DR.. Foote went
to Harrisburg via Frederick and
Gettysburg. There he took the Sus-
quehanna River road to Pittson and
on to his home at Archbold through
Scranton. Providence and Olyphant
The return was by way of Scranton
and Delaware Water Gap to Atlantic
City and to Wilmington via the Pens
Grove ferry.
Il know of no trip Of that distance
which combines so much of beauty,
fine roads and generally ideal tour
ing conditions" said DR.. Foote, who
is veteran Interstate road traveller
That DIVE along the Susquehanna
from Sunbury to Shickshinny is per-
fectly beautiful. Instead of one water
gap view you get several, and they
are every bit as beautiful as the
famed Delaware Water Gap, plus
which, the entire drive is over a fine
macadam road.
thing from the motorists viewpoint -
prised to see the improvement that
has been made in the past three years
You can best appreciate the condI-
tons between here and ArchboId when
tell you that I made the 260-mile
drive in a day. / had my wife and
two small children with me, SO the
riding could not have been very rough
or tiresome. Even from Gettysb6rs
to Harrisonburg the Dads ae in good
condition. OF course. you don't find
much fine macadam on this stretch.
but the roads are kept in decent
Scenery Il DelishtfaI.
The entire route along the sus-
quehanna is either fine red shale or
good macadam. In some places the
road Is rather narrow; but on the
whole I found this part Of the trip
ideal The scenery il delightful. You
pass through much Of Pennsylvania's
richest farming land. and the con-
trast of the colors Of the cultivated
fields Is something to awaken your
of natures beautiea
There was only one stretch on the
return trip that was bad. It was
where we left the main road at Clin-
ton to cut OF ten miles to Fleming
ton. We struck this dirt road after
heavy rains. and naturally IL was
rather hard going. However. the
main road between these points,
White Horse. IL good ma
cadam.
II want to correct the impression
that driving through the coal region.
where the mining towns are 30 close
together. Is irksome because you have
to pass through the heart Of the VII
lagos, where the houses abut the
road. The children do not hamper
your progress or cause you any
worry We made twenty miles an hour
the most populous districtsI
you pass through much Of the
rolling country. where ON every hand
10 evinced the thoroughness Of the
Dutch ~ farmers. v1r.
tually every inch Of the land IL titled.
Al times you see In one sweeping
glance the bright green Of the forest.
the bun color Of wheat stubble. the
darker brown or piowed fields and
the vivid green Of newly sown acrea
while the homes bespeak an ,unmis-
taxable air Of prosperity.