Evening star., 1915-09-12

meant-very, slow going, the sloWest
kind of motoring Imaginable. In IaGt.
We were forced to leave the main
route when we got to Morton, o, s5r,atns araa ha
Denver route just east Of McCook, Neb.
This route, we were told at Denver;
was impossible. Imagine our Joy1ui
surprise when we found it to be actua
ly the best in the west. OUTSIDE Oh Tie
California roads, of course.
But what could you expect on such
a long trip? We didn't go with tne
hope of having good roads all the time:
Mr.. Ferguson told us about -What we
could expect, so when we came 70
rough spots and muddy spots anu
deaeft spots we expected them AS
matter of fact, they added zest 70 'ne
trip. l can imagine nothing quile 81
monotonous as motoring to San Fran
cisco and back over boulevards.
= Equipped for Camping.
Being Independent of towns and ho-
tells alike is comfortable security
on a transcontinental motor journey,
according to Mrs. Bohrer. She had the
foresight to equip her car with COM
plete provisions for camping. and con-
sequently was able to stop for night
and a day, or a longer period, when
ever the weather or her inclination
dictated
tells in the smaller towns of the west.
as In the east, are not of the best, and
to be enabled to indulge in the luxury
OF making your stops wherever your
mood suggests is the best feature OF
an outing of this character. Until you
make such a trip it is hard to fully
appreciate, the beauty of the country
and to know how hard it is to resist
the longing to stop for night or day
at some particularly inviting spot.
n q hecOm.
ing tired out from long drives"
Having no fixed schedule, the Wash
ingtonians were able to make their
way as leisurely as pleased their
sumed six weeks and the return trip
about the same time. Frequent over
day stops to visit with friends account
for the long time consumed, for. as
Mrs Bohrer. points out you can can drive ai1se
with comfort in thirty days, provided
you keep a-going.
Doubtless you have read good deal
about the thousands of automobiles
headed westward for the expositions.
1t is not unlikely that you, like my
self, wondered how much truth there
was in these reports. ] found out, to
my surprise. I must admit, that the
roads were ladened with them. There
are thousands and thousands on their
way even now. OF course, going out
there was seldom day that we didn't
meet very large number; but coming
back, when the season was late, We
did not expect to meet any more going
out. But up to the time we left Ohio
for the last stretch to Washington
our daily drive brought US face to face
with numerous merry bands of motor
lists just starting for California.
Roads Alive With Cars.
"And speaking of California, you
would never know you were there if
you depended on the license tags for
your information. California roads
were literally alive with foreign cars
cars. from every state in the Union,
with New Englanders leading the
eastern tourists by round numbers.
California truly is reaping a golden
harvest from visiting motor tourists.
They are there by the tens of thou
sands"
The Bohrer car attracted no end of
attention on it's trip, according to its
owner. Mrs. Bohrer said that the
crowd surrounding it when she stopped
at The Star building was a fair sample
of the curiosity manifested all along
the way. Strung with pennants from