The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-26
AN AUTO EVERY MINUTE
Is Being Met on Route Through Middle
West States.
Evening of Aug. 90, 1915.

Evening of Aug. 90, 1915.
| (At our camping place at a schoolhouse
i two miles east of Clarence, Ia, or about
go miles west of the Mississippi at Clin-
ton, Ia.)
Editor, Times: We have had fairly
good roads to-day, but rather rough in
places. We made 1853 miles. Probably
50 of it was cement or paved streets in
cities and villages. Iowa is quite differ
ent to-day than in June, when we went
west. Then a good deal of it was under
water; now it is quite dry in the east
ern section. In passing through Iowa
now, we had to make no detours, as in
going west, which will probably save us
days journey in the state.
We passed through several Pretty large
cities to-day Cedar Rapids was the
largest--eight miles through it, and al
most continuous suburbs for as much
further Business was going on about
the same as other days.
We passed the town of LeGrande,
where they said they dug an artesian
well which spou ed for days before they
got it under control, and the place was
nearly all under water. 1t was dry and
dusty there to-day.
The corn that was submerged in June
looks well now, but they say all corn
here is four weeks late, not much of it
in roasting stage. 1--WE have noticed
that To-day we came across the first
herdsgrass or timothy we have seen since
we left Iowa in June. Not much herds,
grass west of the Mississippi.
Concrete bridges are the ones being
built in Iowa to-day. Most of the iron
bridges are being converted into con-
crete bridges. Every farmer has plenty |
of farm machinery and this is mostly |
housed out of doors.
Before we started from home ii wor.
ried us little about finding camping |
but that is the least of our
worries now. A large number of the ga
RACES have notices up, Free Camping
Grounds for Autoists," and many of the
large towns and cities have up large
telling where the free camping |
grounds for autos are, and they general
" have all the modern conyeniences ex.
eept baths.
In a little one horse town a few days
back. where there were two stores, the i
proprietor OF each store tried TO induce us
10 camp in front Of their store, but we
found mosquitoes too thick so we moved
on. Each wanted our trade.
When we were going west through
Ibis section ] spoke of the absence of
autos on the highways. but there is no
sbsenee now. We average TO meet an
,uto once a minute.
Here in Iowa the farmers need a side
ill pillow nearly as much as in Vermont,
nut we have not seen swivel pillow since
We left Vermont They always go
lround a piece and throw the furrow
uphill on ie side. They use no grain
iarvesters here that thresh the grain
when harvesting, but a traction engine,
ither steam or gasoline, comes along the
Dad drawing the whole threshing rig
nd sets up and is ready for business in
few Minutes We stopped q short time
saturday aud saw one operate. The
Machine takes in two bundles AZ a time
rithout being unbound. They have a
attachment and the grain
uns directly into a waiting wagon whose
ody holds from IS 20 100 bushels, and
generally drawn directly 10 an ele.
ator in town. But sometimes the farm.
: owns an elevator himself. They saw
ere grain il going M IN price.
tAt our camp, 20 miles southwest of
hicago. Aug -. 1918
We made about le0 miles yesterday
YER rather rough roads. q larger part
orn out macadam. Where We camped
irht before last We saw no signs Of
in. bat before Ne had gone FIVE miles
. came 20 where Il had rained consider
hly. Puddles in the road. In the after
son there were thunder showers all
-ound us. also IN the evening there Was
shower with very heavy thunder, but
) rain where W were.
We DO not intend n DO a. Chicaro but
IN pass further south. We saw prob
Nv 100 threshefs fmachinesi az work
ssferdav. bot i seems that . larger
~ 81 the grain j. IN the aeld Hnd 4
oks e. though i had been there q
oufh uuthreshes Corn to- small a. :
a. vst. We have kspt watch. We
.ss cot onto roads that We ran travti
". rain or shiue. 80 II ~ have 10 nc. {
leuf. We SHAH reach Vermont about I
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