Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-09
PARTY ON FINAL
LEG OF JOURNEY
Governor Expresses Satisfac-
ton With Roads Through
Scenic Section
StseiaI 70 The Telegraph

Delaware Water Gap, Pa. Oct. o.
On the final leg of the ss0-mile swing
around the State, Governor Brum-
baugh and his party of representative
Pennsylvanians reached the scenic
water gap, to-day shortly before noon.
They expressed the utmost satisfaction
with the broad highways leading
through this beautiful section and
after greeting a number of citizens
took lunch at the Hotel kittattnny.
for Allentown, which they expected
10 reach before 3 O'Clock.
William B. McCaleb, superintendent
of the Philadelphia Division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, who was a
member OF the party accompanying
Governor Martin G.. Brumbaugh on
his Seeing Pennsylvania First trip.
returned to Harrisburg last night. Mr..
McCaleb left the party at Wilkes
Barre. He said to-day:
IT was greatly surprised and de-
lighted at the wonderful progress the
State Highway Department has made
in State road improvements. II was
revelation to all
On Every Type of Road
Every type of road that the State
Highway Department is maintaining
Brumbaugh's Seeing Pennsylvania"
tourists in the 143-mile run from Will
Transport to the Pocono Mountains.
And all types OF road construction
stood up equally we'll under the test
which the twenty-five automobiles
gave them in that the fifth day of
the l,000-nlile tour through the state.
For the second time during the week
the travellers were able to run ahead
of the schedule because of the excel
lent condition of the roads, and they
arrived at Pocono Manor at sunset,
lust in time to see the wonders of the
Delaware river valley lying below them
in the red glow. This view and the
encouraging news of the Phillies' vic
tory. announced as soon as the Gov
ernor alighted. made the tourists for
get the ten-hour continuous run
through cool North Pennsylvania air.
That's ine!' said the Governor
when he heard the score. Il hope
they do that with the series"
Makes Speech at Danville
1t was not like other days in one
particular. 1t was mainly given over
to seeing the roads and the beauties
of this section of Pennsylvania. But
al Danville 1.400 school children and
1000 older persons massed in the GEN.
ter of the town hailed the party, and
Governor Brumbaugh made his only
talk Of the day.
The old stage route from Williams
mort to Northumberland gave the eX-
ample of what can be done with prop
-rly maintained dirt roads. At North
rmberland the tourists learned with
surprise that it was within one vote OF
becoming the capital of the state at
one time.
Roroughs on the route yesterday
with bumpy, rut-filled streets furnished
good comparison as to what the
State Highway Department has ac-
complished. The department has no
control over these borough streets.
Brick roads, water-bound macadam
roads, dirt roads, shale roads, gravel
roads and resurfaced and marvelously
improved roads were traversed.
Several of the tourists who have
made their summer sightseeing auto
tours through New York and New
England said that hereafter they will
tour this state. The completion of
the William Penn highway. over which
the party Travelled for part of two
days, was urged by many of the
tourists.
The party arrived at Milford this
morning at 11.30 o'clock and pulled
into the Hotel Kittatinny soon after
for lunch. The trip will conclude to-
night at the Bellevue -Stratford Hotel,
Philadelphia.
Miss KoIb On Tour
Miss Elizabeth Kolb, whom Gov
error Brumbaugh calls the Sweetest
girl in Pennsylvania" and whom he
rejected as the sponsor of the battle
ship Pennsylvania, has told just what
young woman of rare beauty thinks
of matrimonial proposals from cow
hoys. bankers, students, conductors
and millionaires who have been for
iunate enough to see her picture pub
hSEed in newspapers all over the
country. She considers the proposals
embarrassing, foolish. and not at all
seriously intended. Yet she accepts
'hem with rare good nature as so
many compliments to her undoubted
beauty. Miss Kolb. with her parents.
Colonel and Mrs. Kolb, is touring the
state with Governor Brumbaugh on
his road inspection trip. When the
question was asked Miss Kolb laughed
heartily. as did her parents. All three
talked freely of the hundreds of let
ttrs the young woman has received
since the day she smashed a bottle of
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