The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-04
Interesting Trips of Scenic
Beauty Plentiful in
All Sections.
FINE ROADS EVERYWHERE
Automobile is True Discoverer
of America and its
Charms.

When you hear n man say that he Is
sorry he ever bought his car, Il Is not
necessarily an indication that he paid
more for it than IL was worth or that
operation OF II is costing him more
than he can afford. The probabilities
are that he Is one of the people who
never have INDUCED in the pleasures of
touring.
There are many men who still nave
the old -fashione notion that automo-
biles are to be used only on city boule-
wards. They ride from their homes to
their offices and from their offices to
their homes. with an occasional trip
through the parks and over the routes
where the crowds are to be found on
Sundays.
Consequently, they soon grow weary
of what they call "the same old thing"
They have yet to learn that touring in
an automobile is not surpassed by any
other kind OF outdoor fun. They nave
failed to put their cars TO one OF the
best of their many splendid uses.
In these days OF Dad Improvement.
and since automobiles in general have
been developed to a point at which the
troubles that used TO be common have
practically been eliminated, IL is pos
sible for the tourist 10 start for almost
any point with a reasonable certainty
OF getting there and back.
The betterment of roads In almost all
parts of the country has been accom-
panied by the establishment OF many
conveniences which add TO the pleas
ures OF motoring. One never gets far
from a place at which gasoline is sup
piled: tires can be found at nearly any
country store. and a shop at which
emergency repairs can be made Is usu-
ally close at hand If things happen to
go wrong.
Evrfharrnnra fhara has auvIpp 70 the
popularity of touring. been an appre-
ciable Improvement in the
dations offered by hotels in the small
towns and villages. Good meals and
comfortable beds at reasonable prices
are the rule, rather than the exception,
almost wherever the tourist finds IL
necessary to put VI for the night.
The country tavern has been rehab-
ilitated. To the liveliness and preten-
sions of the old stage coaching days
have in many instances been added
modern conveniences and up-to-date
service which contributes much to the
enjoyment of the touring party.
Attractions Everywhere
Within easy reach OF almost every
city in America there Is some place
that liz well worthy OF a visit from the
tourist. In most cases there are many
such points.
The car owner who complains that
there's no place worth seeing" within
n days ride of the town or city In
which he lives is TO be pitied. because
the trouble undoubtedly is his own in
ability to appreciate h Is sublime,
or beautiful or interesting.
Not every state has a Grand Can
yon, a Yosemite. a Yellowstone Park, a
Niagara Falls or a Mt. Vernon. but
there isn't a single state of the Union
that is wholly devoid of natural won
ders, IL Ii possesses no other spots that
should be interesting for one reason
or another. 1t Is hardly too much to
say. indeed, that there isn't a single
section of any state that Is altogether
lacking in places OF unusual scenic
charms or historical or romantic assoc
Citations.
The coming of the automobile tour
list has brought about the discovery"
of hundreds of interesting places thai
might otherwise have remained for
ever unknown and unsung. The hilly
regions and the prairie country, the
lakes. the rivers and the valleys. all
have their peculiar charms. so that
there is easily accessible within q
week lend tour OF every important GEN.
ter Of population some place that is
worth seeing and worth knowing.
In addition TO the attractions that
are to be found on short local tours
there are always the long trips to make
their appeal to the owner
who has a desire TO see the beauties
and study the greatness of his coun-
try. The man who crosses the conti-
nent In an automobile gets a real con-
ception of the ~vastness OF the United
States; he has an adequate under
standing of the country's agricultural
and mineral wealth. and he obtains the
opportunity to get a "close up" view
OF the most splendid among Its multi
plicity of charms.
Some Favored Sections
There is the Berkshire Hills coun-
try In Massachusetts,, the White Noun
tain Region in New Hampshire, the
beautiful district around Lake Cham
plain and Lake George in New York,
not to mention the Mohawk Valley,
the Catskills or the ~Adirondacks. The
Blue Grass section of Kentucky; pic
turesque Eastern Tennessee and West
ern North Caroline the Lake regions
OF Michigan. Wisconsin and Mime
sofa: the %splendors Of California. Colo
RADIO and Arizona. 70 attempt to name
all or half of the y onderful places tnat
are easily accessible to the
tourist would pe to follow the lamp
of the brook. and go on forever.
There should be no trouble wnatso-
ever in obtaining any route informa-
ton that may be wanted, no matter
what section OF the country the tourist
may wish to visit. Route cards ana
maps are free for the asking and they
supply all the directions that the mo-
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