Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-08-11

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discovered cars from every state in the
Union except four.
There was nothing unusual about
the situation-no special cause to
bring all OF those motor pilgrims to
that particular place. OF course,
southern New England is the autoist's
favored running ground, but an
equally representative gathering might
have been found at some point along
the Santa Fe trail or in, Yellowstone
National Park or the North Carolina
Alleghenies or any one OF a number Of
other picturesque sections OF the United
States.
This is touring year in America,
and the significance OF the fact is
difficult Ito overestimate. For many
years the number of persons who set
out in their own machines to see their
own country. has been doubling
annually.
In the first place, we are all getting
better acquainted. This wide wander
ing across and up and down the con-
tinent does more than any other thing
to wipe out the provincial lines be-
tween east and west and north and
south, to make a nation of us. And
pegging along the roads, stopping
where night falls, getting acquainted
with the people and the country by
first-hand contract will accomplish
more along this line in summer than
year OF observation car travel.
Again, this gasoline travel is carting
large quantities OF money from the
centers of population to places where
it is less abundant and more needed.
Many backward county has dated its
rise to new prosperity from the time
it opened good county pike. Tourist
business is estimated to bring New
England hundred million dollars a
year, and more than third OF that
is brought by the autoists. The west
and the northwest are also getting their
shares. The country town that sup
ports one small grocery store and three
large garages is becoming common.
The south is rapidly getting in on the
good thing. Florida has fine set Of
roads already, and the other southern
states are building them. About 5000
cars made the run south last winter.
The men that know say the number
will multiply by about five when there
are good roads all the way.
The things that attract the tourists
are getting to be recognized as I'm.
portant Assets, just like oil wells and
coal mines and timber. Principally,
there are four-roads, hotels, historical
interest and scenery. Any country
that can produce and properly adver-
tise these things has made its fortune.
Sounds good, doesn't it? II you
reside in the country, on main
public road, and are so situated
that you can care for a car OF
tourists over night, don't you
think a sign in front of your place
stating Tourists Cared for Over.
night" would make some worn
traveller feel good? Besides, he
would literally compensate you.
Another thing: The routes
between the different towns should
be marked SO that tourists could
more easily find their way. For in
stance: If a red star we're painted
on about every third telephone
pole between Dresden and Union
City and between Dresden and
Huntingdon, thence to Nashville,
indicating the right road from
Union City to Nashville, how
easy it would be for the
traveller to find his way. Then
on the road from Dresden to
Memphis, via Greenfield, Trenton,
Humboldt, etc., a yellow stripe
could be cheaply' painted on every
third or fourth telephone pole,
,hus marking the route to Men,
Ohis.
We are entirely too far behind
,ther communities. That is why
he Enterprise continues to talk
about these matters, We simply
would like to see our section upon
IN even footing with other sections
10 more favorably situated.
Let's wake upI
Let's build some passable roads,
mark the telephone poles, make
Dresden prettier and attract some
# the tourists this way. They're
N the road, going somewhere
where the most attraction lies.
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