Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-30

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dozens have ouickcn,d ID TO the call Of
rational touring week The impulse
10 mako the week beginning August
8 = national motoring holiday has
grown into an organized movement
th"t now Includes every department
Of the automobile industry and every
phase of motor touring. The auto
mobile manufacturers. dating their
concentrated ardor for a national out
ing or the read from the the world
StIesm3nship congress at Detroit
sprang to the boosting Of the move
Wcnt with heir characteristic Vicor,
sending 1t sweeping across the CONT
nCnt.
Big BoOsting Bunch.
Branch offices and district agencies
are being notified to enlist behind
rational touring week and speed the
starting OF It with n hurr1h. 4 hun
drcd selling organizations OF the mo-
tor car business have put their power
into the movement and more are join
inG the boosting corps everv day The
desire to take your car, or buy a new
ear, and be ready when tho great day
comes August ito oct forth on
tour Of discovery ~ tho beauty spots
Of your home state IS being whotted
In q thousand cities and towns of this
nation
The Larger Cnmpcnsations.
Tho deepost joys of motoring arc
not 10 he found in travelling from one
well appointed hotel 10 another. with
every turn Of the road accurately
/ chartcd and with nothing but the
commonplace points Of interest that
have been worn smooth by the scan
Ming OF many eyes. 90 break the
monotony Of the ride Out here in
oklahoma things are different Every
mile holds poorly concealed secret Of
charm every village is rich In tradi-
ton. with its tales Of Indian lore or
the struggles Of early DAYS. The vast
oil fields, from which fortunes are
being taken which defy the most eff
cient Imagination, are open to the
conqucsts Of the motorist and after
a conversation or two with the gifted
gentlemen who drill the wells. one
/ discovers that he is I'm a new world
and begins to scan every knoll In the
happy halmcination that he too may
pcrchance discover an antcliue of his
own, and from its bleeding body ex-
tract the wealth that passeth COM
putation
The natural resources Of Oklahoma
/ have scarcely been touched. The
state, second to none In the beauty of
| It's scenery. Is ever seeking to reveal
/ the secrets OF its riches to SCrutinizing
eyes. Imagine veins OF coal 90 feet
thick In certain portions OF the state.
Lead and zinc are here. just waiting
| for the discovering genius. Vast
stretches Of the finest agricultural land
/ are to he purchased for song. which
/ In ten years will be selling for 500
an acre Tho advcuturcr who leaves
! the beaten paths 10 spend his vacation
T I'm this wonderful country will meet
some incunvcmcnCcs. It's true, but he
/ VIII 20 back home with a larger con-
/ coption of the real America and the
unoguallcd opportunities for vast
wealth which remain 10 the man who
/ has tho nerve to take the chance.
Requisites for Joy Ride.
The automohilst need not fear the
roads OF the state True they are for
/ the most part new. and some distance
! from tho eastern standard, hut they
are far from impossible. and only
nerve i'm the driver and good condition
of the machine are required to make
possible the happiest vacation OF all
tho passing years Within forty miles
OF Tulsa the writer Of this article en-
tered a large pasture and before the
opposite gate had been reached Is
miles OF unbrokcn grazing land. de
lighting the hearts Of hundreds OF
iattcuing cattle had been crossed. 1t
Was business trip but the sorrows
Of dry hole were forgotten as the re-
turning auto showed its way through
the swinging gates and the smiling
sun waved last good bye over the
western hills. For sheer JOY Of living
give MS day Of freedom in this en-
chaut,d land
Even when the inevitable accident
occurs. II Is surprising the means at
hand Tor rcmedyiuE the defects When
the writer first came to Oklahoma
several eastern investors followed the
lure Of his magic tales and came out
TO see for themselves the great gusher
drilled in-a well. by the way. which
they themselves were paying for. The
auto we were driving was like some
women We know, for IL positively re-
fused TO divulge the year OF it's birth.
well known contractor went along
with his American and Of course the
ladies of the party rode in his ear. II
was late when the return trip began
and the older machine was given a
minute start II was "A hoss race
all the way. nor did the pursuing car
even threaten danger all the way
through the great Glenn pool II was
not until the enthusiastic passengers
demanded that the driver cross on
bare rails at West Tulsa that the
party came 10 grief, but at this juno
ture wire connecting with the
magnetic broke and the batteries were
discovered TO be dry. Five minutes
later the second party came up and an
inventory OF damages was made. A |