The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-05
PLEASURES OF
MOTOR TOURING
\ OPEN TO NATION.
Interesting Trips Of Scenic
Beauty Plentiful in
A All Sections.
FINE ROADS EVERYWHERE
Automobile IS True Dscoverer
Of America and its
Charms.
FINE ROADS EVERYWHERE

When you hear q man say that he is.
sorry he ever bought his car 1t is not
necessarily an indication that he paid
more for it than it was worth or that
operation of it 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 have
the old-fashioned 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 THAI touring IN
an automobile is not surpassed by any
cti,cr kind Of outdoor fun. They have
failed to put their cars to one of the
best Of their many splendid uses,
In these days Of road improvements
and. .,since automobiles in general have
been developed to point At which the
troubles that used to be common have
praetically been eliminated. it is pos
Hible for the tourist o.start for almost
any point with 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 shop at which
emergency repairs can be made Is usu-
ally close at hand IL things happen to-
go wrong.
Furthermore. there has. owing to the
popularity of touring, been an appre-
ciable Improvement in the accommo-
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 1t
necessary totput up for the night.
The country tavern has been rehab7
ilitated. To the livelincss 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 is 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
a 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 what Is subhme'
or beautiful or interesting
Not every state has a Grand Can
yon, a Yosemite. n Yellowstone Park,
Niagara Falls or a Mt. Vernon, but
there isn't a single state Of the Union
that is wholly devoid Of natural won
ders. If it possesses no other spots that
should. be interesting for one reason.
or another. It is hardly too much TO
say, indeed that there isn't q single
section of any state that is altogether
lacking in places of unusual scenic
charms or historical or romantic asso-
Citations.
The coming OF the automobile tour
dst has brought about the discovery
of hundreds of interesting places that
might otherwise have remained for
ever unknown and unsung. The hilly
regions and the prairie country, the
lakes. the rivers and the valleys. al
have their peculiar charms, 50 that
there is easily accessible within a
weekend tour of every important cen
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 automobile 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 real con-
csption 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-
~ in Massachusetts,. the White Noun
fain Region in New Hampshire, the
hsautIful district around Lake Cham
nlain and Lake George in New York,
nof 10 mention the Mohawk Valley,
@he Cafslxilis or the Adirondacks. The
1sIna Grass section Of Kentucky; Pic
s,,resoue Eastern Tennessee and west.
~rn North Carolina: the Lake REGIONS
- Michigan. Wisconsin and Mime
80. fha snlendors OF California, Colo.
.,-- 80 Arizona. To attempt 10 name
~ - half of the wonderful places tnat
-. ~.siixr accessfble to the automooite
4c,rist would be to follow the eAA'ni''S
- are hroo<. and go on forever
rhere should be no trouble Wnatso-
- n obtairfng any route inIoI ~. ~
-fiorI that may be wanted, ~ .s.-s-t
l-S.ae section OF the country the s touIlss
49, svIsh to visit. Route CARDS ano
'..~s '-.s.- s-~ free for the asking ano tnes
sn.,,iv All the directions that the mo
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