The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-06
A Motorcycle Trip To
Cumberland And Return
tBy j. LAND0N BIER)
resident OF wheeling Motorcycle Club.

lelt " heeunE NJ a. m. with weather
clear. but cold enough TO frcsz water. ia
TACT. 30 cold that 4 had to hold. from
,.uhe 70 time. my hands upon the Cyliu-
ders 10 keep them warm enough 10 op-
crate my machine. And speaking Of
road conditions out Of Wheeling. would
say they were line. with exception OF
a one-milc stretch from Blainey's Grove
u Point NILS and this will be found
IA me stone. From Point Mills into
vest Alexander Is me. Then through
shp beyond Tor about one mile viii b.
found little rough after which you
viii ind the rest on into Little Wash
ington all line roads.
stopping at Little Washington for hot
coffee ana 70 get warm. / arrived a.
80 and loft at So. FOR BsallsVilIe
- Nhete Just one-qdartcr ot mil"
west struck unimprovcd roads Tor a
Instance OF three miles and from Their.
On into Brownsville. the roads were
Then encountered a very heavy fog.
which was impossible TO penetrate I
could not see five feet ahead and had to
sun was up and shining. but one would
known the road 1 would undoubf,dfX
have been ditched
J arrived at Brownsville AZ s.ts and
l'tf at \ -" for Brine Hul. where IN,
coaliug district - located. The air Wa
20 heavy and full 81 coal dust thai
was completely covered and my fac.
and hands were 30 black that I stopped
ana brushed up Lucky Tor me that /
mad some soap and towel with m.
"therWis" ] would have completed my
TRIP IN the gutse OF a negro. After com
pleung my toilet I started for Union
town. where / stopped FOR breakfast on
on. OF the srandest spring mornings I
have known. 1t would bring hardness
believe. ~ most any troubled soul rid
my alone. With such good roads the
n,"p green htc sun shining brightly
and every here the sound OF birds
surely a morning that makes one feel
IKE being out in the country.
/ left tniontown at sos after havins,
spent FORTY minutes there Headed Tor
'hdlk I'M thrc--mile mountain on
suth morning ! do think 1 never Will
forget. And TO thos, who own a motor
. Gle. you will never appreciate II until
YOU nave me opportunity OF covering
tnls beautiful trip from Wheeling 10
Cumberland fonly 49, miles with only
NC miles OF unimproNed roadway. And
the trip can be- made with pleasure by
iuotolclcle in seven hours and by auto
IN eight hours
Leaving Unioutown and riding along
~ 20 miles an hour over the mountains
arrived al Addison. - miles from
W heellng. al 1910 a. IN
After realizing the machine with Eas
ahu Oh anu taxing "A l5-minute rest and
smoke % l'ft Tor Frost burg. Nd which
Is IL miles from Wheeling. Just seven
miles west OF FrosthurE Will. sim ON
top OF the mountain and Just as YOU
round the curve TO descend into the val
Icy. iou have before you ono OF the
TO behold. Mountain after mountain
rausing higher ana higher with forests
anu plains and fields Of beautiful green.
TT W" Americans should see and APP
pteciate our own and u,ighboring states
urst We should ha,. no desire to go
abroad. Well. to- mo this srof was :,
wonderful and grand that words fail ~
describe IT, 80 racklng my machine mn
spent another half hour smoking anu
nathinE "a this glorious view in the
And also. fellow tourists. ] want to-
warn 90 risht now, u YOU should ever
kct TO fro~tnurE. well. 60 into low gear
ana smut or your gas. FOR Won viii
surely get 30 good aud hard Although
th'y tel me that they intend To- raise
the speed limit from : miles 10 Q. miles
D 'f huAr- This viii be some tucouragc-
iuent Go any rider. ~ you want to
AnoW anyth,tnE IN regard to their speed
unit ask Nj. George Stsmm what he
Leaving Frostburg went straight on
g. Cumberland No. and when tn.. last
10 miles D. covered u will never bs
i"iEotten. Eight miles OF IN. 10 Will
u' round lu "A twenty foot Wide. whit,
sand. cement road with a speed limit
Do some places Of 30 miles rcr hour
ana other miles per hour. No cleaner
iu1e ne sever been used that have te-
D. &c., Having no trouble but TO ind by
ihi- time my back Was no place for ma
"a as tn' sun found delight iu throw
and arrived GA Cumbc land At 1918 u mi
feeling fine. but somewhat hungry M
l'Nl i"nr hours wcr" spent m and about
nmh'rlaua with friends and one iu par
tcular whom "a uected 90 meet A Ar
zimmerman from Washington u. q
VINO. having promised 90 leave Wash
I-tt,E thal same morning a. O'Clock
and both expecting To- arriN, between 4,
1hd ] o'clock noon sunday His diStarC.
between Washington and Cumberland
was ~ miles. Iis arrived at noon and
a. 4-.lS, covering q distance Of Ig-
, miles 100 hours time
rolling out OF cumberland A. q rg
san" DAY. SUNDAY. and returning bl th,
anne route. j must say was great
pleasure indeed bad such q pleasant
Jay, sl"lrinE again az Iuloutovn Pa
Tor Uil arf uI- and u bite Co eat after