Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-21
Getting Somewhere
Lends Enchantment

lends enchantment to the distancep If
anybody knows, it has been kept as n
well guarded secret. The average in
telligent observer knows only that peo-
pie who ride in automobiles are always
coming from somewhere and going some
where else. If they stop, it is generally
only for a moment. If they stop long
er, it is to look at tire. or Il carbure-
tor or to cool an overheated engine.
Then they are off again. 1t doesn' t
matter where they are going any more
than it matters where they have come
from only few minutes ago; they will
be coming from the place they are 60
ing to in Il few minutes more. The
wheels. it appears must be kept NOV
ing. Automobiles are seldom in repose
outside of garage
WHY is it? When the autoists were
pedestrians in other, and perhaps hap
pier DAYS, they occasionally paused in
their walks. 1t was one of the delights
of an old,fashioned ramble to regale
one S self with the view, to take in the
scenery. to contemplate leisurely the
landscape. The automobilist has no
time to dwell upon vistas or prospects.
He must be getting on, and after spend
ing half the time allotted to his trip
in the morning or afternoon or even
ing in getting on, he spends the other
80 % hn = not So;nr bo 10 coming. What
t;o ;mo ho o Is ;s m mot eOninn ei ba iS GOING sion.
,; - ~ Iooi. % an,.1binr IL not in his
Rrs " ''0N '' "'
i'" ao ION of - hu &c tbo road is
- Lo dals 90 +ba hot+om. M tho
So 80 -" - rno,5, 70 tbo +on All of his
inn'l,.I., po'lU"n l., n"o ohooJ Tbe naiobhor.
Ln"I .hno,",L rhinb ha snaeds s;mnlv
Lad him 70 +he neiobborbood toward
,rL;ot Ia ;s snooJing He is interested
y, cinon Nm oIono the biohwoy so
innr as IL ;I ,hnoJ of him. his interest
~ : ooasa, tho moment be reaches II
Thai cluster of houses in the distance
means ~ him that he will reach il in
Sa n,nn,. tbrohs Of his forr six eight or
.,,.aI,'o.o,.l;ndor anime. tbot lis envir
ommon+s is nictrresSne has nothing to do
lei tho odsa 0f course there are OK.
oontionS % With these we have nothing
~ 10 inst now Has II ever been vour
aood fnrtrno to oo antoine with a marty
sS e." o,.a.,,,t;nnss
No or;tio;sn, = moopt Everybodv
I.nows ~ snmohody who said lond enouob
w. ho hoard ocross n room thot If ever
~ ,.nod an automob;In ba wanld not
I io+ ~ !. ovceo1 ten miles nm bonr. and.
,oooS ~ ha vnrld nonsa oIong tbe
L;ohna,. and .ote in everv attractive
-. Lo oanno 70, Tvervbodv in later
..,,'.;a.,, ~. ,r;,L tbis ,,orson found that
-, on. ~ liz ortomoi,ile whether
~ Sriu;,r % ~ diroct;ng tbo driving he oct.
"a s as onn uho ho5 lost comnletelv tbe
oL;i;t,. =" Iool s;dor,ise and tba faculty
"e''ia oe ooooontrotinm w mnon onvtb;ng save
1ar,oth;oo IorG distance straight
oLoa5 mis- nav he set down os the
"r1' "',Hn r, .hn M oI1 Ia aovs thot same man in
"'I, -. -" wv oorriage or on horse.
JuSss ~ Co. It'll would bo CON.
r.",'.l,. loolinG ohont him solicitous
" ie"t ~, ,Js aLnniIs r,isS somefh;ng on the
ivSt NV 9"''n' nr s;nco ho oot Lis motor
""! "S", s"ors 20 he in y Constant state
es', cs nv sve'IS Ios, son,ohodv may ask him
" I"I,', Iaoi, =. ~ Nv Simht or 70 tie Ieft ot
" ioSN W ~ W." ,,'b;nh ba is Flying
SoR1vi%'ns WT;n .i; f"S, W. narnotnally or shall
NJ IN, .",' ,oDs;or, ~ U - human instinct
WV wv, .', nav outoi,,,o a IT, Is hard ~ saw The
nmIIs niis "";.'' :. annoars 10 ono tbot eoch
PiuDioni; iIr, ~ IT -. ,,.orl, ort ;rd;vid. i.
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