East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-05
PLEASURES OF
MOTOR TOURING
OPEN TO NATION
lnrpsting Trips Of Scenic
Beauty Plentiful in
All Sections,
FINE ROADS EVERYWHERE
Automobile is True DisCOVerer
Of America and its
Charms.
FINE ROADS everywhere

when you hear a man say that he is
sorry he ever bought his car it is not |
necessarily an indication that he paid |
more for II 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 stil have
the old-fashioned notion that automo-
bilcs are to he 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 :he parks and over the routes
where the crowds are to be found on
Sundays.
Consequently. they soon grow weary
Of wnat they call "the same old thing.
They l.Ve yet to learn that touring in
A. + :. robbie is not surpassed by any
= kind Of outdoor fun. They have
failed to put their cars 10 one OF the
best Of their many splendid uses.
In these days OF road improvement,
and since automobiles in general have
been developed to a point at which the
troubles that used to be common have
practically been eliminated, II Is pos
sible for the tourist to 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
s,onveniences which add to the pleas
urcs Of motoring. One never gets tar
from a place at which gasoline is sup
piled; tires can be found at nearly any
country store, and a shop at which
emergency repairs can be made is usu-
ally close at hand If things happen to
go wrong.
Furthermore, there has. owing TO the
uopularity Of touring. been an appre-
efable 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 nnds II
necessary TO put up for the night
The country tavern has been rehab-
Inflated To the liveliness and preten'
eions Of the old stage coaching days
have in many instances been ADDED
modern conveniences and up-to-dat'
service which contributes much to the
enjoyment Of the touring party.
AtIrucuOnb ENery NheEr
Within easy reach Of almost every
CITY n America there is some place
shat is well worthy Of visit from th'
tourist In most cases there are NAM
such points
The car owner who complains tina
s'there's no place worth seeing withii
a DAYS ride OF the town or citT II
which he lives is 10 be pitied, beeaus
the trouble undoubtedly is his own IN
ability 10 appreciate what is sublime
or beautiful or interesting.
Not every state has Grand Can
Won. a Yosemite, a Yellowstone Park.
Niagara Falls or a Mt. Vernon bu
there isn't single state Of the Unio
that IL wholly devoid Of natural won
ders. II Il possesses no other spots ina
should be interesting for one reaso
ar another II Is hardly TOO much I
say, indeed that there isn't Angi
section OF any state that is altogethe
Iackipr In places Of unusual sceDl
charms or historical or romantic asso
Citations
The coming Of the automobile tour
ist has brought about the discovery
Of hundreds Of interesting places tha
untpht otherwise have remained fol
ever unknown and unsung. The nil
rexlons and the prairie country, u
lakes. the rivers and the valleys. a
nave their peculiar charms, so INT
there Is easily accessible within
week end tour Of every important cei
ter of population some place mat
worth seeing and worth knowing.
in addition 70 the attractions Uni
are to be found on short local tou
there are always the long trips 70 MAJ
aheir appeal TO the automobile own
and study the greatness OF his cou
Fyv. The man who crosses the cont
oeut IN en- automobile gets a real co
!. wsiap OF the vastness or the unlt
Etstes, he has an adequate unoe
mtanding Of the country aeIlcultui y
.rd mineral wealth and he obtains I
nDnoPtunity 70 get close up We
~ ,ho most splendid among its mul
pliclty Of charms
gome Favored Sections
-. 4. the Berkshire Hills cou
~ Nsassacbusetts, the White Mou
poslon In New Hampshire. !
s,,isui district around Lake Cha
Soin ana Lake George In ne" J .
a. neption the Mohawk van
- ,ss,s,filiE or the Adirondacka'
,,, cra.s section OF KENTUCKY.
.,,a Eastern Tennessee and we
-. Sovth Carolina. the Lake Iegr
~ Michigan. Wisconsin ahe 50, ~
sofa, the splendors OF CailIo. C,,, ''s e. ma
-, ana Arizona. To attempt 70 nc
~ ar half OF the wonderfui plaoes y !
~. eaaiiy accessible 20 the au,o,.n 80.
-a.rlst would be TO follow the sAai
+, inc brook, and so on iotsEeA
There should be no troupl' ,tnr,
A. attaining any route ihloI'
M N that X may Be wanted. wanted. nc. 70 ,oa ma
=, section OF the country tne inrss s9O
wlsh to visit Route esras 1S ,
~ ara free for the asking ing, Ibo ,hs
gy an the directions tha' Tue