Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-06
GUIDE POST IS SAMARITAN
 UNDERGRADUATES
Private Enterprise Marking Roads Enlisted by War
 Department.

Tho more civilized man becomes the more easily he sc ts lost. Tn the semi ba-baric days hs trod uutracl,ed wilds and painless seas, but always somehow he "got there"
 In later times, having seemingly lost his sense of direction. he began to mark his trail so tha. he could find his way back. The fsa. sI bark Of tree trunk has guide c1untless- men and women to their, destinations; but when the forests fell before the march of civilization, and as the speed of the traveller increased, better road markers became essential.
 So there appeared various crude boards nailed or poles and sCt up at crossroads, stones covered wIth num- bers indicating distances. and similar landmarks such as may still be found in uanS CcCutr- dis -ricLs.
 But uuti! a short c.ma az go there was no attemp. to establish systematic marking of American roads. Every To- Cality had its own style and in many instances the guide boards were so weather-beateu and defective as to be va,ueiess. The automobile tourist who went beyond the boundary of his county found it necessary to stop at every cross-road ard ask to be directed on his way. Usually the information he got was of little Tse. because any dis tance exceeding ten or fifteen miles was ouS of the farmers reckoning.
 Four years ago the F. F. Goodrich Company, realizing the necessity of an adequate system of road markers. stepped in where governing bodies had failed. and has since made safe for travel over 100000 miles of roads in all parts of the United States.
 Great Touring Stimulus
 This work has been carried out syS- tematically under the supervision Of experts and in a style which has won the approval and cooperation of local bodies. automobile clubs and even state legislatures.
 While only one road marking crew operatod during thc first year, it's work met with such tho-ou-E approval that larger plans were made for the second years work, three crows hcinS sent cut-one working through the Middle West. another throuch the Pacific Coast States, and the third i1 the East.
 The sign now being used is made of galvanized armor metal with aluminium letters sunk into the surface. It will not rust or detcrio-ate and is in all respects the most scrviCeonle road marker that has ever been devised.
 More than 100000 of these signs mark the roads in tweuty-dve states. and cover three main trans-coutineutal routes. They have been erected at cost of over S each and have Uuuues- tiouablv done much Co stimulate the good roads movement. develop Amer ican touring and add to the rapidly growing desire among motorists Co See America First"
 Another great stimulus Co touring has been the publication of Route Books. Route Cards pamphlets etc. over a million of which have been dis tributed throughout an sections of the country These route cards cover prac- tically all of the main or trunk lines of travel, with detailed descriptions showing every turn Of the read bridges. railroads. dangerous spots and mileage
 In an of these efforts there has been excellent cooperation by State, County and Municipal interests The OfiiOe of Public Roads of the Department of Agriculture also is Interested in this work its engineers having erected many of the Goodrich Guide Post signs and furnished information with refer ence to roads now being improved under federal Jurisdiction.
 Never wash your car with hot water Tepid water is best for this purpose. Hot water spells the varnish and de- stroys luster.
 In passing other vehicles going in the direction which you are travelling keep Co the left. except in the case of trolley cars