Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21
Big INCREASE In
HIGH WAY MILEAGE
Thousands Of Miles Of New Roads
Reported by Scouts for Auto
Tourists.
ALL STATES ARE COVERED

No better evidence is needed to
show that real results are being OBJ
tanned from the good roads propa-
ganda Of the last few years than the
enormously increased mileage OF
hard roads open for 1915 BY bond
issue or direct taxation, the rather
slow working legislative machinery
necessary 10 start actual road work
has been preparing for two or three
years, with the result that 1915 saw
more actual mileage completed than
any previous three years. We all
like TO hear Of new bond issues and
about the legislative machinery get
ting under way or a road crew start
ing in It's work, but every motorist
~ much more impressed when they
read, New twcnty-milc stretch OF
improved road between A and 3
now completed and open for travel
Every motor tourist has a keen in
terest In knowing how many of
these stretches are open, but natur-
ally il takes a well organized force
TO gather and distribute such data
covering the whole United States.
Such information can only be OBJ
tanned actually by a personal inspec-
ton OF all roads BY men travelling in
cars over the tourist routes, and for
tunately for the interested tourist we
have such an organization In the
Blue Book National Touring bureau
and It's force Of road scouts.
Silent Scouts Work.
During 1915 these silent scouts
you seldom hear OF them-eight in
number. were travelling by motor car
all over the United States. Each
crew averaged over $4,000 miles and
not a state was missed. They sent
in daily reports on the roads actually
covered by them, also investigated
the probable condition on intersect-
| ing routes.
That motor touring on a larger
scale than ever in the history OF this
country will be under way in a short
time seems assured. All those who
are in touch with the tourist situa-
ton agree on this and point TO
many factors which warrant a unani-
nous opinion. This feeling of CON
fidence is further warranted by the
following factors The probability of
the great European war continuing
at least throughout the summer will
prevent the weather. class Of car
owners from going abroad; the tre-
mendous increase in the output OF
pleasure cars compared with pre-
vious years, accurate figures COM
piled by the Automobile Chamber OF
/ Commerce show beyond doubt
that over 100000 cars will be put
on the market in this country dur
ing 1910 The general prosperity OF
the country is the best We have seen
in years and this means easy money
with the ability OF enormously in
creased amount al people TO take ad.
vantage OF longer vacations, and OF
spending sufficient money 20 war
rant motor trip
Attractive Tourist Spots.
No section 81 the United States is
more important industrially or in
agriculture than the territory COW
cred Ia Illinois, Indiana. Michigan,
Kentucky. Ohio Wisconsin. u has
been many times referred 70 as the
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not nnly pfaduCing manufacturing
hui OWNING more motor cars thar
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