The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-08
PLEASURES OF
/ MOTOR TOURING
w OPEN TO NATION
Interesting Trips Of Scenic
Beauty Plentiful in
All Sections.
FINE ROADS EVERYWHERE
Automobile is True Discoverer
Of America and. its
sAS,, Charms.
FINE ROADS EVERYWHERE

When you hear man say that he is
sorry he ever bought his car 1t is not
necessarily an indication that he paid
more for II than 1t was worth or that
operation of 1t 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 still have
the old-fashioned notion that automo-
Ibiles are to be 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 the parks and over the routes
where the crowds are to be found on
Sundays.
Consequently. they soon grow weary
of what they call 'the same old thing"
They have yet to learn that touring in
an automobile is not surpassed by any
other kind OF outdoor fun. They have
failed to put their cars to one of the
best "f 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
Uttu IL 10 pO1-
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
conveniences which add to the pleas
ures of motoring One never gets far
from place at which gasoline is sup
piled; tires can be found at nearly any
country store, and shop at which
emergency repairs can be made Is usu-
ally close at hand II things happen to
go wrong.
Furthermore there has. owing to the
popularity of touring. been an appre-
ciable 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 finds II
necessary to put up for the night.
The country tavern has been rehab-
ilitated. To the llvelness and preten-
sions of the old stage coaching days
have In many instances been added
modern convenlences and up-to-date
service which contributes much TO the
enjoyment OF the touring party.
\, Attractions Everywhere
Within easy reach OF almost every
city In America there Is some place
that Ia we'll worthy OF visit from the
tourist. In most cases there are many
such points.
The car owner who complains that
"there's no place worth seeing" within
q days ride OF the town or city In
which he lives Is TO be pitied. because
the trouble undoubtedly Ia his own In
liability IN Onnr0Clnta what Ia QmDlimR
or beautiful or interesting.
Not every state has n Grand Can
yon. O Yosemite. a Yellowstone Park. n
Niagara Falls or Mt. Vernon. but
there isn't n single state of the Union
that is wholly devoid OF natural Won
ders. II II possesses no other spots that
should be interesting for one reason
or another. II is hardly too much to
say. indeed. that there Isn't single
section of any state that Is altogether
lacking In places OF unusual scenic
charms or historical or romantic asso-
Citations.
The coming OF the automobile tour
sst has brought about the discovery"
Of hundreds OF interesting places that
might otherwise have remained for
ever unknown and unsung. Tho hilly
regions and tho prairie country. the
lakes, the rivers and the valleys. all
have their peculiar charms, so that
there Is easily accessible within n
week-ond tour OF every important CEN
ter OF population some place that 10
worth seeing and worth knowing.
In addition TO the attractions that
IRE to be found on short local tours
there are always the long trips TO make
their appeal TO the automobile owner
who has a desire TO see the beauties
md study tho greatness of his coun-
try. Tho man who crosses the conti-
mont In an automobile gets n real con-
ception of tho vastness OF the United
States; he has nm adequate under
standing OF the country's agricultural
md mineral wealth. and he obtains the
opportunity 60 got "olosc up" view
OF the most splendid among Its multi
plioity OF charms.
some Favored Sections
There "a tho Berkshire Hills coun-
try In Massachusetts. the White Noun
tain Region In New Hampshire. the
beautiful district around Lake Cham.
plain and Lake George In New York
not Co mention the Mohawk Valley
tho Catskiila or the Adirondack The
Blue Grass section OF Kentucky; pic.
turesaue Eastern Tennessee and West
ern North Carolina the Lake regions
o. Michigan. Wisconsin and Minnie
sofa; tho spiendora OF California. Colo
RADIO and Arizona. To attempt 20 nam'
all or half of the wonderful places thn'
are easily accessible 20 the automobll'
tourist would be 60 follow the example
OF the brook. and go on forever.
There should be no trouble whatso
aver In obtaining any route informa
tion that may be wanted. no matter
what section Of the country the touris
may wish to visit. Route cards ans
maps are free for the asking and the,
supply all the directions that the mo
ferist requires.