Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-07
bURES OF
|TOR TOURING
|PEn TO NATION
| tiig Trips Of Scenic
uty Plentiful in
All Sections.
OADSEvERYWHERE
lie Is True Discoyerer
America and Its
Charms.
|OADSEVERYWHERE

ou hear a man say that he
3 ever bought his car it Is
arily an indication that he
fog it than it was worth or
.tion of it is costing him
he can afford. The prob
re that he is one of the
% Never have indulged in
res Of touring.
70 many men who still have
;hioned notion that automo-
to be used only on city
They ride from their
their offices and from their
their homes, with an occa-
b through the parks and
outes where the crowds are
d on Sundays.
ently, they soon grow weary
they call "the same old
hey have yet to learn that
an automobile is not sur
any other kind Of outdoor
have failed to put their
/, OF the best Of their many
ses.
days Of road-improvement.
automobiles in general have
oped to a point at which
es that used to be common
tically been eliminated. 1T
for the tourist to start
any point with a reason
inty Of getting there and
erment Of roads ir almost
( the country has been &C
by tho establishment OF
Feniences which add tn the
Of motoring. One never
rom q place at which Easo-
oplied; tires can be found
any country store. and a
aich emergency repairs can
8 usually close at hand II
pen to go wrong.
uore, there has, owing to
rity of touring, been an ap-
Improvement in the accom-
offered by hotels In the
rs and villages.
ntry tavern has been re-
To the liveliness and
, of the old stage coaching
in Omany instances been
lern conveniences and up
vice which contribute much
yment OF the touring party.
factions Everywhere
basy reach of almost every
nerica there is some place
Ill worthy of a visit from
In most cases there are
points.
owner who complains that
place worth seeing" within
de Of the town or city in
ivestis to be pitied, because
e Undoubtedly IS his own
o appreciate what is sub
bautiful or interesting.
Fy state has a Grand Can
emite, a Yellowstone Parr,
Falls or Mt. Vernon. but
a single state of the Union
billy devoid of natural won
possesses no other spots
Id he interesting for one
another. 1t is hardly too
hy, indeed. that there isn't
ection Of any state that Is
lacking in places of un-
ic charms or histoiicaFeor
sociations.
ing of the automobile tour-
ught about the "discovery'
8 of.interesting places that
erwise have remained for
bwn and unsung. The hilly
d the prairie country. the
rivers and the valleys. all
peculiar charms. so that
basily accessible within a
tour of every important
Population some place that
eeing and worth knowing.
on to the attractions that
found on short local tours
always the long trips to
appeal to the automobile
b nnas a desire to see the
nd study the greatness or
The man who crosses the
n an automobile gets a real
of the vastness of the
tes: he has an adequate
ing Of the country's agri-
hdfmineral wealth, and he
opportunity to get a close
4 the most splendid among
lefty Of charms.
c Favored Sections
the Berkshire Hills coun-
achusetts, the White Noun
Il in New Hampshire, the
istrict around Lake Cham
AXE George in New York
ntion the Mohawk valley
ls,or the Adirondacks. The
eection of Kentucky; PFC
Eastern Tennessee and
North Carolina; the Lake
Michigan, Wisconsin ana
the splendors of Caltfor~
ado and Arizona, To at.
nme all or half of the won
Ees that are easily access
automobile tourist would
how the example OF tne
go on forever.
o,,ld be no trouble whatTo
aiming any route informa~'
NAN be wanted, no matter
bnAk,f the country the tour
ish to visit. Route eHrns
NE free for the askina ana
ysa!l the directions thai tne
AcuireS.