The sun., 1919-08-24
Labor Day Tours

Every motor car owner who finds him
self city bound" during the last week
OF August is planning his Labor Day
tour, and to help him select an attrac-
tive route over good roads the touring
bureau Of the American Automobile As
ISOLATION has outlined a series Of two
day trips calculated to meet every taste.
Eastern Pennsylvania-The most d.
rect way to reach Gettysburg from New
York is via Philadelphia and Lancaster.
following substantially the route of the
Lincoln Highway. The stretch between
Colonia and Metuchen is almost COM
pleted and there is now an excellent new
concrete road which follows the north
side of the railroad. Between New
Brunswick and Kingston the road is
still closed, but a very good alternate is
available running via Dayton to Gran
bury, where turn right to the Brunswick
Pike leading straight into Trenton. The
Lincoln Highway from that point TO
Philadelphia and as far as York is in
good condition. There is a poor red
clay detour between York and Abbotts-
town which would be dangerous in wet
weather.
An alternate for the return trip which
may be safely recommended is that from
Lancaster to New York via Reading,
Allentown, Easton, Washington, Clinton,
White House, Bedminster, Far Hills,
Summit. Springfield and Newark. The
only really cough stretch along this en-
tire trip Is between Easton and Wash
ington.
Atlantic City and other New Jersey
Coast Resorts-Parts Of the direct road
to Atlantic City are getting very rough.
particularly between Matawan and
| La ricfa
vised to follow the somewhat longer but
much more attractive alternative via
Keyport, Atlantic Highlands, and down
along the beach through Asbury Park
as far as Point Pleasant. running back
to the main route again at Lakewood
South OF Lakewood the road is fairly
good most of the way to Atlantic CITY
The return from Atlantic CITY TO New
York by n different route may be &C
complished by running first to Philadel-'
phia. II is inadvisable to follow the
direct road to Egg Harbor and Ham
monitor, however, as this is under con-
struction and the detour Is In very poor
condition. A much better and only
slightly longer road is found by turning
left at Pleasantville on Washington ave-
nue. and running through Mays Land
ing. Bueno, Malaga, Franklinville, Glass
boro and Woodbury. to Camden, where
ferry crosses the Delaware River to
Philadelphia A route somewhat longer
than via the Lincoln Highway from
Philadelphia to New York is that which
runs north on Broad street through
OgontZ, Willow Grove and Hatboro to
buckingham, thence turning right and
crossing the Delaware at Lambertville
and running back 20 New York via
Rirgoes. Pennington, White House, Bed
minister and Summit. This Is good
hard road and there is relatively little
traffic over II as compared with the bet
ter known Lincoln Highway route
Delaware Water Gap-Always a
Mecca for tourists: combines beautiful
scenery with good hotel accommoda-
tions. The shortest route from New
York is via Newark, Morrlstown,
Schooley's Mountain, Hackettstown and
ButtZville, which is all good except a
four mile stretch a.ong the Delaware
River Just south OF Delaware. A some
what longer but very good alternate ia
that between Morristown ard the Water
Gap, and runs via Parsippany. Boon
vile, Dover. Stanhope, Newton and
Dingmans, The stll longer route via
Hacke1Sack. Suffern. Tuxedo. Goshen
and Port Jervis is also in very good
condition with the exception of a stretch
| between Port Jervis and Milford. The
road along the Pennsylvania side OF the
| river between these two places is still
closed, but fairly good detour Is avail
| able following the Jersey side from
| Tri-State to a point opposite Milford.