The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-11-01

Aato Touring on wisconsin Roads
Now n simple Matter.

Zone In WISCONSIN are the bVOu Olc
days OF touring. the real. city-to-city
sort OF touring wherein one was new
or sure just which city. IL any was
coming next--or way. Gone are the
days OF motoring over roads unchart-
ed and unknown. down which one
travelled until he came TO the red
school house at the right where h'
turned and continued TO the left until
a barn with two lightning rods was
encountered. The circumstance OF
the barn having burned down the year
the route book was printed. which
was four years before one started fol-
lowing the route. only added TO the
fascination OF the game; II was poor
tourist who couldn't boast OF a half
day spent in getting lost and another
half day in finding his way back to
where he turned to the right when he
should have gone straight ahead only
three more miles TO his destination.
Touring. as practiced on the high
ways OF Wisconsin. is an exact sci
ence; It's as simple as reading a
Pennsylvania Lines timetable at a
glance. All one need do is memorize
a series OF numbers that. when writ
ten, look like badly tangled football
signals or an adding machine gone
mad. follow the number along the
states highways and arrive at the
place started for with nothing more
thrilling enroute than glimpse OF
every kind of scenery to be found be-
tween the eastern seaboard and the
Rockies.
The state trunk highway system,
with its roads, good and being made
so. affords means of travel via
motor car that. with the high power
cars available, rivals train service be-
tween many principal poinst in the
state. Information furnished by the
state highway commission will enable
the wandering motorist to start from
any point in the state, travel to any
other point and never once be uncer-
tain as to his whereabouts, his dis
lance from the starting point or des-
tination.
Highways throughout Wisconsin
with very few exceptions. are intelli-
gently marked The visiting motorist
unfamiliar with the state. need only
learn over which highways he must
travel to reach his destination. the
distance to be gone and travelling is
certain. AT the end Of every mile he
viii fin d mile post upon which Is
given the number OF the highway and
the distance from the starting point
Of the highway Every culvert. dan
gorous II unseen Is plainly marked
by white posts or cement culvert
sides; every turn is indicated; excep
tionally dangerous spots IN the road
are guarded by warning signs. be-
fore every railroad crossing is found
the white disc with its warming sign.
Nor is night travelling dimcult IN
Wisconsin Because 81 The style OF Tie
highway signs black markings ON
white fields tile markers are easily
discovered in the light OF the aver
age headlights Nothing but road con
iitions limit the speed with which
The motorist may taryel at night;
roads are as easily followed as in
daylight, for iii no case need the driy-
ar wander more than a mile from his
rail. lie needs only note the tenth
of a mile post on his speedometer
II which the mile-post appeasr. and.
'ailing to discover the post on the
-enth, retrace his cousre until his
mistake Is found
Wisconsin's highways are being SO
'apidly improved that II IL matter OF
'nly a few years before every corner
II the state will be available to the
notorist via perfect highways. Ar
example is the drive afforded by high.
ways 10 and II. beginning at the
northeastern corner or the state ON
highway Is to Milwaukee and thence
o the Illinois line via highway II. g
distance OF approximately 275 miles
hat. in another year, will be In such
condition that IL will be suitable foI
Use In any weather concrete pave
nent at least 20 per cent of the way