Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-26
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program is attracting attention alEi
through the Middle West and be-
yond, at least as far as Salt Lake
City" said a Harrisburg man re-
Gently returned from that place yes
terday. 'It has long been a matter!
of belief in the West that Pennsy1-
mia roads are next to impassible,~
he continued, "and not few wealthy
owners OF automobiles expressed
the hope that in the near future.
they would be able to carry out a,
long cherished desire to tour the
East in their cars. They were sur
prised to learn that Pennsylvania
roads are fully up to those of west
ern states and in many cases are
superior. Many westerners who have
made money in cattle, grains or
mines during the war will come east
next year touring. They have heard /!
of Pennsylvania big highway con-
struction program and the wonders
that are accomplished in road max
ing this year in the Keystone State.
Who is this man Sadler, your
State Highway Commissions"
asked a Salt Lake man. L never
heard of him as an authority on
roads and have read up pretty well
on road building. But he certainly
seems to be making the dirt fly"
HE was told that Mr.. Sadler is q
business man first, and a road build
er after that, but that he has sur
rounded himself with a force of en-
gineers and other officials fully ca
pable of looking after the technical
end of the program.
road journals tell us. he is doing,
and have even read some accounts
of it in the newspapers. It's going
to mean a lot for the East when it
becomes generally know throughout
the West that Pennsylvania has
good roads, he continued. "Thous-
ands of us are hankering for trip
back to the old home states, and we
want to drive our own cars back
to the little towns and cities we left
as poor boys many years ago.
'"The West from Denver on is far
ther along in its road building than
the Central West" said the Harris
burg man, but many of the Cen
trail Western states are spending
millions on road work this year. l
saw automobiles stuck in the mud
at a half dozen places along the
Lincoln highway in Nebraska last
week, and nobody there seemed to
think the occurrence out of the ordi-
nary. Nebraska is backward in its
road work, but Colorado, playing
as it does to tourist patronage, mas
built many good roads through most
of the picturesque portions OF the
state. 1t has utilized old trails and
abandoned railroads for highways:
There is, for example, the wondertul
scenic highway from Pueblo through
Phantom Pass to Cripple Creek, ana
ali the way down to Colorado
Springs, Pixies Peak and the adJa-
cent country. This is built mainly
upon the roadbed OF an old ore
CARRYING railroad. OF course roads
are more cheapIy built in the West
than in the East and they last long
er. In most cases the rock is op-
tanned along the road ana Wneh
once down the roadbeds wear IN, IN,
definitely, due largely to the SINAI.
amount of rainfall during Ine year
On the same authority it may be
said that the highways of Pennsyi-
vania match up fairly wen WIN
those of the West. Where the west,
ern State has one road to bulld anu
maintain the East has a dozen. Lit-
lie attempt is made to keep the sloe,
roads in first class condluon anu
MANY of them are little better than
trails, but much money Is put W., NJ
main highway systems and tney
orc kent up well. Thousands or
tourists motor through the ROCKY
Mountain regions over these Well-
kent highways, camping wherever
snpset finds them, finding health IN
the good air, sport along tne tFoue
streams and mental stimulus in the
wonderful scenery. They C@oIiio @
from as far East as Ohio, ana d dIoHl
as far West as California. oCa:e
Highway Commissioner Saoler .,,a
doing much to put this State on tne
uoad ao,e man and when it becomes gen.
araIiv known throughout the Wese
tbat the highways of PennsyiVahl5
orc n @ smooth as boards and as haIo
marble there will be Dig N
aS as, of motor travel from beyond
the Mississippi every summer
rbomas D. Beidleman and MS
corns of farmers are racing WIZ
+be weather and nature these uaSS
in Capitol Park. Owing 10 tne hu-
nnerous rains the grass SPRINGS up
over night and requires some rear
harvesting by the five men WHO are
in charge of the ground me Stow
in in some sections of the park is SAID
70 70 have been unusual and it takes
constant &c care and work to keep the ne
park in proper fashion OWING so
tba character of the ground horse1
newers .no can not be used and 1t hast
ali to be done by hand.
Taking a trip to the crest OF oak
Knob at Reservoir park on waIIn
night to see the lights of Harrisburg
snarkIe is an entertainment Wen
Worth Sp the while. Many automobile,
owners make it in the evening ana
the lights of cars can be seen there
mill late at night The citys ex-
tant can be marked out by the lights
While Will the flares show steelton and
Tnchiel steel works and the rail
road yards are string after string'
of bright lights.