The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-25
KrassnoffGf in Detroit
Interesting Observations On
Good Roads i'm the North

Detroit, June 1--we have crawled
into the automobile city on a fine
Sunday afternoon and found a hot
reception waiting for u.s. Mi Mercury
climbed up to the 93rd stepping stone.
mixing up the smoke from the null
titude Of smoke stacks, so that it made
one feel he is getting "a taste of the
place no one wants to go to.
After securing quarters for the night
we took a flying-trip to Bell Isle. a
beautiful island on the shore of Lake
Erie, but this did not diminish in the
least the scorching heat Of the day.
While there We had taken in Bell
View (the Coney Island of DetroiD
and have shot tho chutes. bumped the
bumps. drunl, faof beer and delighted
our appetites 18th pop corn. Mich
gan being dryer than South Carolina.
Pabst and Schlitz could not work
their magic charms to subdue the cf-
zfects Of the hot sun rays. SO that we
have placed ourselves entirely under
the protection Of pop and root beer.
Michigan and Ohio are enforcing
the law vigorously. and it appears to
me that they are succeeding. as l-haV'
not noticed q single drunk man. or one
who is partly drunk in the last ten
days through the States OF Ohio and
Michigan Excise officers are station
ed on every road on the State line and
every vehicle is examined before en-
tering the State. My car was searched
as I crossed the State line of Mich
igan and luckily they found only gas
oiine. and water. containing a legal
per .centage of alcohol. They have
not tested the water in the radiator
taking it for granted that it was not
enough to evaporate all the alcohol
before l got to Detroit.
By this time / have forgotten my
disappointment in not having been
able to take a ride through one OF
John Bulls Dominion (Canada) and
want to say n few words about trav-
cling through the. Empire State OF
New York. Undoubtedly New York
has the best public highways in the
union 7 have already Travelled
through thirteen States over all kinds
Of roads. and while the riding is more
pleasant and safer on sand-clay roads,
macdam roads are the most substan-.
tial and most economical. Concrete
and brick roads are smoother and
better than macadam but they are
considerab bly, more expensive. The
greatest part Of the improved roads
in the East and West are OF macad-
in,
repair they are not worth even the last
syllable or its name. IS they have to
use field roads in 1lany places IN
preference to the main roads. New
York State is the only state that
keeps its road in good repair at =
times Driving in a car from New
York city to Buffalo. is very interest
ing by way of Liberty Elmjra and
Rochester as this route Winds through
the Catskil Mountains and the seen
cry is wild. gorgeous and fascinating
Here YOU arc. up and down all the
time. First you are way down in the
reep ravines and then YOU wind
around the mountain top and YOU can
sec the hills and valleys for miles in
every direction, and then you glide
down the mountain in Il spiral like an
aeroplane and follow the valley
among thrifty settlers and prosperous
villages.
While travelling 1 have noticed that
all sections of the country are work
ing hard on road improvements and
work is being done on all roads.
showing that the country az a whole
realizes the benefits Of goo roe
Tomorrow I have an appointment
with the manager of the Studebaker
Company to so through their manu-
featuring plant. and then I will take a
look ut Ford's village and start for
Mooseheart. H.. Wednesday morning
to attend the Supreme Lodge conven
ton of the Loyal Order of Moose and
it being only 35 miles from Chicago.
will take q look at the windy city near
the lake.
Respectfully.
s. L. krasnoff.