Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-09-09

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drive out IN the evening for an orgy
ON near beer or ginger aief
| Starting. home, we struck for 81
miles one Of those steady pouring on
| the-lake rains but with side curtains
up It made no difference. The state
road from New York to Buffalo. 400
miles, Is all as good and some better
thin Abilene's paving. There are
danger signs for every curve and
crossing and It Is your own fault II
you go In the ditch as plenty do,
The paving is 10 and IS feet and at
| first II looks narrow but You learn
to give the other car about 10 inches
and go ahead full speed. Most cars
do not drive fast-at 80 miles you
pass nine tenths Of the machines. In
western New York Is the apple coun'
try. This year the formers hTve a
wonderful crop. Branches are
propped up to prevent the trees from
breaking. A price Of about "a bar
rel of three bushels is expected,
somewhat lower than last year. This
Is for the fruit alone. The Users
are holding meetings to organize CO.
operative marketing associations like
the orange growers and the Oregon
annie producers. They think the
new freight rates will keep out Pa
cific Coast fruit and with an organ
izatjon the price can be increased.
APPLES will be Injuries after a while.
The tourist is legitimate prey; with
hotels crowded to the limit why not
raise rates? You pay 81 for room
that three years ago would have cost
80. so but it does no good to kick
it's always the last room left.
The easiest way to motor from Buff
falo to Detroit Is by boat. You leave
Buffalo at 9 p. m. and are In Detroit
in the morning. The big steamers
with a capacity of $500 passengers
are crowded every night. You get
no berth unless your reservation is
in a week ahead. Over 100 autOmo-
biles were aboard. Tic charge Is by
wheelbase-it cost $3.50 for a 1875
inch car. All gasoline is pumped out
before you start and you are given
two gallons at the other end. The
boat company takes no chances. You
sign a release Of everything detach-
able on the car, so the safe way Is to
carry everything, including the
monometer. to your stateroom.
From Detroit west 40 miles is a
brick and cement road; then across
Michigan to Chicago Is gravel, dirt
and sand. Construction work makes
many detours but in year or so you
can drive on hard road all the way.
Along Lake Michigan is succession
of summer resorts; back from the
lake is fruit country, very prosper
Gus now. Four wrecked motor cars
along the road In 40 miles indicates
reckless driving. asked policeman
how fast ! might go. 1.-The sky Is
the limit" he replied, Judging from
the way most of them go-the state
law is IS miles" We started with
the theory that we would take 1t easy
and stop at 6 o'clock, but the towns
for 40 miles near a big city are us
ually punk so it happened that we
drove after dark through Bunalo,
Cleveland and twice the length OF
Chicago-which is some length,
about 30 miles. As a matter of fact
il is not much worse than Abilene on
Saturday night If the driver keeps
his head and obeys the signals. De
troit has most complicated down
town traffic with crooked streets
and multitude of cars. But only
so many cars can get on block ana
after it's full all you have to do Is to
keep going. Detroit to Chicago with
it's detours registered $50 miles-a
two days trip with stops for visits
at beach resorts.
Illinois is doing so much road worl;
on the main highways that tourists
have a series of detOurs so the wise
course is to keep off them. We took
a dirt road parallel to the Lincoln
highway and south Of 1t direct to
Davenport, Iowa. Illinois farmers
have made money Of late years.
Henry Graben of whom we inquired
the way lives so miles west of Chi
cago. He has an average farm with
stucco house. II bought this 100
acres" said he, "ten years ago for
800 an acre. l was offered $500
the other day and offered to sell for
$3.50 and I'm afraid it will be sold
Farm land is all bringing $500
around here and we are making good
money"
Across Iowa to Omaha is state
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