Evening star., 1921-04-17
BY THEODORE p. MOVES.

In spite of the Chilling breezes Of
torists are laying their plans for
spring and summer trips and week
end jaunts to nearby cities.
Several communications have reach
ed The Star regarding the best route
from Washington to Atlantic City,
and. as this is one of the most popu-
lar trips. the writer will endeavor to
give the very latest frst-hand in
formation on the condition of the
roads leading to this we'll known New
Jersey summer and winter resort.
First of all it may be said that
taking the trip by way of Whining
ton, Del. and Pennssrove. n. j., Is
the very shortest and best way
While the route by way of Philadel-
phia is in good condition, 1t IS
good deal longer and no Tune is saved
by the extra mileage.
Throughout the entire trip there
motorist can bowl along without rear
of broken springs or any other all
ments peculiar to the average auto
mobile on a rough highway.
From Washington to Wilmington
the motorist will find hard macadam
tance, good in wet weather as well as
dry, and from the Delaware city 10
Atlantic City. after crossing the
ferry, he will find a predominance OF
hard dirt highways, with some ma
cadam and concrete.
Itinerary of Trip.
Taking Dupont Circle as a starting
place at o'clock some bright morn
ing, we will proceed over the follow
ing route, arriving in Atlantic CITY
in time for dinner, little tired ana
dusty. but hungry enough to partake
Ct anything hotel or restaurant mas
20 offer. :,
Leaving the circle, we will proceed
tout Massachusetts, avenue to scout
circle at a speed not exceeding elsnt-
cen miles and hour. We Will take tne
turn around the circle and on out
Rhode Island avenue 20 South Dakota
avenue. .(This is the shortest. quick
est and easiest way to get TO the
Bladensburg road.
Turn sharp right on South Dakota
avenue and through to the aforemen-
toned Bladensburg road. on wnicn
we turn to the left and on into
Hyattsville. the first Maryland town
encountered.
And. by the way. when we reach
Hyattsyille we must begin to keep a
close watch on our speed. Maryland
is not like it was in the olo Gay
when as soon as we hit the line II
was a signal to open up and give ner
all we had.
Maybe the average Washington mo-
torist does not realize it, but this
MARYLAND state police is mighty
eficient organization and patrols
every mile OF the state highways on
eiRhty-miie- -an-hour. motorcycles. So
take a tip and keep the speed down
to thirty-fve miles an hour In the
open country. twenty miles an hour
in outlying districts. and fifteen miles
an hour in cities.
These Maryland state police are a
well trained body of hey have
had intensive instruction In camps
before being put on the road. And.
best of ALL they are uniformly courteous
to the motorist.
We have now reached Hyattsville.
Dumping over the railroad tracks, We
continue straight through onto the
Baltimore-Washingt boulevard. and
1t is boulssard in every sense Of the
word.
After skimming over some twenty
miles of smooth road we roll into
Laurel. Md. which is generally ac-
cepted as the halfway point between
the District and Baltimore.
Headed for BaItimore.
We keep straight on through
laurel and on into the outskirts of
Baltimore We don't turn off the
main road until We come to a large
park on the left, after running along
with the car tracks past the General
Electric Company. We turn to the
left over cobblestones and go around
the parkway. over a double bridge
and into Monroe street.
1t has been found that Monroe
street is in better condition than
Fulton avenue, with which it runs
parallel, SO we continue out Monroe
street to North avenue.
Turning to the right. We proceed
straight out to the car barn, which
il at the end of the avenue and the
junction with the Belair road. Turn