The New York herald., 1921-09-28
Auto Campers Defended.
Picnickers Declared to Be the OF.
tenders Along the Highway.

To THp NEW YORK HERALD: The let
ter OF D. II. Brown In which he takes
to task auto campers Is so far wrong
that / am obliged to give the side OF
those who have taken to this new--in
the East--and healthful way Of spend.
Ing vacations.
I have been for many years an auto
gypsy, starting in the West and bring.
ing to the East the ideas I learned. and
only recently completed two different
trips, one OF which was through that
wonderful part OF northern New York
state within Adirondack State Park
Ny observation, East and West, has
shown me that the auto camper Is moi
the person who leaves a trail Of rubbish
Go from the Atlantic to the Pacific
from the Cuff to the Lakes. and cris
cross and you will fnd that campers
ere not those at fault, but rather those
who picnic along the roads. Every OBJ.
servant automobilist can eee the evil
dences OF their vandalism, not only along
the highways but in public parkways
and In every place where It Is possible
to park car. This Is strikingly true
OF Sunday picnickers.
In my various trips with my wife
and daughter and the iatter's grand
aunt I have encountered little nntag i
nism on the part OF land owners any
where until last month, and this. too
was In northern New York State, close
to the Canadian line, on the road from
Malone to Plattsburg. There the feel
Ing was SO intense that the farmers re-
fused to sell eggs. butter or cream and
were generally surly. oven In the matter
of permitting one to get supply oi
water. There was good reason for this
I learned, because OF the proximity tc
the border, across which campers re.
turned. mighty careless OF what they
did with other persons property.
After passing Plattsburg on my re-
turn south we found the greatest hos
pitaiity, just as we had found 1t all tbs
way UP from Saratoga. Via Saranac
Paul Smiths and Malone. over the
routes most closely followed by autt
campers. We were welcomed every
where In fact people appeared to go ou
OF their way to make US feel at home
at Chilson. on Eagle Lake. a Mrs
wickcs had as many as thirty camp
ers on her property and regretted tha
there was not room for US when W.
arrived there. She referred us to site
further back In fact sent her Bon u
show II to US. Here we campcd on on
OF tho most beautiful places OF It's kind
/ have ever seen In the East. NIGH
add that at no place on the trip wal
there any rental demanded for the priv
ilege, even when we offered to pay.
.Enjoy yourself and IL we can d.
anything well be glad to do It, an
peared to be the feeling OF everybod.
with whom we came In contact.
The great growth OF auto camping
In the East, especially In the last TIVE
years, has undoubtedly rufied the feel
ing OF some persons. but decent autono
biilsts will protect the interests of thei
fellows, and the movement Will spreat
through the establishment Of municipa
camps and the setting aside Of spaces
for picnicking along state highweyB.
As for pilfering. why blame the camp
ers alone? It Is no uncommon sight 4
SEQ occupants OF automobiles stop by tn,
roadside. pick off fruit and eat 1t as 1
IL were free as the air and then NOV,
on. Campers cannot move In minut'
and naturally don't care TO be chased
, hence do not pifer. Il. A. ARTHUR.
BOSTON. Mass. September 81.