The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-03-04
Montana
Route of
The T.R.
Highway
Natures Own Playground
Along The T.. K. Highway
Famous Roosevelt Memorial Route Is
Destined to Become the Wonder
Highway of the World. High
way Associations Add to
Pleasures of Motor
Tourists.

The lure of the open road that lies
before the motorist may lead him
north, south, east and west, as his fan
CIV dictates, but the most ardent lover
of the great outdoors must ever keep
in mind one mundane fact-roads.
However POLITICALLY inclined a mans
soul may be, a few hours of rafting,
rolling rambling over rough roads will
shake the romance out of the whole
business, and make him long for the
comfort of his once uninviting office.
Then, there are roads, too, that entice
the wheels deeper and deeper into their
embrace, until the tired motor coughs,
sputters and refuses to go further.
Boosters Do Good Work.
1t is here that the trail associations
have done their greatest work for the
motorist. No SO many years ago, the
driver started into a strange region
with fear and trembling, with no ac-
curate means of determining what
sort of roads or accommodations he
would encounter, what route was the
best, or where he might find service
stations.
Today, thanks to the many trail as
sociations, a man may start out into a
country he has never seen, on a trip
of any length, and can have before him
comprehensive maps, easily under
stood, with detailed mileage markings,
and full information relative to every
feature of the highways he plans to
traverse. No system, of course, is per-
feet, and with the best highway maps,
a man must exercise a reasonable
amount of discrimination, but these
are nothing like the days when a man
started out on a trip with nothing bet
ter than an atlas or a county map.
In addition to his maps and mileage
indicators. distinctive markers are
placed at frequent intervals along
these trails. so that the driver can
scarcely go wrong.
He also has a list of the garages, the
hotels and the cafes, which list has
been checked as far as possible. These
places listed comply with association
requirements, or substantiated cases
afe reported to the association in which
motorists have not been treated pro-
perly, the name will be removed from
the list in future editions.
In this ann a motorist is practi-
cally assured prompt and courteous
AIM lNdoollpDlS &c.
The Theodore Roosevelt Memorial
Highway.
Glasgow is f~avorably located on the
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial High
way, the newest and biggest most
scenic transcontinental automobile
route in America, if not in the entire
world-a cross-nation thoroughfare
which extends from Portland. Maine,
on the Atlantic coast to Portland, Ore
gon. on the Pacific.
The Glasgow Chamber of Commerce
and Agriculture is distinguished as be-
ing an institution which has in no
small sense responsible for the incep-
ton and success of this recent enter
prise. The state offices of the Mon
tana division of this highway associa-
ton are located at the Glasgow Cham
Der of Commerce offices and the secre-
tary of the local civic organization is
also secretary to the state division Of
the T. R. Highway association.
With the approach of the tourist
season, the local chamber of commerce
is cooperating with the headquarters
Offices of the T. R. Highway in keep
ing in close touch with all sections of
the highway in the state. This infor-
nation is secured and is kept on file
for the information of the tourists as
they may come through this point from
time to time.
Attractive Vacation Highway.
The Theodore Roosevelt Memorial
Highway has opened up to the auto
lists of the world wonderful play
grounds and a wilderness of beauty
spots. The autoist may take the T. r.
Highway at its most easterly extrem-
ity and following in a westerly direc-
ton view some Of the nations most
wonderful scenery, as well as hun
dreds of places famed in history and
romance. Passing through the most
northerly states of the union and ira