Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-06-23
YOU CAN'T GET LOST
IN WISCONSIN, SLOGAN
Brownie, Milwaukee Journals
Tour Authority, Finds Good
Roads All Over State
In Annual Jaunt

Wisconsin's boast is the best main
tanned system of state highways in
the United States.
Sunday night marked the closing
of my annual 5000 mile survey of the
entire state trunk system of high
ways. This trip, yearly event made
in the interest of all motorists in
general and Wisconsin motorists in
particular, was made this season in
26 days; a fact indicative of good
road conditions.
The outstanding feature of the en-
tire trip is the evidence throughout
the state that the policy adopted
some years ago by the Wisconsin
highway commission and incorporat-
ed into progressive road building
and maintaining program begins to
show the good results that are to fol-
low The rougher roads and gaps are
we'll maintained roads.
Detours are most numerous into
Milwaukee and vicinity, but all are
not only well marked but lead over
good roads to the original highways.
Southwest Of Milwaukee you cannot
find highway without a detour, in
fact the only road out. of Milwaukee
without detour this season is high
way II to the north.
Many motorists of late years have
fallen into the habit of travelling by
memory. Road improvement and the
doing away with certain landmarks
such as the old creamery, the turn
by the dilapidated red barn and other
such pointers now leaves them at a
loss. They must now consult road
guide and follow he markings as we'll
as the detour signs to reach their
destinations.
The concrete road encroaches more
and more on what we're formerly
country roads,. The rough and ready
motorist would rather drive dirt or
gravel than concrete, but in wet
weather, a strip of concrete through
the Doggy spots is welcomed The
use of concrete for road building is
to be encouraged.
Southwestern Wisconsin has picked
up ran'lv in road building during
the last two years and certain roads
that were the bugaboo of all motorists
now form, fair going. Certain clay
stretches in that section are still to
be avoided during wet weather
The biggest improvement is shown
in the Milwaukee division and by fall
motorists in this section will have
dozens of combination trips. of 100
miles or more that will give pleasant
diversion over pleasing country on
concrete. In fact it is safe to say that
Milwaukee motorists can, by fall,
travel on concrete to practically
every place of interest in this section.
Thrown into contact with tourists
from everywhere in the country on
this 8,0O0-mile tour, 1t was a pleas
ure to hear their praise of Wisconsin
roads and markings why can't
other states follow your example?"
was remark often heard from long
distance drivers. You can't get lost
in Wisconsin, would make a suitable
slogan advertising our well marked
highways, for it is now a fact that
any driver who can read can easily
follow our numbers to any state des-
tination.
1t is also noticed the interest taken
by different cities and villages in the
welfare of the visiting tourist Camp
sites are advertised by practically ev-
cry community and everything pos
sible is provided to care for and well
come these motoring guests. 1t
would be a pleasure to have the ad
convention delegates converting in
Milwaukee witness these sites, as
they form one of the means whereby
Wisconsin sells itself to the entire
nation as a summer playground.
Wisconsin has forged to the front
as a bodybuilding and maintenance
state and road indications this year
are conclusive proof that it has not
stopped, but will long maintain this