The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-25
ny DR. JOHN l. MONTGOMERY

by DIR. JOHN l.. MONTGOMERY
on July I. 1898. with my wife, my
ll.yoar-old son and myself safely and
comfortably ensconscd In "A Haynes
81. We left Minneapolis on n tour
scheduled Via the southern route, for
Seattle. which city We had decided
TO make our future home.
Our first stop was AZ Duluth.
reached over very good dirt roads,
and at o'clock the next afternoon
we left for Eau Claire. Wis. over n
new dirt road that had been we'll
rounded up and was very good In
deed.
The next point on the Journey was
Oshkosh. where we found fine and
exceptionally well.equipped tourist
camp at Lake wlnnehago. The FOL.
lowing morning We drove on TO Mil
waukee. where we visited my old
stamping ground at Marquette uni
versity, the scene OF former football
activities In which had engaged in
my younger days.
From there TO Chicago the roads
were all concrete and In excellent
condition From Chicago TO Ann Ar
Dor. Mich. the roads were OF dirt.
but very good.
We next drove 20 Detroit. then 10
Toledo over fine concrete road, the
same condition prevailing 20 Cleye-
land, with tho exception of one bad
detour between the two latter cities
Leaving Cleveland we found fine
paved. hard surfaced roads and put
ourselves off at Buffalo" where
after brief rest. we went TO Niagara
Fails and thoroly enjoyed tho maj
esty OF this famous cataract. the
grandeur OF which / shall not at
tempt here 10 describe. further than
TO say that Il lives up 10 It's most
superlattve description as set forth
in the handsomely illustrated eata
logues Of travel.
The roads from Magma Falls are
all well paved and afford genuine
pleasure TO all who travel over them
all the way to Rochester. To Albany
the road is fine. except that there /.
one detour. by no means bad. and
from Albany to New York city thers
Is a wonderful road along the won
derfully scenic Hudson river.
| One noticeable feature connected
with automobile travel thruout the
East is that there are no Welcome
signs anywhere visible. but in from
of practically all school grounds
churches. and. in fact. in every spot
where the tourist would like to camp
there are warning signs OF "KeeI
outF' "Trespassers Upon These
Grounds WIN BE Prosecuted and
similar Indications Of the character Of
hospitality the traveller may expect
in that portion of the United States
These people evidently have never ysi
ventured far enough away from
home to learn or the cordiaiity Of
those who live "Out Where the west
Begins"
We had the good fortune to drive
into New York City on Sunday morn
ing and. the streets being compare
lively free from traffic, we had ar
opportunity TO see the sights in our
own way and at our leisure. We Wis
tied the Battery. Central park, this
Bronx, the Ghetto. Chinatown, Tn.
Woolworth building and many Other
points OF interest in the metropolis
Of the nation. And we enjoyed II
too.
We journeyed from New York 4
Washington. thru Philadelphia. Bal
timore and other cities. over tn,
smoothest Of paved roads. but oh
the mosquitoes, not only of the IA
nous Jersey brand, but of the New
York strains as well. Big? Dom
ask us, unless you wish to question
our veracity. Still, we can prove tina
they are mammoths. One morninI
we had to get UP at o'clock ant
drive away from them. As matter
Of fact, we did not get away from
them then, but the breeze created b,
the swift motion OF the car kept then
comparatively clear Of our immedIat,
vicinity.
If all the inhabitants OF New Jer