Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-11

here and there along q wooded
stretch do you find the evidences OF
natures white mantle. Farther 10
the north the sun has not as yet
been able to drive away the winter
accumulation but 1t is steadily doihS
its work and e'er many days that
country will change its mantle TO one
of Verdant green-freSh ana clean.
Our summer birds are fast returning
the robin-the blueblrd ana many
others. Our rivers have now opened
ana are cleared of ice for many miles
and soon ponds and lakes will break
up and lay themselves at our feet
for the sport of sports, spring fishing.
King Winters grip is fast weaken
ing and by the time you can get your
trip arranged-your tackle ready ana
YOUR Journey under way-Maine with
its thousands of opportunities VIII
be waiting for you. So now that
winters grip Is broken come 10
Maine and stay through our spring
and summer seasons to the season
of county fairs. Come Tor fun or
marbles''-as NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
seeker or for business. Maine Will
welcome you and satisfy your wish
eS.
There are several gateways by
which Won as an automobillSt can
onnroach Maine-one by the famous
Portsmouth Kittery Memorial Bridge
oycr the PiscataQua Rivcr-another
through Conway. \. II. in the Nhlte
Mountain Regional third by way q
Canada. via Quebec-Jackman over
the old military road through many
miles of ilderness-fantastc seen
ery and ever changing beauty. We
have in the state or Name -o'uVo
miles of highWays-the equal OF tiie
circumference of the earth ltsell'
Through the State Highway Com
mission a trunk line or roaos mas
been developed connecting the lai
or cities and towns ana traVerslhs
the state in a liberal fashion. Run
ninn from these trunk lines are roads
of lesser importance and opening
lines of communication with those
snlendid areas where fish and game
ohOund where seashore life may be
enjoyed.
Since 1913 the State Of Maine has
snent on its good roads program over
30 coo GOO. for highways and bridges.
You can travel many miles on excel
Silent roads of concrete. macaQam'
gravel and bituminous macadalh'
These splendid roads are laid out 10
preserve to the traveller the natural
beauties of the route and wlnd alonS
rushing rivers, deep raNlneS, eineldlu
ponds and shadoWy mountains. IL
Won would know the pleasures OIL
outdoor travel come to Maine.
should YOU wish to stop at way
side inns YOU will find hundreds OF
nlaces along the road where in olden
DAYS entertainment for man or beast
was provided Today you can stop
there. eat of real down in Maine
cooking-crawl into a luxurious Tour
, poster and forget every care IN the
world. There are no outs 10 our
inns. Or should you be so inclined
YOU can camp by the road in one Oh
the hundreds of places provided
pitch your tent-cook your meal-be
| provided with wood, excellent water
| real milk and realer butter ana
eggs from which the cackle mas not
been rubbed off by an over Jealous
inspector endeavoring to obtain It's
exact age. Then you will also ma
numerous places along the highway
where YOU can rent for a very rea-
sonabIe price an individual cottage
large enough for two or maybe four
depending on their intimacy-wlth
central cooking place where you can
he your own chef and grumble at
Yourself to your hearts content. In
fact as you travel the roads down in
Maine, Yankee ingenuity has eX-
hausted itself in trying to make you
comfortable and not make you pay
too much for the privilege.
You will also see riding on our
roads uniformed men-these are our
Highway Police gentlemen all
whose main purpose and aim is 10
help aid and protect you-our Vlsl-
tors. You will find them courteous
-willing-well informed and anxious
to assist you. They can answer your
questions-direct you on your way
repair your car-get your gasoline
tires-patches and best of all you
will find them gladly doing it. Our
highway laws are liberal-our only
rule is do to the other fellow as
you would be done by" and do 1t
first. We wish you on our roads. not
in our jails-so come and try our
roads-never mind the jails.
II you feel like staying n while you
find there are innumerable camps
hotels-farms-cotta and houses
available for your use. II you are
going to tackle some spring fishing
and have never put up in Maine
Log Cabin-hang on to life till you
can come to Maine. Go into your
cabin of peeled spruce, chincked
with wood moss or oakum-an open
fire-a comfortable bed-a chair
made out of deer horns-your COM
Portable clothes to wear, your pipe
and a few cigars-add a book and
s+i,
necessary. You may never think
about fishing.
Soon Old Sol is going to put into
shape the thirty odd golf courses in
the State of Maine. Nearly every
leading hotel has course available
for it's guests and there are num-
Der of private courses in the STATE
for club members. 1t is hard to trav-
ell a day in the State of Maine and
not be able to play different course
and as YOU 30 you will wonder how
nature can so seemingly surpass her
self by becoming more ravishlng
each day. SO bring your clubs 10
Maine and no matter where you may
be located it will not be very dl1ilcult
for you to avail yourself of your
game of golf and see new beauties
unfolded by Dame Nature in this sec
ton of the United States that prizes
the sum up every morning.
If you have had your fun and wish
to play for marbles-don't pass up
the State of Maine. If you have
asthma-hay fever or kindred ills-lf
YOU are undernourished - nervous -
bothered with indigestion or similar
ailments-if your boy or girl needs
care and attention to develop men
tally, physically or spiritually send
them to Maine. There are in Maine
about $50 camps--rest homes ana
sanatoria whose business 1T is TO
bring back to life, something IN your
hustle and hustle You have destroyed
Tho summer camps for boys and girls