Evening star., 1925-10-18

Tho long-distance automobile traveller.
too. loses a chance to gain consid-
cradle time and distance by stopping
when darkness comes on. If he main
tains an average rate or speed or
only 81 or % miles an hour he can
cover 500 miles within one day.
Sees New Field Opened.
Mr.. Smith believes that transcon-
tinental motoring has opened a new
and enjoyable field for the motorist.
With q car that is adequately equip
ped and another person along who
can alternate in driving, the general
manager of the A. A. A. considers 1T
entirely possible for any motorist to
travel from any Eastern city TO San
Francisco within seven days.
For the Eastern motorist the Pa
cif1o Northwest offers unusual oppor-
tunities for enjoying good roads and
beautiful scenery. 1t Is the greatest
undeveloped touring ground in Amer
lea. The Fall of the year is an excel
lent time to visit this section OF the
country" said Mr.. Smith.
From British Columbia the two A.
A. A. officials went by boat to Alaska
Despite it's sparsely settled regions,
they found a. greater number Of motor
cars than one would expect TO find.
H.
few hundred population, boasts of 346
motor cars, although it has only II
miles of roads available, including
three miles of streets and six miles of
a highway leading to q. roadhouse.
ketchikan has laid the foundations
for it's own club membership in the
American Automobile Association.
because it's residents are planning TO
extend tho road around the island on
which the town stands, and they are
looking to Americas big motoring or
ganization for help and advice to i'm
prove their road facilities.
1t was at Douglas, Alaska, that Mr..
Smith met John King, an aged pros
pector, who, despite his S5 wears, cher
ished clear recollections of Washing
ton. His familiarity with the Capital.
however, was as a city Of civil War
days, when his company OF the Union
Army was reviewed by President Lin
coin near the Capitol.
Asks After "FIats' Here.
King INQUIRED after the Washing
ton flats" as a. section of the city in
the vicinity of the Capitol Building
was known more than half a century
ago. He also wanted to know what
had been done with the breastworlIs
on Kalorama Heights and was sur
prised to learn that buildings now
were scattered for many miles around
the city. His remembrance of the
District and its environs was that
GEORGETOWN was considerable dis
tance from the populated section of
the city. and he clearly recalled a
community then known as Rockville
Town" King has spent more than
80 years in Alaska, and IL Is more
than half a century since he was in
Washington.
The return trip from Vancouver.
British Columbia, TO Detroit was made
in less than 75 hours. The route lay
through Seattle, Spokane. Butte.
Mont: Aberdeen, S. Oak; Milwaukee
and Chicago.
1000 Miles OF Road Good.
Roads throughout the 11,000-mile
journey We're in such fine condition
that the officials who made the trip
could not fail to be impressed by their
excellence, according to Mr.. Smith,
who declared that, although he al
ways told his hearers, when invited
to speak, that the roads back home
we're unsurpa ssed. it would be unfair
10 other sections of the country not
to give special mention TO the high.
ways of California, Washington and
Oregon.
The roads everywhere, he said,