Evening star., 1926-05-16
HIGHWAYS IMPRESS
LATIN JOURNALISTS
ONLONG US. TOUR
High Speed Made on Fine
Surfaces Causes Praise of
American Engineers.

Travelling 600 miles in motor buses.
delegates to the First Pan-American
Congress of Journalists, on their re-
cent tour of industrial centers of the
United States, acquired f1rst-hand
acquaintance with highways that are
the boast of the Northern Hemisphere
and specimens of the furthest ad-
vances of road building science.
Although much time was occupied
with visits to the plants where large
scale production Of some Of the Ma
tons best known products is carried
on and with entertainment and gen
eral sightseeing. they were not al
lowed to lose sight Of one of the chief
purposes of the trip--a closeup view
Of the highways of this country. OF
this they were reminded constantly
as they sped along in giant motors
that gripped the sleeper grades of the
mountain trails as we'll as when they
glided fleetly over more level stretches
of roadway.
As much of the way lay through
country where highway construction
has been notable, automobiles were
chosen for transportation, the hosts
of the journalists desiring that they
should have practical contact with
autOmotiVe and highway development.
since leaders in both fields provided
the entertainment. The trip was
made under the auspices of the Pan
American Confederation for Highway
Education and was underwritten by
directors of the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce, while it's cost
was borne Jointly by the automotive.
electrical, rubber, steel, camera and
other industries
Make 460 Miles BY Bus.
The first 460 miles of the tour. which
took the visitors as far as Indiana and.
back, was made exclusively by motor
bus. The route from New York Law
northWard along the scenic valley Of
the Hudson to Albany and then west
ward to Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
Scenic grandeur as we'll as highway
perfection was constantly presented
! for the admiration of the travellers.
| The busseS took the visitors out
| Broadway to Riverside Drive and
| the Hudson, past Grants Tomb and
on through Yonkers, Dobbs Ferry.
| Tarrytown. Ossining and Peekskill
| to West Point. As an initial ex-
ample of how this country builds its
urban roadWays, there was the
! Bronx parkway and fine interurban
| highways awaited the Latin tourists
as they left Americas S largest city
! behind them.
| Going up the Hudson. the motor
| caravan at once plunged into one
| of Americas beauty spots. Beyond
| Peekskill, the Hudson was crossed on
| the Bear Mountain Bridge, the only
! highway bridge crossing the river
| for more than 100 miles. From this
| bridge and its approach, remarkable
! views of the highlands and valleys
were offered.
| Route Over Mountains.
! The route to Schenectady lay for
a considerable distance over the En-
| pire State highway. leading across
| the Storm King Mountain with its
| commanding view of the Hudson at
one of it's most scenic points. The
LatinS were impressed especially by
| the engineering genius that had con-
quered the mountain slopes to make
possible connecting link in high
way routes through the Empire
State. AT Schenectady the first full
stop in the trip was made TO in
pect the industrial wonders of that
| city. The motor tourists took to
the highways again the next day
From Schenectady the busses
| headed out over the Mohawk VAL
ley route. one of the older highways
for the S9mile drive toetttiCa. From
! there the 50-mle run 10 syracuse
was made through a thriving agri-
cultral country over one of the State
| highways for which New York State
is justly famous
| Leaving Syracuse the Journalists
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