The Washington times., 1928-05-16

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General squier predicts that tlles
near future VIII see the inaugu
ration 1T systems " express highs
ways. complete elimination Of grade
lcrogsirags. general a50lis hment OF
highway advertising signs and The.
Universal establishment Of rural
ltownship ffre departments equipped
with chemical trucks for the bene-
iii Of the farmers. He also expects
that. IN time, American highways
VIII surpass III beauty those of
Europe through the PLANTING Of
shade trees. hedges and shrubbery
along the rights Of WAY AirpQrts,
The says, viii soon be numerous
along the trunk line higlMs aIid
there will Be chains Of country
clubs for country people with
beautiful grounds and enple PARK
ing spaces of the main routes Tor
the ffee acconnnio item partfcularlgf
Of rural motorists who are now all
dressed up with 10 place To So.
Experiment Successful
This noted discovorer Of many sci
entffic secrets and promoter of
right living among average Amerls
cans, who, during the World WAL,
automatically commanded aircraft
production and personnel this man
80 widely known u the inventor of
nuIuer0u Us WIRE tller. elecs
trfcs eduIpment llaS been con-.
ductIng 4 very successful social and
recreatlonaI experiment rear Dry
den. village IN Lapeer county,
Mich, that Is attracting nation
wide attention An result Of the
generals work. there community
life II and around Dryden has been
STIMULATED the country stores have
sprnced Up and greater health.
happiness and prosperity abound
among the people.
Ten wears ago General Su1ler
purchased cheap but beautiful
tract of land near his birthplace at
Dryden, located some distance OF
the main highway A clubhouse
and several cottages were built, an
ola min was transformed into
lecture hall. y disintegrated dam
was repaired to make s lake and
nearby creek was turned into
trout stream. Underbrush was
lcleared away, over the roadway
leading into the old woods was
placed b sign. This II Your CluD
Dryden Country Club.
The population Of the little coun-
try town. at first, skeptieal, In time
became enthusiastic. The wide vsr-
| andas the old woods with their
winding paths and rustic benches
and the ripping streams with their
wading pools for the little folks, the
pond with it, canoes, the old mill,
the flowers, the self-serving kitchen
and dining room, the piano, radio
and Victrola, the comfortable chairs
and the library of books, the cool
shade OF the lawns with tables for
chess, checkers and dominoes in the
shady hooks, the volunteer band
and orchestra. concerts, the tennis
courts, the swings under the trees
the sandbOxes and lettering boards
for the Riddles, the water falls and
water wheels, the tented Boy and
Girl Scout camps, and, best Of all,
the quiet and restfuI atmosphere
Of the place, cooled by summer
breezes that whisper among the
trees, these, and many more pleas
Ing features. have become surpris-
| better than he knew.
Resort Gains In Favor
/ Today, Rotary clubs, agricultural
and horticultural societies. church
/ picnics and other community gath
i erings are held almost daily at the
Dryden country club for country
people. In a single day, as many
i as 400 members" OF the club
have joined free Of cost. Last
summer $4,000 persons visited the
place. No gambling is permitted
II and conmercialization In every
Il form il barred. II Is impossible 20
stay over night and the club, there
fore. In In no sense a tourist camp.
The expenditure OF money Is not
required of the guests and 1t Is
possible Tor members to motor 10
the club and spend the day most
enJoyably and entirely free of any
cost, other than that of operating
their cars. And they come for rs
miles around. Forest Hall, AZ the
auditorium Is known, Is now a
forum where appear frequently ma
ttonally known statesmen, lecturers
and musical artists. The place. in
this respect, has become minia-
ture chRutauqua.
The time is near at hand" said
General SQuier, in discussing his
venture, when q chain OF clubs,
such as this, & chain of thought
centers, health centers. social cen.
tiers, az II were-wilI stretch across
the country, not far removed from,
the main hard surfaced highways,
but connected with them by lateral
roads paved inexpensively with
some asphaltic, or bituminOus mate.
rial 20 as to keep the traffic out
OF the mud once 1t turns off the
main highway. Our experience al
Dryden has convinced aus hat stae