Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24

If you're one of the fresh thousands
of greenhorns planning to begin your
first long motor tour during the vaca-
ton holidays, what follows may offer
you a modicum of wisdom gained from
experience, even If you do as you darn
please about the matter, says an auto
motive news publication.
One fact is that those who feel the
urge of the wide open spaces can wan
der along the road comfortably in
motor car day by day las cheaply as
thew can live at home" the paper con-
tinues Touring club statistics indi-
cate that for one year the average
tourist car carried 1856 persons, and
each of these campers spent an average
of 1921 a day for food, shelter, anuse-
ment, general necessities and running
expenses. For economy, those figures
speak for themselves.
your personal tastes and the eff
cheney of the automobile you drive will,
Of course, govern whether your operat-
ing expenses exceed or drop below this
average of 1921 day"
The case of one man who made a
4.500-mile journey with his wife and
7-year-old son is indicative of how
much can be accomplished at an aston
ishingly low price. This tour, lasting
five weeks and two days, carried the
party through IL States and into So
camps between New York and San
Francisco Their operating expenses
we're S245-less than 81 a day for all
three, and no effort was made to econ
omize.
Camp Outfit Cost $500.
The cost of a return trip by automo-
bile would have amounted to little more
than it cost to make the one-way trip
back to New York by the shortest rail
| route. The camp outfit for three,
servicable for many years, was pur-
chased for s200-neither a minimum
nor a maximum figure.
| This equipment filled three duffel
| bags and overlooked onto the tonneau
floor and into the space beneath the
rear seat. Two of the duffel bags were
borne on the running boards with the
small suit case in which were packed
| the groceries.
The tent was of the marquee or I'M
brella variety, 8-feet square and 9-feet
| high, with jointed pole. Nine blankets
we're carried. Beds and pillows were
| pneumatic, being inflated by air pump.
The gasoline stove had two burners,
| and a refrigerator basket permitted
| the use of perishabie foods.
In addition to the suit case container
for groceries, the party purchased a
wall pocket for toilet articles, folding
table, three chairs, ak, folding candle
lantern, folding water bucket, desert
water bag, clothesline and pins. blanket
safety pins, folding rubber washbasi1,
whiskbroorn, shovel, cooking and eating
utensils nested together in a space the
size of a silk hat, electric torch and
medicine kit.
Motors Nearly "Fool Proof"
The driver may be profoundly igno-
| rant of the internal mechanism OF his
car. but why worry If 1t Is a make
which engineers have endowed with
performance, dependability and long
life. and as long as courteous dealers
dot the countryside. as eager to render
service as the factory itself? Be pre-
pared by driving an automobile that IS
feet on the open highways, powerful
on the angling inclines, strong under
sough road conditions and safe at all
lines. Then trouble isn't likely to mar
or pleasure People must believe that
.'Tyovidence takes care Of children and
foo's" when they venture forth in a
I.,aclline that they aren't sure will be
sb'e TO cope with all the exigencies that
.aa arise on long tour. Besides. it's