The Washington times., 1933-06-24

the prairie is as changing the ocean, the same
two hours in succession, and filled with beauty.
Yet not to argue the point grant that some portions
of the country are not exceptionally beautifully the same
be said of the country around Manchester In England
and around Arras in France. And not gong to work
in our points of special interest," Rockies and Niagara
Falls. It's the average that concerns me.
Average Beauty
Local enthusiasts may reproach me when say that the
beauties of the States have mentioned not nationally
known. But have heard OF thousands OF Neoras-
kans travelling the continent to motor from Allen
town. Pa to Cumberland Md. am afraid never heard
of Cumberland before my fe Yet that road is full OF
extraordinary beauty the last section of it, beginning at
Hagerstown is worth to the whole Of the Swiss Alps
The first thing that struck me was the variety of the
scene You have hardly enough Of the tidy farms and
upland fields of New Jersey when the long roads bordered
with flowers of Pennsylvania begin Those flowers call
for special note. Sometimes you ride Tor miles WIN
rambler either side OF you carefully tended
trained trelises Yet the farm houses are thousand
ia to give pleasure the passerby have heard enough
about the brutal indifference Of Americans to all forms OF
beauty The lavish along the road are my answer
Celebrating Barns
And the barns am not sentimental city sicker who
raves generally about barns because there barns on
ongacre Square the Loop know what barns for
and can take them or leave them.
suggest to who say that America all uniform all
Identical all pattern that they count and classify
the barns in these five adjoining States In place you
find the lower half Of the barn made OF stone with the wooden
upper story overhangng another you lind sos ike Eyp
tan monoths thanking the barns and everywhere find
barns beautifully painted and made attractive to the
Europeans yououndersand, make everything attractive
ke horrd rubbe and succo suburban houses around
Paris or the villas along the italian Rvera We Americans
for nothing but money Beauty does not bring In cash
returns so for beauty nominate the barns
Especially would like to conduct small party Of critics
along certain road to the barn which an excellent
American farmer just putting the finishing retouches
as BY painting two great posters the pediment
one of his best horse the other of his best cow.
All Alike
All American towns the same Just before reached
Gettysburg found that the center of town. about in
every three stops little public square circle Getys
burg has charming itsef This totally unlike the
village green Connecticut the long main street of central
New Jersey the trianges in lower New York When you
penetrate the Aeghanes the towns take On different torma
ton on account Of the hills on which they are built
Well in Cumberland, grant you the same movies
could Harrisburg Hagerstown New York
City, But different audiences And Cumberland has
special character apart from it's crowded central street and
its churches It's town which needs dogs Someone must
bring few hundred dogs to Cumberland We brought two,
just passing Bly, the excitement Of the children the sares
grownups and the dsmay of the lady park commits
soner all indicated that in Cumberland they not familiar
with dogs. Unique, grant you but not desirable