The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-18
Drive to Southern Part of
Indiana Tests Ability
of Car.
BY SURGE WELLS
Times Automobile Editor

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and the desire to see the strange
tricks Mother Nature plays upon
the foliage at this season of the
year, last weeks tour was planned
so as to take in the hilly and
heavily wooded part of southern
Indiana.
Although Brown county has been
suggested no less than a dozen or
more times by an equal number OF
native sons and "datters" as the
most picturesque spot in the state to
visit at this season, somehow at the
last minute it was "shelved' in favor
of Clifty Falls Park.
Like the proverbial farmer boy"
who always saves the fried chicken
until the very end Of his Sunday
dinner. so as to leave a lasting I'M
preston until the following week,
we chose the same line of reasoning
in saving Brown County until later
in the month to view it at It's peak.
Dodges Sales Boosted
For the last few months my
curiosity has been sharpened by the
growing acceptance for Dodge. the
daily registration reports showing
that here was a car that was at
tanning unheard of progress for 1t
in sales volume in recent years, oeC-
tering it's position materially in its
price field since the first OF the
year, and in a depression year at
that!
While making the rounds on
"auto-row" I saw Ellison Fadely,
former Marmon high sales mogul IN
this section, and now the active
sales head of Fadely & Birr Mo
tors, Inc. key Marion county Dodge
dealers. located at 1873 North Me-
ridian street.
The final result of that visit ended
in Fadely presenting me with
1898 Dodge six sedan, with the part
ing remark that, "a drive in the car
would answer many questions"
Route to Park Given
Clifty Falls park, which is reached
by taking Route 81 southeast from
Indianapolis to Columbus and
branching off on Route to Madison
where it is situated, is more DIVERSE
fed and famous for it's scenic beauty
than most of it's sister state parks.
One reason being it happens to be
/ its good fortune to border on both
Indiana and Kentucky, and in some
places towers high above the muddy
waters of the popular Ohio river.
In fact, prior to this parks incep-
ton, this section of Indiana was well
known because of the town of Madi-
son, situated in the valley to the
east. Being one of the states earli-
est frontier settlements, it soon be-
came a city of great import when
commerce flowed over the nations
waterways.
Here in Jefferson county, famed
for its natural beauty, Lanier man
sion and monuments marking
many historical events, the view of
the Ohio is finest. The great valley
from the park headlands is a sweep
ing panorama of Kentucky and In
diana hills, rising ON either side
from the broad second bottoms or
directly from the river. Ten miles
in one direction, nine miles in an
other, the mighty river can be seen
to disappear around forest-fringed
bends.
Inn Commands View
Typical Of other Indiana state
parks, there is a modern hotel,
known as Clifty Inn, which has
been built on the creSts of a 400
foot bluff, with spacious veranda
and comfortable chairs so placed to
overlook the view of the river valley.
1t is no small wonder that the
new 1888 Dodge has taken" better
this year than it has for years, be-
cause compared with the old de
pendable" Dodge of a few years
back, which while a great car in
its day, nevertheless steered and
rode like truck-there is as much
difference as there is between day
and night.
While the car still gives the feel
ing of security and dependability,
it also combines Unlimited power
and fast acceleration, and the in
cluSion Of automatic clutch tops
it off as a swell" driving automo-
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