The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-06-07

sight of cotton growing and faScinat-
ed by the charm of southern hospital
ity, just as southerners are interested
in the vast wheat fields, the great in
dustries and the summer recreational
possibilities Of the North.
No trip through the South should
overlook the most beautiful capital
city in the world. Washington, D. c.,
If 1t Is not that already, Is certainly
destined to become that. 1t is con-
sidered the most important capital in
the world, and 1t Is surely the busiest
at the present time. 1t offers interest
ing side trips to the home of George
Washington, that Of Thomas Jeffer-
son and others who were the founda-
ton rocks Of our nation.
For the seeker after the night life of
Paris and Vienna, America has two
cities whose bright white lights are
famed to the ends of the earth for the
gaiety and amusement they represent.
The cabaret and show worlds Of New
York and Chicago can give you every
thing that European metropolis can.
Besides, to occupy your time when the
sun is still in the sky you will find
matchless beaches, race tracks, major
league baseball parks, endless boule-
ward drives and, especially in Chicago,
park areas that are the envy of all 9TH
er cities. Broadway and Michigan
avenue are more than match for
Montmartre and the Rue de Paris.
These things that we have been talk
ing about are for the larger part vaca-
ton attractions in America that are
comparable with those in Europe. But
the United States has more and more
to which Europe can never pretend.
Most important of these are the ma
tional parks, which were host to near
ly 100000 persons last year and will
probably be visited by an even greater
number during the tourist season Of
1885.
America has it's own Mediterranean"
coast, you know. The palms and
beaches along the Gulf of Mexico are
visited by throngs in the summer as
we'll as in the winter. Floridas climate
and vacation attractions might be COM
pared to those of southern Italy. New
Orleans is a piece of Old France, even
to the dress and habits of many of its
people.
Great Scenic Parks.
Outstanding of all these national
parks is the Grand canyon of the Col
orado river. There is nothing like it
anywhere else on this earth at least.
This fearful panorama of nature at
it's widest, most awesome and at the
same time most beautiful is sight to
remember for the rest of your life.
Some of the other national parks
have sights to see that are nearly as
grand, but in different way. There
is Sequoia, in California, with the old
est living things in the world, the
giant trees, whole forests of them,
which tower above as high as the sky
scrapers of our metropolises. yell
lOwstone is the Oldest of our national
parks and one of the most popular,
other natural wonders. The Yosemite
with the greatest waterfall in the
world draws its share of the summer
thousands.
Other national parks, some of which
may be included in your summer tour,
are Lafayette. In Maine; Glacier, in
Montana; Rocky mountain, in Colo
RADIO; Rainier, in Washington; Crater
lake, in Oregon; Lassen volcano, in
California; General Grant, in the
glorious Sierra Nevada range of Cali
fornia; Mesa Verde, in Colorado; Plat
and Hot Springs, in Arkansas; Sully's
hill, in North Dakota, and Wind Cave,
In South Dakota.
Our national parks contain good ho-
tells, where fine meals are served and
where prices are adjustable to almost
any pocketbook. They get us out of
doors In summer. when we need a re-
lief from the years work, and let us
follow their delightful trails through
gigantic laboratories of nature. They
give us true picture of what our fore
bears had to conquer when they first
explored this land and built upon it the
nation which we like to think is a
good deal better in which to live than
any other on earth.
There is little that the European va
cation can offer us that we cannot
duplicate here in our own country.
And the difference in expense, it is
needless to say, is tremendous. Rail-
roads, especially the western railroads,
as well as other travel media, have pre-
pared tour programs this year which
most of us can afford, and have re-
duced regular rates for the summer
months. It's easier than ever this
year to "see America first"
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