The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-28
Travelling OutlOOks

L and my family crossed several
state lines during the past two weeks.
Everytime we did so we sensed al
most at once that we were in differ
ent state. There may be no real reason
for it, but the landscape seems to
change. A lot of times that feeling
of change is apparent when going
from one county to another, although
not so much so-and yet upon our re-
turn l Immediately felt that the air
was fresher and more invigorating
the minute l struck Garrett county.
AS we passed through each state
Pennsylvania, New York, Massachus-
etts, Vermont, Connecticut, New Jer-
sey, the lay of the land seemed diff
ferent, the farming was different, the
homes were different. | learned that
although l still thought Garrett coun-
ty beautiful, that there were also
many other beautiful places. Even
the farm homes and grounds in the
above states looked as neat and we'll
kept as the Loar home on Second
street. Streets were so wide and
shaded, homes We're so beautiful and
in proportion, and churches were ma
jestic and still numerous, which is a
good sign that in spite of Communis-
tic propaganda and German Bunds in
this country people love their churches
and all they stand for
l learned that the city had some adj
vantages over the country, but that
nothing could compare to the joy of
living in a small or mediums
town. The rush in the city to make
twice as much money and then have
to spend more than twice as much to
live as comfortable as most small
town people live, would never be to
my liking.
| learned to be grateful for Garrett
county climate. In New York state
there were sad evidences of the
drought there this summer. Cattle
searched in vain for nourishing grass
in the brown fields. Corn was only
half its normal height and the stalks
were brown and withered. Two nights
there was a freeze, but Garrett county
was not touched.
Highways and road markings in
different states were interesting. The
commands were positive, not negative,
They didn't say don't do this" they
said, "Keep in line" keep to right"
"single line" In every state motor
lists were informed frequently of speed
laws and that they were strictly en-
forced: Pennsylvania, so; New Jersey,
40. Maryland speed law was raised to
so by the legislature in June but the
signs still say 45. The State Roads
Commission isn't breaking any of the
speed laws in getting them changed.
Trucking is problem for the pleasure
motorist. But what can he do about
it? Grass is growing along the banks
of the highways in Vermont creating
pleasant change from the yellow
clay and mud banks along Maryland's
highways. Near Scranton they had
leased the old road bed of a railroad
and had made the Lackawanna Trail.
There was hardly any grade and the
curves were gradual. Scranton people
didn't seem to mind huge coal tip
pie right in the heart of the. city.
Many entrances to mines there are
said to be right down through the Gel
lars of homes. Anthracite mines made
Scranton and l guess they realize it.
Borden's cows at the Worlds Fair
exhibit was a CURIOSITY that attracted
unusual attention. 1t never occurred to
me before how many city people there
might be who had never seen COW.
The herd got MIXED electrically be-
fore every bodl's eyes and they cared
not one jot or title.
Maryland's building at the Fair is
very insignificant, but the taxpayers
would probably have hollered had
much been spent on it They could very
easily have had some pictures of Gar
rett county scenery and the fact that
Western Maryland is resort area.
But their photos were of old residences
for the most part-Baltimore and the
Eastern Shore. Their exhibits seemed
to be of the past, not Of the future.
West Virginia, on the other hand, ex-
hibited its scenery and industries in
Illuminated pictures.
The Russian building in the foreign
group was the most amazing of all.
1t was the most impressive of all, and
millions of dollars must have been
spent on it--for the one purpose of
attempting to spread communism in
the United States. For people who
might not realize it was simply prop