Evening Star Newspaper, September 26, 1926, Page 60

MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AN ALLURING MOTOR TOUR Two Routes Available to Autoist Who Would Visit Section Rlch in History and Now at Height of Scenic Benmy This is the season when the motorist who puts off his touring for the cooler days of the late Summer and early Fall will find the quaint charm of ‘the famous Fastern Shore of Maryland especially inviting. This country, rich in history, tradition and scenic loveli- ness at all seasons, is especially colorful at ths time of year. For the motorist who would spend a week end or longer in tasting its delights, two routes are availdble, the Defense High- way, still incompleted, and the route by way of Marlboro, which, while longer, affords fast and comfortable access to Annapafs the gateway to the Maryland coastal country. At present there is a six-mile detour on the Defense H|gh\'\n). the most ‘direct route from Washington to the Maryland capital. For the motorist leaving Washington, pmcncall\ no direction is rrqmrcd in following either of these routes to Annapolis he schedule of the Claiborne-Annapolis ferry is such that the tourist may make satisfactory connection at almost any time, The trip across the Chésapeake re- agricultural development. interspersed quires about one hour and a half and | with substantial growths of handsome charges for passenzers and cars are modérate. Through Historie Country. Arriving at Claiborne, the motorist makes immediate contact with the network of permanently improved Lighwaye, woven throughout the en- tire peninsula A 15-mile straight stretch of con- orete highway leads from Claiborne to Easton, passing through the his. torie town of 8 Michaels, which of history will reeall was hy the English during the 1812, St. Michaelt is not alone historic, but is beautifully® lo- cated on the Miles River. Fven before Iaston is reached ter- ritory of unusual historic interest passed through. Just short dis- fance from the (i highway lies the famous Tiouse, a well kept estate dreds of nd probably one of the maost ive the old his. toric #pots on the Shore. Along this stretch, Saston and Iving but highway itself, is Ratcliffe Manor, an- other place of historical Interest and beauty old Wye Bastern nearing Attractive Easton. At Easton the motorist numerous other attractive and. incidentally. a bustling community: a progressive and active section, with residential beautifully located and ex- tremely pleasing to the eve. At this point the ist may make a selection as to which route fs most desirahle for the holiday, week end or longer tour Tha Marrland State highway, tending hoth noith and south through Fastan, The mat may north thesuch the splendid roll- untry, t © upper end County, fentering Queen through the Interesting * Centreville, Church up into Kent County swn. on the Chester home of Washinzton Colleg 1= located. From this point the main line extends on northward into Cecil County. passing through Ceellton and cmssing the Bohemia River and on to Elkton. will find estates thriving ex passes Hil Opens Into Delaware. Elkton it i= possible to con- the Delaware State line to Ne . where the University of Delaware is lpcated. 1If desirous of reaching the northern entrance of the peninsula the trip from Newark to Wilmington, Del., is short and of Interest Also from FEaston the tourist. may travel south on the peninsula. going down the main stem of the Marviand ftate highway through Preston. Hur- Yock, ast New ) 3 Sharptown and into Salishury, hrough Caraline nd Daorche: fore reaching the county comico. This route. nfined entirely to the Fastern Shore of Maryiand counties. places the matc in A position to make furth choice of routes at & bury. There are several permanently tmproved hizhways leadthg from Salis bury farther south Into Somerset County, passing _through Princeas Anne and to Crisfield, or from Prin- ress Anne bearing over into Worces- ter County to Pocomoke City, or again B direct route from Salisbury may be taken to Snow Hill, in Worceater County. Another _interesting trip from Sallsbury is the 30.mile stretch ®o Ocean City, Md. Ferry Connects With 0ld Point. From the lower Maryland counties From tinue over seat of Wi outh of Pocomoka City with the Vir- Einia State highway ayatem. extend- fng through the Counties of Accomac and Northampton and going direct 1o Cape Charles, Va_. where the Penn. gvlvania Raliroad ferry svatem con ecting with Old Point Comfort and Norfolk has its Fastern Shore ter- minal A third selection may he made at ¥aston, for ft is possible, without feaving the concrete highway, for the gotorist to cross the peninsula and enter into Delaware. This may be one at several points, either by way ¢ Denton and crosing the State line #t Burrsville, thence into Harrington, Del.. of by bearing soutk. from Easton and via Hurlock. following the high- way through Federalsburg and cross. ing the State line into Delaware. con- necting direct with Bridgeville, or , Blightly tarther south. with Seaford, *Del. Any of these routes make direct ‘:nnnwv\«m {s mada a shart distance % | ihorne-Laston of hun- | a miie or two from the | ntles be- | [pmh and dotted with delightful inland |lakes and streams. Throughout the entire section are the widely famed and extremely at. tractive old estates, ng with them romance and histor: dating back to some of the very firet settlers. These estates express alluring gran- deur, some of which still retain the |favor of the old South, and which much of modern progress, has passed {by unspoiled. In their Original set. {tings these famous old homes recall vividly the early American days. The present owners, many of them direct descendants of the first families, ex- |tend a hospitality for which the East- ern Shore is famour. The stranger is made welcome, and is permitted to enjov freely the unique beauty of the { handsome oid places. Old Mills Still Working. There are old griet mills on the streams which interlace the various sections, and some of these mills date back to the daye when meal was |ground alone by water power. Many {of these mills are still producing the corn meal, the wheat and buckwheat flour from which the residents pre- pare many of the widely famed hot corn pones and other old-time There are historic old many built from material ossed thé ocean from the | “mother country” in the early days, and no end of later colonial-day féa- | tures of decided interest. | Comfortable accommodations may be had in practically every commu- nity. The hotels, while not large or pretentious, are comfortable and clean. ood is well cooked, and the menus v those attradtive Southern dishes which the Eastern Shore country noted. Rates are moderates In many =~ctions, especially on the water {where te inland streams border the jeommestiles, arrangements may he made for the use of boats for Ahing pleasure safling, and throughout there ia a variety of pleasant features which add to ths motor trip. One 0 the most impressive features 2 on the Delaware-Mary- g a peninsula is the fac that the driver is not required to ex- | ercise a constant mental and physical in, for there are no steep grades, no abrupt turns and no long, grueling | mountain climbe. The driver may re- {lax and with only ordipary precau- | tion participate fully in thé pleasure | of the trip with those who accompany him. SPEED DEMON WILTS BEFORE TRAFFIC HEAD Quits Boasting He “Did 65,” Con- fessing He Lied, When Baugh- man Appears. That the unexpected appearance of trafic officlals will dampen the ardor of the most blatant violator of speed limits and other laws of the motor [ trail demonstrated by the follow- ing = related by a friend of E Austin Baughman, commissiorier of motor vehicles of Maryland. A motorist who had stopped at a wayside filling station wae declaim- ing rather loudly that he had just made 65 miles an hour over a certain difficult* hill, when the commiesioner drove up and joined the group of listeners. 8everal of the hoaster's hearers slipped away At the sight of Marvland's traffic boss, but the fast- Ariving individual kept right on with his story and offered to bét he could do. it agal ‘I.olgmg get thix right.” said Mr. le(hmnn “You say yvon did 852" “Right replied the boastful one. “Want to take my bhet 2" “No," the’ commissioner returihed, “but what_would you say if 1 told vou T am Baughman, the automoblle commissioner?” “I would say T was the darndest lar in Maryland.” the would-be speed demon replled promptiy. AUTO REPAIR BILL SPLIT ON INSTALLMENT PLAN System of Finencing Purchase of Cars Applied to Upkeep Ex- penses in West. i With some economists voicing | alarm over the spread of instaliment duying, the financing of automobile repairs as the purchase of an auto- { mobile is financed has been introduced in the West. A motorist whe was payving for & { house found hi car in need of repairs connection with the widely knqem State highway svetem in Delaware. Delaware's Concrete Highways. Tf the route across the peninsula is ehosen and connection made with the main stem on the western side of Del aware, the |n*. st immediately will And opened up o him impressive num | costing $100. He could not pay the $100 at one time and cofitinue to make . sive num- | (e payments on his home. The re- B O it RO RUARESRTEARERERVAOL KiReEIED B Ontof installments to run over a s ptlhind ¥ | regularly and readily. rass | with the Marvland highway sstem | oure an the part of the | the southern border. In Delaware | inance company has been such that | <4l o Belen e fie | Other accounts of the kind have heen | numerous attractive Deaware &Y iopened. ‘An important volume ";‘;‘“;h‘ The many thei * | business is expected to grow are the improved high- - { the three States repr gented on the Delaware-Maryiand-\'i ginia Eastern Shore that it is practi- impossible for the motorist to, come confused or go astray. Each tink connects with the main arteries, | and they, in turn. running practically | llel north and south. again make ! contact with each other in such a) manner that the length of the penin- | sula may be traveled over any of the | three main course: | A= 1o those features which add to the pleasure of touring the Eastern Bhore, outstanding I8 the fact that 8 while the country is largely ievel it in not tiremome and the driving Ases not become monotonous. The outlying dis tricts gm-:b ecenic beauty In rich s Nash-Rinker Motor Co. SALES and SERVICE years at the same address speaks for (tsel! 1419 Irving St. N.W. Col. 4467 6 9 Scale of Miles - - MOTOR TOURS The trip mnnm-d above wjll take the motorist through the coastal country of three States and Is'rnn‘mlhrl ts historie tradition and its scenic loveliness, Maryland shore section is famous for ite is section. Smooth, hard roads bisect the r-filrm and lead the tourist who would make a longer journey into Dela- tecture and its natural beauty abound in ti ‘.Y f‘;oll‘ uaint charm, D.. C, SEPTEMBER 26, 1926-PART 3. WiLMm 7. . .o Cape Charles o, ;R;a'- § , he tranquil ne roads and one of the fino old thanor houses; ware and Virginia sections of wonderful nnhxrll beauty. The inseta show one of the Soma of these days you'll see ghin-| The out an “hody repairer and ad- Juster. A large pait of my work now i® {rvin' to reméve rattles and squeaks from hodie: R0 far as T can see, hody troubles can be preventad through more car 'ful use of cars and more system in body care. Most owners do not give the bodies of their cars any attention, and the worst part of it is they do not seem to know just what it is that injures a body. T've seen some of 'em’go gingerly over rough roads. ‘“Savin’ the body.” they explain, when as a matter of fact they're just savin' the chassis. gles hangin’ nouncin' the hody: rigidly bolted to the frame and should not he thrown eut of line unlese the frame is, ton. It's| all right to be careful, sven to carry | it to extremes, so long as you're con- | sistent. RBut these penple who go over | the rolgh roads so gently are usually the ones that slam doors. Now. slammin’ a door weakens the s door posts. This fs particularly bad | where two doors catch on one post | and where hoth of ‘em are slammed | at the same time. Another bad thing | Is to fean on a door when it's open. | This weakens the door post and lookens the screws that hold its hinges to_the post. 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Bensan, 3 .'.M! ‘Conneeticut Ave. l “ln-lnw 28 The or- Jln': factured facturing To thc Publie: ‘in“ Rubber ""h'f"F yine buying so-called ‘'Rub- inamel'" from any other ithout our signature er of sacuring a ‘ormula on every can. ree Ie in da stitute. o et & © 9 W, ¥ Tunrl», 3 e 1001 “Ase. . A oneih . Catloth. 4%, 8t BW. u-nmnn nuzn and "f, '1 ::l’fi‘e A;rumn C* r unfi ""' ok vil e'h‘t # Ochu Dulnn Write hr Attractive hommon Dist. Rep., L. E. Edgecumbe, ‘zvnz Twenty-sixth St. N.E., Pot. 3152.W REAL MADE-TO-ORDER CAR IS AWAITED IN MOTORDOWI Special Machine That Wl“ Fn Pm-se and Taste of - All Classes Holds Fortune for Maker Who Will Produce It. - = . BY WILLIAM ULLMAN, ’ Fame and fortune await the manufacturer who will develop the business of making cars to order, in the opinion of those whe are looking deeply into automotive trade conditions and who find the markeét for the made-to-order caw unexpectedly vigorous. With more than 20,000,000 persons owning cars in America, it is believed that many thousands soon will be demanding machines made to order and built to their own exacting tastes. Despite the tremendous Husiness done by the factory-made clothiers, the made-to-order suit is gaining in popularity daily Thousands buy homes built by volume operators, but the person- atly designed dwelling constantly is growing in favor. It seems - natural that the discriminating motorist of the near future will seek the manufacturer who can Quild cars to order. This trend is not to be confused with the “custorh-huilt” with which manufactures are beginning to flirt. At present the word ‘“custom” I8 jenough and experfenced enough to idea ¥y alluring at this season «l the year. The nmmp\nm of the Old South, its archi- This lefx them swing [bles iz forgetting tn keep the hedy Thase aré founA under loosely used and refers largely to cer- tain de luxe body features. The cus ton-buflt car of the day seldom is more than the conventional chassis with body refinement which do not appear on the regular job. But the custom idea in presen‘.dy marketing is belleved to be paving the way for the, real made-to-order car. Present Cost Prohibitive. This machine will not necessarily be high priced. At present any one can have a car built to his own speci- fications, but the cost i& prohgbitive for the average man. The fortune mentioned at the outset awaits the manufacturer who will be able to build a made.to.order ear in almost any price class. Many. naturally, will what is wrong with cars?” These inquirers have consider- ed the fact.that trade-marked ecars necessarily are built on a compromise basis and that this is not alwavs agreeable 1o the discriminating buyer. Many automobiles with cheap bodies could ‘have more powerful engines save for the fact that the manufactur- ers rightly calculat&i that the ave- rage buyer of a cheap body also wants a very econoihical motor. The average car is designed to fit the man of average size. In order to have cer- tain mechanical advantages many persons must forfeit style, comfort or body features. Every motorist has to endure some objectionable feature in his car simply because no machine is built especially for him. . Thousands are dreaming of a car that will measure up to their ideals just as they dream of the ideal home. They are building fhP<P dream homes, but what of their cars? Many Individual Wants, One motdvist has just check of all the new ecar none that is exactly what to own. The only that offers him the hody he desires. carries a motor he does net favor. He could have n apecial body built for another but this ear happens to he minus four- wheel brakes. To further complicate his problem he wanis a fotm of four wheel brake which cannot be attached to the car in question Watch the tourists packing and un- packing at the entrances to hotels and one can see plenty of evidence of the ever-growing variation in bodies than the quantity producers ever will have opportunity to develop. Only a negligible pe centage of cars have adequate a commodations for luggage. dgspite the tremendous growth of motor touring. The mad ask, “Rut tactory-built and finds manufacturer eould supply any pa of engine in any style or size of chassis and wonld mount any type ‘hady. There are thousands of engineers in the coun- try who know what they want in the way of a personal « not heen able to obtain it hec there has heen no organization at pischlia ot ATt i THE completed a | he wants | cha make | need for greater | but .they have ROSS 18 TALKING build it. Made-to-order cars probably would be serviced by the branches of the specialists who contribute the en gines, clutches, transmissions, car bure| etc. They would be as sembled cars put together with great care and-built with certain improve ments which inevitably would suggest themselves during the assembling process. The larger parts manufacturers are in a position to fill orders for all kinds of special équipment and the develop- ment of the made-to-order car would, therefore, seem to rest with the crea- tion of a suitable assembling or- ganization. The man who wears made-to-order clothing and whe would not think of advertising the manufacturer of the shoes he' wears by carrving the maker's trade mark In plain view finds himself obliged to buy a ecar that hears a factory label. Fvery one knows the name of the car he drives, and there are thousands driving the same, make. Only by going above $10,000 for his purchase can be get into the strictly custom-built class. And even then he must carry the manufacturer's name plate on the diator and hub caps. Drift Ts to Distinction. What he is coming to want is a made-to-order car at a moderate price. It is not merely a matter of pride. There aré plenty of odd pérsons who are not satisfied with Amgrica’s cars, no matter how fine they may be. {There are evidences to suggest that the made-to-order demand may be met by manufacturers already in business. ‘One car maker is offering so many | hody styles and color designs that ft | may be diffieult to distinguish the car r. The drift is stion in hody design, but ions must follow if the trend is to be complete. (Consright. 19 There is hardly a rula in the break ing in of new care that will not d“v- valuable resuits when appli 1med machine. to Gardner, Flint and Hudson SERVICE A SPECIALTY T. J. CAMFIELD Rear 1118 13th St. N.W. Main 5917 Tires and Ae ries Entrance Mass. Ave., L &t or 14th St . 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