With the framework of a political structure which should insure the blessings of liberty and happiness to ourselves and posterity, and under the benign workings of the institutions that are the outgrowth of the thought and energies of a freedom-loving people, we have grown and prospered beyond that of the people of any other country on the globe. Here the fruits of each individual's labor are conserved to his own well-being and enjoyed in such way as best suits his own tastes and inclinations. But with our rights and interests now menaced by the mad ambition of a military autocracy, bent upon trampling human freedom in the dust, the call of patriotism rings throughout the land, and the gathering of strength and efficiency for the task ahead becomes the solemn duty of all. Hence, as individuals united in a sacred cause with determined purpose, we need to fortify ourselves by renewing our vital physical forces to the highest demands of efficiency, and Mother Nature Woos us to garner the needed vitality from her plenteous store. With the vacation period virtually at hand, no country in the world offers the tourist facilities for travel equal to those enjoyed by the American people within their own territorial limits, where the Star-Spangled Banner waves its protecting folds over all alike. Wonderful trunk lines of railway span the continent and traverse it in every conceivable direction. Points a few years ago quite inaccessible are now to be easily reached. 