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 18 THE TOURIST'S CALIFORNIA Southern California. Within a hundred miles in opposite directions are Santa Barbara and San Diego, the Channel Islands, and the mantled crowns of Gorgonio and Bernardino, which rise between the deserts and the sea. Automobile Routes. Aside from municipal and county appropriations, the California legislature has recently voted to ex- pend a vast sum in repairing and building high- ways. In this campaign for good roads the Cali- fornia State Automobile Association has played a leading part. Visiting motorists are welcomed at its headquarters in the Monadnock Building, San Francisco. There, information is obtainable con- cerning road conditions in every part of the State. The Tour Book (cloth bound, $2.50), compiled by a path-finder who has covered all the travelled routes north and south, may be purchased at the office of the Association. The membership initi- ation fee is $2.00, the monthly dues nominal. State records show that there are about 80,000 automobiles registered in California, or about one car to every 36 inhabitants. Motor tolls are high, averaging $1.50 to $2.00 for a moderate distance on state or county high- ways which have heavy grades. Californians are doing their share toward the construction of the Lincoln Way which has been