Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-02
FROM new YORK TO
FLORIDA IN AN AUTO
Fifteen Hundred Nile Run Suggest
ed 10 lhe Many Aut0nO.
bile Enthusiasts.
Route GOES THROUGH VIRGINIA
From Harpers' Ferry through the
Valley to Tennessee Llne-There
are Some Bad spots, but "rhe
Automobiles Thinks Difficulties
i.
Could be Overcome.
(From the Automobile.)

ltrOm the AutOmOOlle.)
Owing to the interest aroused
by the annual Florida beach races,
the query has often been made, and
OF late with increasing frequency, If
trip from the Northern States to
Florida is practicable with q touring
car. In the absolute absence OF
far as known no automobilist has
ever covered it in It's entirety. any
one contemplating an attempt to
become the pioneer OF this route
must necessarily form his plans
and gather what advance information
ne can from thorough study of the
physical obstacles likely to be en-
countered.
An inspection of the United States
typographical map will show that
direct route from Washington south
and more or less following the
Coast tier of counties through Vir-
ginia, the Carolinas and Georgia
Is impossible, due to immense areas
of low swamp lands and long sandy
stretches, as well as to the frequent
occurrence of wide rivers and inlets.
However. q careful study of the
topography and natural features would
seem that route farther inland
ought to be feasible. ~.
With New York for a starting
point. the route would follow the
beaten paths, so often covered by
autoists, through Philadelphia, Read
ing, Harrisburg, and Gettysburg
Pa, to Hagerstown, Md; thence
south past the Antletem battlefield,
across the Potomac at Sharpsburg
and down along the river to Har-
pers Ferry. Va. Here 1t enters the
famous Shenandoah Valley, and fol
lows 1t through Charlestown, Berry
VILE, Winchester, Maureryille, New
Market, Harrlsonburg, and Stanton
to Lexington. So far, the distance
Of 476 miles from New York, the
route has been over roads varying
from good to excellent. most of the
distance on macadam and pixies,
with no bad hills. Below this point,
on leaving the Shenandoah Valley
it Is not likely any hills too steep
for n high or medium powered car
will be encountered.
The course from Lexington contin-
ues southwest between the two
mountain ranges, tho Allegheny
mountains on the west and the Blue
Ridge on the east, through Roanoke,
Salem, Pulaski, Wytheville, and Mar
ion to Abingdon, close to the south
line of Virginia, and across the
State line to. or near to, Blountville,
Tenn, whence the route would most
probably follow the valley, of the
Holston River between Holston
mountain and Clinch Mountain to
Morristown- From this point it
would either continue in the same
valley to Knoxville or cut across.
south. to Danridge in the Tennessee
River Valley and follow same to
Knoxville. 1t would now keep down
the Tennessee River Valley through
Loudon, Kingston, and Dayton to
Chattanooga.
The scenery after leaving Harper's
Ferry, and. even for considerable
distance beyond Chattanooga, is most
beautiful and extremely interesting.
On leaving Chattanooga, Tenn the
course would be- south along the
line Of the Central Railroad of Geor-
gla' through SummerfieId, Ga, to
Rome. There is strong pr5lbabil.