The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-07-25
Believes in Smooth Highways.

The roads and resorts Of the great
White Mountain region Of the Gran
| ite State are what make it unsur-
passed for the enjoyment Of outdoor
| life in the summer season. The lofty
peaks of this New England district,
the extense forests Of spruce and bal
sam which clothe their sides, the
| many streams pouring from noun
| tain springs and lakes, combine to
form a rare attractiveness.
In addition to these natural ad-
vantages there are many miles OF the
best of roads for riding, driving and
automobiling, for since 1892 the
work of building roads in this region
has been in progress, until now net
work of good highways extends to
every town; and in most cases there
are not only one but several routes
by which the same town may be
reached.
At Breton Woods, for instance,
nowhere in New England, aside from
the State highways, is more atten-
ton bestowed upon the thorough
fares, while the many bride trails,
paths and mountain walks receive
the same care Lovers Of riding and
automobiling are equally we'll pro-
vided for, and Breton Woods is the
hub from which radiates many
charming drives.
Governor C. NJ. Floyd, Of the Gran
ite State, is good roads advocate,
and is also an enthusiastic Inotorlst;
he proposes to have the highways or
his State a welcome rather than a
rebuff to autoists from other parts
of the Union. He is also much in
terested in the construction of the
State highway that is to lead from
the Massachusetts, line up through the
most densely populated part OF Ne"
Hampshire toward and finally to the
mountain section. Thirty miles or
this highway are now under construc-
tion. and the work will be pushed.
Aside from this there will be no great
amount Of road building in the noun
tains this summer, but the roads that
are already built will be improved
and put in first-class order before the
touring season is fairly started.
There is one particular piece OF
work that Governor Floyd is inter-
ested in, and which automobilists
who have toured the mountains
through the Crawford Notch will be
glad to see accomplished. This is the
dynamiting of Tug-of-War Hill, near
the gate of the Notch, one OF the
hardest and most dangerous grades
of the mountain roads. 1t is the
intention to ease the present severe
grade, obyiating the danger of acci-
dents at this point on the mountain
pass. The ascent of this hill was
the hardest feat in the Crawford
Notch hill climb last summer, and
several machines came to grief in
attempting it.
Governor Floyd not only oversees
this work of improvement, but can
himself, in case of necessity, take an
axe and made the chips fly, as was
shown on recent tour of inspection
of the State highways. At one place
a large birch tree had been blown
across the road, making an effectual
barrier. Fortunately, there was
sharp Ak in the wagon, and the Gov
ernor, to make himself useful, asked
the privilege of welding it himself.
The butt of the tree still lies beside
the Breton Woods road, and shows
as clean a cut as could have been
made by an expert from a logging
camp. From affairs o. State to wood
chopping is a good example of the
versatility of New Hampshire's Chief
ExecutiYc.-NewY York Tribune.