Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-01
Chain of One Thousand Miles
Which Binds New York and
Georgia With National Road
way is Welded.
MET IN VIRGINIA
SOUTH OF ALTA VISTA,
ON LYNCHBURG ROAD
No Spectators Of Meeting-oc-
Cured on Lonesome Stretch of
Roadway With Fields and
Woodland on Each Side.
RuW 7. Waters. Jr.


DANvILLE, Va. May S--With flags
dying and amid mutual shouts OF welcome
from their passengers. the Herald's scout
car. which left Herald Square last Tues
day which The Atlanta Journals automo-
bile. which left the Georgia city the same
day, met at FIVE minutes before ) O'CLOCK
last Saturday afternoon on the old Lynch
burg stage road. three miles south OF the
point where that turnpike crosses the
Staunton river.
IRE union OF the two parties. the one
from the north and the other from the
south, was effected 70.7 miles from Roam
oke. Va. which had been the mornings
poInt OF departure for the Herald's White
steamer and e41 miles north Of Green's
boro. n. c.. whence the Atlanta party
OldsmobIle had made a start at haf-pas1
6 O'Clock in the morning, In It's zeal 10
give the New York advocates OF gOOd
roads an early and an earnest welcome
the southerners, had not been content TO
finger at the state line between Virginia
and North Carolina as had been planned
h,,t messed on northward to greet their
guests as early as fast running and hos
nitabIe hearts could effect junction
WERE NO SPECTATORS.
Except the 1--WE men in each big car
there were no spectators OF the meet
Of roadway with titled fields on one sloe
and woodland on the other. As the Her
ala car went skimming southwark, around
q rurve ahead doomed the vision OF an
othar ax-fnK automobile Its passengers
i've those In the White Steamer from
New York were khaki-clad and travel
stained From above their car new twin
pennants Of white. one which were IN
srribed New York Herald and At
teanmate at first glance and as the dis
lance lessened a glad shout went up from
both cars. while the pennants were held
aIoft and wigwagged in eager welcome
Foot brakes were applied and In an
other moment the staunch White Steamer
-pantiuR Ike some ieTfathan al the enc OF
a long race, was ranged up side by size
with the handsome new sixty-horse power
oldsmobfle from the Gate City. r. h
Tohnrton. driving the Herald car, and II.
j Lamar. Jr.. who held the wheel for
fha Georria party, stood up In their driv-
ing seats and clasped hands across the
narrow space between. while the others
made the Virginia hiIlsides ring with their
cheers. .,
And so II was that the scout cars-tne
one from the Empire City OF the north
ana the other from the Empire City OF
tha south. forced the first connecting link
~ GOOD fellowship in the great chain OF
60 thousand miles which is to bind New
work and Georgia with a splendid nation
Al hirhwav. The meeting was photo
sranhed and then out of their cars leaped
all hands Introductions followed, MAJ
Iohn 8. Cohen, managing editor OF Inc
Atlanta Journal. who had been the guest
with the Herald car, rom rev ~ - IN,
acting as master Of ceremony soon the
northerners and southerners were frater-
rIzine there by the dusty roadside IKE
oId comrades and comparing notes on
their touring experiences
The members of the Atlanta party were
II T. Lamar. Jr.. who was driving ms
own car; W. L Gray. the son OF the pro-
ur4etor OF The Atlanta Journal Walter
Zones. Of Macon. Ga; w. T. waters it,
stan correspondent OF The Atlanta jour
nal. and ]. S. Kuykendal. secretary Oh
the chamber Of commerce OF Sreehso
n who had accepted the courtesies OF
ere Atlanta scout car in order that ne
might the earlier tender 10 all the hospi-
taIitses which he assured them were
auaftiux their arrival in Greensboro
The point in Virginia. at which the
fructure was effected between the TWO
cars. was hardly more than a cannon shot
south Of Alta Vista, the spot al wnicn
the Southern railroad crosses the virginia
Tfdewater railway. the enterprise toward
which the late Henry H Rogers. OF New
York. dedicated so much Of his fortune
and Of the energy OF his declining years
when the road pioneers from north and
south came together the total mileage Of
the White steamer, restricted TO the dis
lance recorded on the direct road to At
lanta. aggregated s57 miles
MAKES go MILES.
II the various detours were included.
Including a run Of approximately Is miles
over the Gettysburg battlefield, the aggre-
gate mileage would approximate coo miles.
The Atlanta Journal scout car, the big
Oldsmobile, though IL had started nearly
six hours later than the departure OF the
White steamer from Herald Square. had
been 50 alertIy handled that IL had 5OI
miles to its credit on its speedOmeter.
Only 2 few minutes before the ears met.
the Atlanta boys while swinging brislSly
around sharp curves with a keen lookout
ahead for the other party, had given three
hearty cheers for their expert driver. Mr..
Lamar. as he scored his fifth century 1t
Is only proper 10 add that the Atlanta car
was OF the road AT various intervals be-
cause Of tine necessity Of keeping in touch
with the route Of the White steamer as
the two approached their Juncture.
After thr preliminary differentiation
both cars pulled up the road side by side
about a quarter Of mile. 20 spot where
the grateful shade OF some fine old trees
in front OF Finch's store at Grit postoffice
afforded welcome shade from the scOrch-
ing rays OF the Virginia sun, Grit post
Office lies well within the dry belt OF
the Old Dominion and libatiOns which
followed were exclusively I'm ginger pop
and other soft drinks cooled in spring
water for lack of ice or refrigerators.
Seated on the porch Of the country store.
the two parties which had now become
one. pulled out their maps and the data
compiled along the roads comparing
notes as TO the best lines of travel and
exchanging the varied experiences they
had met on their journeys.
MACHINES UNDER STRAIN.
u-hfIa this WAS being dora the drix-ers