Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-23

D their walk penniless, for the searchers
had been told they could have all they
found on the men, and their search was
thorough. therefore.
FRIENDS TOLD GOODBYE.
number of ladies were In the throng
that babe the walkers goodbye-friends Of
Singleton, relatives of Mintsr, who is an
Atlanta boy. Among the crowd were a
couple of score OF the amusement staff at
Ponce de Leon. Singleton had been in
charge OF the Johnstown Flood out there
this summer, and Minter had been con-
nected with the Old Mill. Both had many
friends there, and nearly all OF Ponce de
Leon was downtown to see them go, to
wish them good luck. to tell them stick
to it. old boy" and all that. Crockett
too, though he is an Alabama boy, and
had been in Atlanta but a few weeks
was not without his weil-wishing friends
Singleton's part OF the hike is but the
beginning OF cross-continent walk by a
roundabout way for from New York he
will strike across the whole width OF the
country to Seattle in the northewest. So
that for him, at least, the start from The
Journal office Tuesday morning was for
! Seattle via New York" His first step
was the start on a walk of more than
four thousand miles.
In forty-six days from Tuesday, or by
OCPNCHAOCi q lACSc LnCu CApCCl 10 Indke
the journey through to New York.
/ Weather will not stop them. Through the
heat Of the summer sun they will plod,
[, through rain, storm, daylight and dark
If they don't make the town they are
headed for before sunset.
Singleton, the experienced man of the
team, guarantees to keep booy and soul
of the party together as long as his
companions stick to the game. Single
ton says he will stay by them IL they
fall sick, as he would expect them to
stay by him. But II they want to
quit" says Singleton, ''it doesn't stop me
a minute. I'm going through to New
I York. alone or otherwise, and I'll get
there by September 2, or BEFORE
Lectures along the road, in the princi-
pal towns and cities they pass through,
will bring in the revenue of the party.
Singleton says he doesn't expect TO I'M
cover any bonanza in this scheme, but
he is looking forward to at least enough
to pay expenses with possibly little to
spare. The picturesqueness Of the whole
scheme, the uniqueness OF the idea Of
hearing a man spin yarns about almost
any country from Denmark to South AZ
RIGA, will doubtless appeal 10 enough peo-
pie to give him the modest audiences
that he expects-Just enough people to
keep the trio from being down on their
luck" 1t may be-but thatS hoping al
most too much-that they will have
enough each when they get to New York
to pay Singleton's expenses on the Sec
ond tack of mis- long hike across country
to Seattle.
Hikers Were at Winder
Wednesday Night
They've passed w1nder. those walkers
have.
They got to Winder Wednesday just be-
fore dark, IS miles from Atlanta, at the
end of their second day on the road; and
they left there Thursday morning with
their eyes on Commerce. "a miles away.
They expect to spend Thursday night In
Commerce.
Following is the bulletin that reached
The Journal Office early Thursday morn
ing from Singleton:
. "WINDER, July n.
Atlanta Journal, Atlanta. Arrived
here $40 O'Clock this evening. Evidently
expected. for people very courteous to us.
Will spend night here and leave for Com
merce tomorrow morning. All in good
shape.
JOSEPH e. SINGLETON"