Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-10-14
Are Coming.

Tuesday evening the big red Alec tour
ing car of the New York Herald, sent out
to mark the route ofthe proposed national
highway between New York and Atlanta,
pulled into Shepherdstown. In the party
were Blalock, the Herald correspondent,
]. Schreyer, S. q. Harris and p. J. John
son, and they stopped at the Entler Hotel
for supper. They talked Interestingly to
the Register representatives and told OF
the plans in connection with this enter
prise The New York Herald and the
Atlanta Journal some time ago began work
upon scheme to establish national high
way between the North and South, with
the two cities above named as the termin-
ais. During the past summer a White
steamer made three trips between New
York and Atlanta, going over as many
different routes, and after thorough EXAM
ination finally decided upon the route now
used. II is intended to make this "nat-
ional highway" and the two newspapers
and automobilists in general will work
with the people along the way to establish
a splendid macadamized road for the en-
tire distance. Town, county, State and
national aidwill be enlisted, and il is hoped
to work up strong sentiment favorable
to the project The party here on Tues
day are again going over the route, secur-
ing data, making additional investigations
and writing for their papers interesting
facts about the country through which
they pass. They are also putting up enam-
ell signs, II by 30 inches in size, for the
benefit of other Automobiles, distributing
2, 900, or about one every half mile.
They are travelling in a six-cylinder 90
horse powes, Alec car, which has run
60 900 miles before starting out on the
present trip.
In November the greatest automobile
exhibition that has ever taken place in the
South will be held in Atlanta. over sixty
manufacturers having agreed to partci-
pate. In connection with this event, the
first public automobile tour between
the North and South will occur,
and it is thought that between sixty
and seventy cars, representing the very
best ofmany manufacturers, will be IN the
run. The cars will start from New York
October 18th. The route leads across
Staten Island, then to Trenton, across the
Delaware river at that point and proceeds
TO Philadelphia. From Philadelphia the
route leads almost due westward to Get
tysburg, by way of Lancaster and York.
AT Gettysburgt the route turns southwark to
Hagerstown, thence to Sharpsburg and An
tietam Battlefield. The Potomac NV
err is crossed at ShepherdStown, and from
here the tourists 60 to Winchester by way
of Charles Town and Berryville. From
Winchester the route follows the famous
Shenandoah Valley pike to Staunton.
From Stanton the route proceeds south
ward by way OF Natural Bridge to Roam
oke. Greenville and Anderson are the prln-
cipal towns in South Carolina through
which the route passes, and entering
Georgia, the route proceeds via Royston,
Winder and Lawrenceville to Atlanta. the
total distance from New York being 1850
miles.
The tourists are expected to pass through
Shepherdstown on the afternoon OF Octo-
Der 9th. The trip is not to be race, but
more of pleasure outing, so the cars are
likely to be punched pretty well together.
No prizes for speed are offered, but re-
| wards will be given for cars making the
best records for endurance and other good
points.