The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-07-30
CREENYILLE.CAPITAL
HIGHWAY IS PLANNED
COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO
FORM ASSOCIATION.
Meeting Held in Laurens After Ar
rival of Records Scout Cars
from Newberry.
(McDavid Horton, in Columbia
Record.)

Records 5 pathtinderS had tor speclal
features enthusiastic receptions at
Greenwood and Laurens and culml-
mated last night in a smoker at which
we're laid the plans for Capltal-to-
County road extending from Columbia
to Greenville, via Newberry and Lau-
rens. A committee was appolnted to
select two other members from each
county concerned, the augmented COM
mittee to draft particular suggestions
for the organization of the ASSOCIATION
proposed and to call a meeting at
which the organization will be per-
fected.
Hard to Leave Newberry.
In leaving Newberry Tuesday morn
ing the Records pathfnders, ". r.
Fishburne and McDavid Horton, We're
delayed in various ways, principally
by the pleasant demands of hospital
ity, so that it was 11:33 o'clock be-
fore the start upon the days run to
Laurens via Greenwood was made.
! When the party started out, the
sturdy Brush runabout Of the path
finders was accompanied by three 9TH
er cars:
| In Capt. ". S. Langford's fast
Ford roadster were McDavid Horton
and Mr.. John K. Aull, Of The New
berry Herald and News, with Capt.
Langford at the wheel.
The two escort cars of the Green
wood Journal, Maxwell runabout
and Maxwell touring car, the runa-
bout occupied by its owner, Mr.: G..
". Gardner, Jr., Of the Journal, and
the Hon. W. C. Harrison, a member
of the house of representatives from
Greenwood county; the touring car
driven by its owner, Mr.. ". P. burst,
and having for passengers Messrs.
John burst and Thomas burst, John
Arlington and Tabor H. Hill.
Capt. Langford Leads.
Capt. Langford's speedy roadster
had been among the cars in the es-
cort of Monday evening from Pros
perity to Newberry. Keen1y interested
lin good roads and particularly in auA
tomobile touring highways. and hav-
| ing piIoted through this section the
scout cars of the Atlanta Journal and
the New York Herald, Capt. Lang
ford readily agreed to accompany the
Records pathfnders to Newberry and
after last nights meeting decided to
90 on with them to Greenville. In his
car he will carry on the run to Green-
Vile Messrs. Elbert H. Aull and Jno.
X. Aull. Of The Newberry Herald and
News. Col. E. H. Aull rode in the
Brush with Fishburne to Laurens.
The party left Newberry county
Tuesday afternoon at 2:37 o'clock,
when Saluda river was crossed by the
Southern railway bridge at q point
22.8 miles west Of Newberry and
shortly thereafter drew up at the
handsome country residence Of Col. E.
H. Aull's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ia
cob Luther Aull. Here the patfnders
received hearty welcome and din
ner such as may be got nowhere else
than in the homes of Newberry coun-
| ty.
Greenwood Interested.
In Ninety Six, seven miles beyond
! the ancestral mansion Of the Aulls,
the pathfnders also received a warm
greeting but time did not offer for a
stop there Of more than a few min
utes. and after short stop the jour
ney to Greenwood and Laurens was
resumed The 1O.4 miles further to
Greenwood. over a splendid road, was
! covered in s. minutes, Mr.. G. W.
Gardner. Jr's., fast Maxwell runabout
! leading the way. In front of the Ore
gon hotel large crowd Of good roads
enthusiasts had gathered and these
gentlemen, men of standing and
weight in the community, all of them,
very soon made the Columbia and
Newberrians Of the party feel at
home. Among the number were Mr..
A. F. McKissick, president Of the
Grendel and Ninety Six cotton mills;
accompanied by Mrs. McKissick, Mr..