The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-06

Col. Olds, Mr.. j. B. Pcarce, Mr.. w.
III. Brewer, Messrs. Trenaine and
Sykes. Buffalo Millienaires. in the
Party Which Finds Beauty. Devel-
opnlent, Progress and Opportuni-
ties for InvestIncnt Laying Close HI
To Raleigh.
Recently Secretary Odds, of the
Chamber of Gcmm0ce, and President
Fearce. OF the Raleigh Merchants As
ISOLATION, did an automobile stunt"
to use one Of the most popular ex-
pressions Of the day. which lays in
the shade anything yet done in that
line in Wake,
They went from here to Bum, which
IS in Franklin county, twelve miles
from Louisburg. and very near the
edge of Nash, in an automobile from
the garage of the Raleigh Automobile
and Machine Company. The driver
was Mr.. W. H. Brewer. who is an
artist in that line Internationally, and
the big 45-horse power Franklin ma
chine made wonderful time under his
skilful touch. The route was by Mil
burnie and a number of noted
try houses beyond Neuse river. and
50 by the bright little town of Wake
field or to the Village of Pilot, which
IS III FRANKLIN county, ana tne1 10
Bum.
Adventures were plentiful enough
and the first one occurred beyond
Crabtree Creek. The big automobile
was going at a good clip, but not be-
yond the speed limit, when some.
what in the distance a couple Of
mules were seen, hauling a long
bodied wagon in which was a hogs
head of tobacco, being brought to
Raleigh. a darkey being the driver.
Suddenly the mules made a wild dash
and cavOrted across a freshly plOWed
field. leaving the tobacco in the
ditch; the darkey falling from the
vehicles, but holding on to the reins
and stopping the mules in a smother
Of lust. Messrs. Olds and Pearce had
as their guests NIessrs. TremaiEe and
Sykes, Buffalo ~millionaires, but all
hands got out Of the auto and went
to the assistance Of the driver, who
BY this time was on his feet. He
brought the mules around to the
road, everybody laid hold Of the
~hOgshead and up it went with SO
much vim that it went out on the 9TH
er SIDE, n S a second time had to
be put upon the wagon. The darkey
took his seat, cracked his whip and
made Tor Raleigh in a broad grin,
While. the auto went humming the
other way.
Inc Iodu was Iou1Id ~ NC 1SI
ful to ride on and very many COM
We're paid superintendent w.
G. Allen for What he has done in
this direction. The country is very
fine, the soil light, the houses very
thick and generally well kept, and
the air of prosperity is everywhere
to be observed. It was a fine March
day. Just crisp enough to be doubly
and the guests and their
hosts were in inc spirits and
cd a turkey lunch with great relish.
At one point the whistle Of an engine
the Norfolk & Railway
heard. By Eagle Rock the route
lay, where gigantic rocks stand by the
on which perhaps there may
or may not have been an eagle killed
in the long ago. Some beautiful
homes lines the route, notable among
these being the place Of Mr.. Charles
linton. At n point the road LED by
enormous flat rock on which a
farmer had his dwelling and all his
outbuildings, thus literally fulfilling
the S]criptural injunction. There a
tumbled V e the rocks in
picturesque cataracts. A number Of
streams were crossed. BY he road
side Hepzibah church, the oldcst IN
this county, which recently celebrat-
ed it's hundredth year. IT is a beau
tiful place, across the road being a
SCdIeiy grove - piiico. III AoSe
timber along the route is generally
fine. much of it second-growth pine,
Understanding and straight as an ar
row.
Several streams which were crossed !
are said to be excellent for fishing.
Upon reaching Bum it was found
the run had been made. from Raleigh
in an hour and three quarters and
that this was the first automobile
which had ever visited that place.
To say it created a sensation would
putting it mildly. At Bum the
party was met by Mr.. Guy Buell.. the
president of the Montgomery Lun-
Der Company, and taken in carriages
over a couples of miles of roads,: some
abominably bad. to Tar River, which
was crossed on a bridge. and on the