The Brunswick news., 1909-08-06
RECORD BROKEN
IN AUTO TRIP ON
ALL-COAST ROUTE
FAST TIME WAS MADE YESTER-
DAY FROM JACKSONVILLE
TO SAVANNAH.
L. C. oliver, in 90 Horse Power Ford
Machine, the First Driver to Make
Trip Between the Two Cities in One
Day = Demonstrated That This is
Best of All Routes.

+ That the all-coast route is the only
1 practical one between Jacksonville
ana Savannah was thoroughly DEM
onauaLed yesterday, Wnen l.. c. Oh
yer, of Jacksonville, in a 20-horse-
| power : ORD machine, was the first
person to MAKE trip from Jack
sonyll!e to Savannah III Cne day. And
Nj. OhVer was not out on speed
test, nor did he have what is known
as a speed machine, but ne simply
made the trip, which was arranged
by Mayor Hopkins, to demonstrate
the fact that the only route to be
I adopted between the two cities is via
Brunswick and Darien, which Is
kn0wn as the all-coast route.
BY completing the trip in on3 day
! Mr. Oliver gets credit tor being the
first man to make trip between the
two cities in single day Not only
does he get that record, but he re-
duced the time by many hours and
the distance by many miles.
Schedule Time.
Running almost on schedule time
following closely the time The News
| stated he would arrive and depart
! from the various points, Mr. Oliver
left Jacksonville yesterday morning
at o'clock 1t was stated that he
would reach Brunswick between IL
and II o'clock 1t was exactly 11.90
when he stopped his car in front OF
Bruces drug store, aftel being es
corted to the city by one or two local
machines, the party being headed by
| Mayor Hopkins.
Fifty-fiye minutes were spent in
Brunswick for lunch, etc, it being
1926 when Mr.. Oliver started out for
Savannah. At LOS he, with two
other cars, was at Dents rice plan
tation There the party was met by
an enthusiastic delegation of Darien
folk who came over in several mo-
tor Loats. A small lighter, equipped
with an engine, was on hand.
Quick Trip Over.
Two or three of the motor boats
, hitched ON to the lighter and at 1.20
pulled out for Darien Very little
time was lost in placing the machine
alb oard the lighter, as everything was
III readiness Accompanied by Mayor
Hopkins, Mr.. Oliver continued over
to the Mcintosh capital, arriving there
at 2.20. No time was lost there, and
after getting his direction, he start
ed out for Savannah at 2.20, with
the best wishes of a large number
of Darien people, who met the party
On their arrival and bade them wei
come over the new route
Reached Savannah at O'clock.
Taking the old stage coach road,
which leads from Savannah to Dar'
ien and which is said to be in more
than fairly good condition, Mr.
Oliver started out for his destination.
He was determined to reach Sayan-
nah before Z o'clock, and little time
was lost on the way.
He arrived there exactly at 6
o'clock, The News receiving a tele-
gram from him shortly after that
hoar
In all twelve hours we've consumed
in the trip, but the actual time
from Jacksonville to Savannah was
nine hours.
Glynn County's Roads.
When asked the condition of the
roads between Jacksonville and Sa-
vannah, Mr. Oliver stated that the
roads from Jacksonville to Kings
Ferry were in a very bad condition.
I'VE lost considerable time through
Florida and in Camden county" hel
said. "but as soon as we reached
Glynn county we found excellent
roads. in fact they are as good as
any | have ever driven over, and
we were able to maintain a steady
speed OF thirty miles per hour over
your roads If the roads in the Other
counties were in such condition the
time could be greatly reduced.
In view of the fact that two or
three pathfnding trips have been
made between Jacksonville and Sa-
vannah, all of them failing to NAM
tain any kind of record, the trip
yesterday was more than a success,
and Mayor Hopkins and Mr.. Oliver
deserve credit for it. The trip was
planned and arranged by Mayor Hop
kins, who secured the lighter at
Darien. Mr. Oliver, who is a capable
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