The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-29
PATHFINDING TOUR.
Mr.. McDayid Horton Writes OF His
Trip Through Barnweii and Bam-
berg Counties.

Mr.. McDayid Horton Writes OF His
Trip Through Barnweii and Bam-
berg Counties.
The recent trip OF the path-indlng
cars of the Columbia Record IN the
interest OF a capital-to-county route
was much appreciated by Bamberg's s
citizens. and Mr.. McDavid Horton
writes as follows concerning his trip
through Barnwell and Bamberg
counties, in The Record:
plying was an unwillingness to enter
Bamberg, July 14.-Whether
Tuesdays run, from Augusta to
Barnwell, by way of Aiken, Willis
ton and Blackville, has been more
comfortable and more interesting
than to-day's portion of the first
tour in the series of capital-to-coun-
ty tours-this question has been the
subject of continuous debate among
The Records pathfnders all day.
and tonight the discussion still goes
on, with little prospect OF agree
ment.
This is no whitewashing expedl-
ton, so it may as well be said right
here that the pathfnders found good
roads sentiment more general, and
highway improvement economics
more thoroughly understood at
Blackville and Barnwell than at any
points covered in to-day's rum
though Bamberg, with its twenty
two motorists, is also a great good
roads community. In respect OF the
degree of interest shown by local
leaders in The Record party's mis-
sion, there is little to choose from
among Aiken, Blackville, Barnwell,
Allendale and Bamberg. Hearty
welcome, ready sympathy, cordial
cooperation and the most bountiful
and delicate hospitality have been
the portion of the pathfinders in all
these LQTlVluS CSuIClo.
The run to-day has unrolled be-
fore the travellers, as in a panoramic
ribbon, a constant succession of in
teresting sights and experiences. The
roads on the whole have been fine,
the less speedy sections needing only
the proper admixture Of clay with
their sand to make ideal touring
highways.
They have led through magnifi-
cent farming country, with hundreds
of baronial mansions, fine churches
and schools and a wide diversity OF
splendid crops. For most of the
way the trip has been through water
melon, asparagus and canteloupe
sections. Between Kline and Allen
dale there was passed what is prob
ably the largest single field of can
taloupes in the State, patch half
q mile wide and about two miles
long.
Between Olar and Bamberg Won
derful groves of pecan trees laden
with nuts were seen. Provision for
the future is being made by the Pc
can growers, for right alongside the
finest groves are vigorous planta-
tions of young trees of various ages,
some just beginning to bear and
others as yet mere twigs.
The pathfnders left Barnwell at
1910 this morning and after long
stops at Kline, Allendale, Fairfax,
Ulmers and Olar, reached Bamberg
at e:O6 this evening, the speedome-
ter showing a mileage of So, between
the two county-seats by this route.
Except in the sand between Barnwell
and Fairfax, more especially from
Allendale to Fairfax, good cross
country speed, in other words run
ming average of 20 miles an hour,
can be maintained very comfortably.
The pathfinding cars were the OBJ
jects of great interest to the hum
dreds of substantial Barnwell county
farmers who had come in to attend
the Ussery and Boyleston trials in
the court of sessions. These pro-.
gressive planters extended to the
pathfnders a welcome equal to that
which the townspeople had given on
the arrival of the party the night be-
fore.
Through the swamp below Barn
well the road is good, but heavy sand
was encountered upon emerging
from the flats and for the re-
mainder of the way to Allendale
Chauffeurs Fishburne and Kind were
busy nursing their motors in the ef-
fort to avoid recourse to the low