The Washington herald., 1909-06-24

I wish you the best OF luck IN your
work for good roads"
This was President Tafts last words
70 the dusty scouting party in the New
York Herald-Atlanta Journal good roads
endurance contest which he received az
the White House yesterday The Presi-
dent had just posed for his photograph
in the midst OF the khaki-clad group.
with the mud-caked White Steamer fly
ing the New YWk Herald flag and the
oIdsmobile Of the Atlanta Journal as
background. He stood in the midday sun.
which blazed down as It only can in
Washington. and chatted with Hamilton
Peltz, Of the New York Herald. and
Mai J. S. Cohen. Of the Atlanta Jour
nal, and the others about their blazing
the trail over which the reliability run
win be held in the fall
As his eye looked over the grimy bodies
OF these two war horses OF the high
way. the President himself the first
Chief Executive TO use the motor car.
smiled reminiscenuy.
"One thing have learned" he re-
marked. is 10 buy new cars instead Of
repairing old ones. It's cheaper"
With a wave Of his hand. he re-entered
the White House and returned 10 the
discussion OF the affairs Of state.
Preach Good Roads Gospel.
Cordial and interested though the Pres
ident's reception 10 the scouts proved 20
be. il was. however, but one feature Of
day large in Importance to the good
roads gospel which the scout cars carried
from New York to Atlanta and are now
bringing northward again. As Mai.
Cohen, in speaking at the luncheon given
for the scouts at the New Willard Hotel.
well said:
The scouts have tasted Northern hos
pitallty this side Of Richmond and South
ern hospitality on the other. Here they
experience national hospitality, and they
like the brand"
/ W W Finley. president OF the South
ern Railway: Representative Livingston.
Of Georgia: Commissioner Henry /.
West W. F. GUIDE, president Of the
! Washington Chamber of Commerce; g.
! Grosvenor Dave. managing director OF
the Southern Commercial Congress: c. H.
Rudolph. Of the Washington Board o.
Trade; W. S. DuvaH, Of the Washington
Automobile Club, and Vernon NJ. Peirce.
chief engineer Of the Office Of public
roads Of the Department Of Agriculture,
all gave welcome in behalf of the organi-
zations which they represent. and ac-
corded a hearty Endorsement in full sym
pathy with the legend. Pull for good
roads" which hung above the heads of
more than 100 guests assembled in the
Red Room at the New Willard Hotel.
Impetus to Movement.
After the wave Of good roads senti-
ment. which had swept through Virginia,
/ the CaroInas, and Georgia. coiheident
with the transit OF the scouts, It was the
desire OF all interested in good roads that
Washington should give the movement a
strong impetus
The scouting party slept in Warrenton
forty miles from Washington. IN accord.
ance with the programme for the recep-
ton. which provided that an escort o.
automobiles should meet them at noon al
the Virginia end OF Aqueduct Bridge. al
/ 1880 o'clock yesterday morning a dozer
automobiles left the New York Herald
Bureau.
Exactly at noon, when the escort paused
on Virginia soil, cloud Of dust was OBJ
served half a mile up the Falls Church
road. out Of IL thirty seconds later sho
q big White steamer IL was far to'
immaculate for a car that had been scout