Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-17

and winston-salem. means the addition
of just so many miles to connect them.
The connecting road between them is a
45-mile- hour road. The additional dis
lance put them upon the highway by in
Guiding both is So miles plus six miles
for thogh the direct route to Greensboro
! from Roanoke is eight miles shorter than
to Winston-Salem. the route from Win
ston-Salem is IA miles shorter to Sails
bury. the objective point south OF both of
them. Forty-two miles. therefore. are by
the present decision added to the length
of the highway. But "A miles of the road
between the two cities is macadam, az
| to Kernersville from Winston-Salem.
end IL to Greensboro from Summerfeld).
and the intervening distance, II miles
from Kernersville to Summerield through
Oak Ridge. is a smooth and wide dirt
road second to nothing but macadam.
Consequently the run between them Is bu.
little more than an hour.
Moreover, by this connection the tour
! list, to offset the six miles added to his
distance to Salisbury when he goes
through Greensboro-will be able to avail
himself of 16 miles of macadam road from
Greensboro to High Point. as opposed to
practically no macadam at all on the Sal
isbury run that would otherwise be made
! from Winston-Salem, though Forsyth
county is now employed in matchmaking
the road south to the Davidson county
| line. miles from winston-salem, and
will complete the work in a few months.
REVOLUTIONS DECISIVE BATTLE.
] Another consideration that has had
, equal weight with the others, preceding.
| IL that the connecting road between these
| two cities runs. on its Greensboro end.
on the macadam between Summerheld
| and Greensboro, straight through the old
battle ground of Guilford court house,
where was fought the decisive battle Of
! the Revolution, in March. 1884, between
| the American forces. under Gen. Ma
: thaniel Greene lin whose honor Green's
boro was afterward named), and the Brit
lsh. under Lord CORVALLIS. Lord Corn
wallis. though nominally victorious, waG
in effect defeated and soon abandoned the
! field. The weakened British forces re-
: treated to Wilmington and thence tC
Yorktown. Va. where they surrendered
: to General Washington, thus closing the
! war and securing the colonies their indie.
f; pendence. This battle ground. marked by
/ monuments, is fivs miles from Green's
boro.
! From the fore going Il is apparent that
/ the competition between Greensboro and
: Winston Salem Is ciose-so close that
. present considerations could not weigh
the scales enough on either $ de to put
/ the other side altogether off the highway.
Distinct and definite promises have been
made by both Greensboro and Winston
Salem regarding Improvements they will
make on their routes. The year that must
! now intervene before a final decision car.
, be made will allow both of them an op-
/ portunlty to prove in deed what they now
promise in word
: Again, the road south from Roanoke to
the North Carolina line is not altogether
satisfactory. 1t is susceptible to much i'm
provement route from Natural Bridge
northeast OF Roanoke). southeast to
LynchburR. and thence straight south
through Chatham Danville and Reidsville
to Greensboro. following n ridge the whole
: way. dipping only to cross three streams
the James. Staunton and Dan rivers
has been earnestly urged upon The Jour
nal and the New York Herald within
| the past two weeks: but Its advocates
came too late to have their route con-
: sidered for this years run.
In making its decisions. The Journal is
! absolutely unbiased. Tremendous pressure
i has been brought to bear upon It, but the
/ only question that has weighed has beer.
, that of the roads offered. That will con-
tinue to be the sole question till the
southern division OF the great highway
stands complete and perfecx