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

Of good construction. we'll graded:
With 6O-pounl rails and h e bridge
across Far river is being rapidly push
ed, the stream being narrow and about
four feet deep, with quite high banks.
The bridge is Of wood. as steel could
not be secured in time, and is bullt TO
ria comes from the Montgomery
unbe Company's mill at Spring
Hore.
The party on arrival at this mill
were taken to the Lodge" where Mr..
Buell. lives; a very delightful place
with al the comforts any city ca.a Of
fer; the interior and exterior OF the
houses being d for a club house
anyWh here and quite full of good points
for the study of the members Of the
Raleigh Country Club. Here she a.
itors We're met by several of Mr.. Ruall 3
frie & from the North. and a very de-
Hghtful evening was spent, with sup
per served in real city style. In TACT
the club house was a surprise from
start to finish to the Raleigh contin-
gent. There was a good deal Of con
versation regarding the coming Of the
Montgomery Lumber Company's road
to Raleigh and views were freely ex-
changed. suggestions made, etc. The
construction force is now at work in
the edge of Bum. eight miles from
Spring Hope. and the road is being
pushed TOWARDS RdlelSn ana VIII IN all
~bil:ty reach here within the next
two years, possibly a good deal soon
er. The company is amply able to build
it, and it will no doubt be a private
road, constructed as was the Raleigh
and Southport. That it will be of great
investment to the lumber company
goes without saying. This company
owns $4,000 acres of timber land in
Nash, Franklin and Wake and the
road will ran a Very forfilo ~
where tobacco is really the staple
crop.
were more than pleased with the sue
cess Of their visit and Messrs. Ire
maine and Sykes expressed to Mr..
Buell. their admiration of the country
traversed, its opportunities ETC., and
their surprise at the excellence of 1he
roads in Wake county, though to be
sure the contrast was sharp between
the Wake road and that encountered
as soon as Franklin county was reach
ed. a little stream being the boundary
between the two counties.
BY railway and by carriage The trip
back to Bum vas made and there Oh
a splendid morning the village folk
had turned out to see the automobile.
There is a high school at Bum, and a
good one, too, and while President
Pearce was making acquaintanccs in
the place and Mr.. Brewer was oi1ing
- the big machine, Secretary ODDS
went to the school house and there
talked to the teachers and the 125
students about progress in the
way of high schools, railways and au-
tomobiles, taking occasion of course.
to tell a lot about Raleigh and how
soon the people would be able to get
this city in admirable style. Mr.. Brew
Ell meanwhile took a lot Of the old.r
people for a spin in the machine and
the school principal was called upon
to select half a dozen or more Of his
students to do the same thing. OF
course he picked out the prettiest
girls, and they were as happy as larks
when they got OF board and we're
whirled away. When they came back
his invalid wife and daughter, who lily
ed near, should see the automobile. So
he was put oar with the girls, and
to the great delight of everybody the
pie. The old fellow declared that ii
the greatest day Bum mad ever
known.
There was a burst Of applause as the
machine pulled out for Raleigh and a
splendid run was made, there being
a little detour through the liza OF
PHO, so as to pass the school house,
where the teachers and pupils were
all out. ready to see h big machine
go by. Mr.. Brewer gave her the air
end She went bv at such a clip hat all
the Pilot folk got was a vision Or d
blue streak and the smell Of gasoiene:
but the air vas full of hats, caps ana
yells. The run back to Raleigh was
without further incident. and as soon
as this city was reached Messrs. fias
and Pearce got busy voting ana nus
tling for the special scnooi tax: 1t was
a great day for Raleigh. for the party
and for the automobile. as Wen as ZOE
Bum.
urt,o r1oSt deceitful thing aboHt IL