Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-04
By Royal Daniel.

covered automobiles Of the Savannah Au-
tomobile club, with eighteen starters,
swept into Broad street Monday after
noon, after an exciting and pleasurable
run from Savannah TO Augusta.
The street was filled with spectators
when the finish was made and cheers rent
the air as the speeding machines raced
to the Albion hotel, where chauffeurs
and occupants were cordially welcomed
by members of the Augusta Automobile
club.
Immediately after the arrival of the
cars, the roll was called and two ma
chimes failed to respond. These two we've
Franklin and a Buick, which had been
delayed on the road by minor accidents.
I Only four of the original eighteen start
ers made clean scores. All of the cars
entered were big ones, with the exception
Of a small Buick and a little Maxwell.
The latter car, of ten-horsepower, made
a perfect score, and its performance was
the sensation of the run.
LED BY PRESIDENT BATTEY.
The eighteen cars started from the De-
Soto hotel in Savannah Monday morning
at o'clock, and followed the route
through Waynesboro and Sylvania, being
led by President F. G. Battey, who drove
the pilot car, throwing out confetti at
doubtful turns and forks of the road.
1.-THE run was purely joy ride of the
Savannah Automobile club said Presi-
dent Battey upon his arrival in Angus
ia. ut was not under the auspices OF the
Georgia Automobile association or any
other association, but was originated by
the Savannah Automobile club for a
pleasure ride, with an inspection of the
roads between Savannah and Augusta as
the prime motive, and the additional rea-
son of paying our neighbors at Augusta
a friendly visit and cultivating the social
side of automobile life.
1--WE have had a delightful day OF IL.
We got away in the cool of the morning,
and through Chatham county, where are
TO be found the best roads in the state,
we had smooth sailing, We brought with
us the county commissioners of our coun-
ty and picked up the Commissioners OF
Screven county and brought them along,
too. At other points along the route we
added to our list of county officials, hop
ing thereby to show them the need or
good roads and get them interested, FOR
If YOU want to impress a fellow with the
necessity Of having good roads, just take
him out for an automobile ride over rough
roads.
BATTEY PRAISES THE JOURNAL.
1T have noticed with a great deal OF
pleasure the work The Atlanta journal
is doing on behalf of good roads in Geor-
gia and elsewhere, and l commend with
ali my heart the New York Herald-At-
lanta Journal good roads movement. or
course good roads are the lie OF the
automobile, but this good road move
ment means more than this. The automo-
bile. in fact, is to be a factor in an ac-
conplishment in which others will richly
share Good roads for the automobile
means good roads for the farmer and the
merchant and the man with a horse anu
wagon and carriage. II does everybody
good and everybody should contribute all
the interest and energy necessary to the
movement. .s.
"Our ulan is to stimulate interest In
the counties between Richmond and Chat
ham, and get the commissioners inspired
with our ideas and motives, so that the
next time we start on run from sa-
vannah to Augusta we will have gooo
roads and plain sailing.
1--WE made the run in about seven hours
actual riding, the distance between points
being about one hundred and thirty-hve
miles We lunched at a picnic grounds
near Sylvania, and killed time just as we
felt like IT, There was no race, or course
otherwise we could have reached Augusta
earlier We spent in all about eleven
hours from start TO finish
WENT TO BASEBALL GAME.
Though tie motorists had preakIast IN
Savannah and took a leisurely gait, they
reached Augusta in time to witness the
game between Chattanooga and Augusta
and proved themselves lively rooters,
The motorists marched into the ball
narlx and climbed into the grandstand just
as the game began and were loudly cheer-
ed by the overflow crowd at the PARK.
They were easily distinguished by thelI
white caps and white ulsters-that IS
white at one time, but painted yellow with
dust when they left their cars.
with the party Is Mr.. Arthur X. Solo,
mon secretary of the S. A. c., who de-
clares that Chatham county is the pion-
eer road builder of the state. He is hear
tily i'm favor of The Journal-Herald good
roads movement, declaring 1t is not only
magnificent newspaper enterprise. but the
source of great good to the people .whc
are dependent upon roads.
The car in which the Chatham county
commissioners came. was number thir-
teen and ran into a mile post with the
figure "213'' on it's face.
THAT explains 1T ALL" said President
Battey. smilingly. TOO much thirteen
BROAD STREET FULL OF CARS.
Since the arrival of the visitors Broad
street has been full of all kinds of au-
tomobiles. little, medium and big, and
the horns have made din with their
blasts.
A number of local cars went out to
meet the visitors and escorted them into
the city.
The Atlanta JoY-r"l. NTH q" Hc'-c-s
living 10 the breeze, has been conspicu-
Gus among the big cars and its mission
in the interest of good roads has been the
subject of favorable comment on every
hand.
Many Of the cars visiting in Augusta
now will make a run to Albany to attend
the meeting of county commissioners call
ed by the commissioners of Dougherty
county to discuss good road movement
and start a crusade for the betterment
of the highways Of the state. This meet
ing Of commissioners will be held on June
Sth.
PARTY GIVEN OVATION
The Savannah party was met with
great reception all along the route from
Savannah to Augusta. At Springfield
Sylvania and Waynesboro demonstrations
of approval were given, and at Sylvia
MIA the board of county commissioners OF
Screven county was taken aboard. Among
those on the trip Tere Chairman Z. L