The Washington herald., 1909-06-24
PRESIDENT GREETS
PATHFINDER CARS
Continued from Page One.

| ing out the national highway from At
/ lanta 70 New York. II was driven by
r. H Johnson, who was at the wheel OF
the White steamer scout car all the way
/ from New York 70 Atlanta, and who VIII
take that machine from here 10 Man
haitian
/ IN the dust aroused by this herald OF
I the scouts approach was quickly dis
| cerned the White steamer carrying Hamu-
ton Peltz. OF the New York Herald. with
Bob Lambert driving and the Journals
OldsmObile. carrying Mai John s. Cohen.
Of the Atlanta Journal with Henry La
mar driving In the New York Herald
car were p. w Cans and y. Lazarnick.
In the Journal car were also Or. w. C.
( Lee and W. Inman Gray.
Get Cordial Greeting.
In the lobby Of the New Willard the
members Of the scouting party were sur
rounded by Washington motorists. who
gave them cordial greetings but they
were obliged 10 hasten 10 their rooms and
remove. as best they could in a brief
quarter Of an bour. the stains Of the
road in order that they might keep their
engagement 10 be received by the Presi-
/ dent at 1 o'clock
They did not shift from the khaki dress
which they have worn during the trip so
I il was really the most picturesque partv
that has visited the White House since
/ Buffalo BilIs show was in town The
scout cars drew up on the pavement be-
/ fore the doors Of the Executive Offices
I and were the target OF the attention OF
/ prominent statesmen passing in and out
/ After an inspection Of the cars. the
I President said:
| I wish you the best OF luck In your
work for good roads. One thing I have
/ learned Is 70 buy new cars instead OF
+ trying 70 repair old ones. II is cheaper-
/ Clambering into the cars once more.
the party swept out of the shaded White
House grounds and back TO the Willard.
where they found 100 guests. who had
( oeen invited 70 meet them, already al
luncheon Henry s. Brown. Washington
I correspondent Of the New York Herald.
called the meeting 10 order with the
statement that the scouts were a little
late in leaving the White House, and
that the buffet luncheon would be served
. first and the speeches afterward. thus re-
versing the order Of the original pro-
gramme.
Mr. Dave as Chairman.
The entry OF the scouting party was
greeted with applause. The meeting. held
in the name OF Good Roads" was later
called 10 order by Mr.. Brown. who in
troduced C. Grosvenor Dave. managing
director Of the Southern Commercial
l Congress, who expressed his pleasure as
being given the post OF honor. and said
II was appreciated because the Southern
Commercial Congress was dedicated 10
just such movements as this good roads
propaganda carried on By the New York
Herald and Atlanta raT
Henry L West. one OF the COmmis-
sioners Of the District Of Columbia. well
coined the scout as the guests OF the city
OF Washington.
Heroes and others" he said. IF ever
there was an occasion when the band
should play Hail 10 the Chief and See,
the ConQuering Hero Comes" that mo-
ment IS now, when a party Of hardy
young felloWs-that is. all young except
Jack COhen-have come all the way from
Atlanta. over Southern roads We are
glad that the representatives OF two OF
the greatest newspapers in the world
have come here safely. Any one who mas
mOtored over Southern roads must ap-
preCiate what they have undergone
When they struck the Washington as
phalt they must have thought they were in |
heaven. Nothing can mean so much for
movement toward betterment OF the
roads.
Your trip he concluded, lis OF wide
spread importance. If you encountered
bad roads. say so IN big type; L you find
good roads. give the people Of that sec
ton credit. II you do :his, you viii ac-
compl.sh much more than making 900
mile automobile trip
Welcomed TO Washington.
Mr. c. H. Rudolph welcomed the scouts
for the Board OF Trade. and Mr.. ". F.
Guide did the same for the Chamber Of
Commerce.
Hamilton Peltz. responding for the New
York Herald, took Mr.. Vests advice
regarding the frankness, and said that
the roads in Virginia. over which the
scouts had driven in their efforts 10
reach Washington on time, were among
the worst they had ever seen. but that
those in Mecklenburg County. y. c., were
among the best. He described the wave
OF enthusiasm for betterment Of the high
ways which has swept through the South. |
and told how IN certain communities
farmers had laid aside their work and
business men had turned out TO repair |
the roads ahead Of these scouts. He
paid a warm tribute 10 the hospitality
win Wnlcn the cars had been greeted |
throughout their progress.
Maj. Cohen emphasized the fact that
this good roads movement was not
wholly for automobiles. but TO provide
a more convenient and more rapid means
Of transportation for farm products
throughout the South He also pointed
out that it was essential for the educa-
tion OF the youth that better means OF
communication should be established IN |
the rural districts.
Mr.. Dave aroused great enthusiasm by |
the announcement that from May % 10
June y seventeen counties in the South |
had voted. or discussed prior 10 voting. |
bond issues, aggregaung Sf,125.000. for |
the building OF good roads.
This, he said. indicated the effect OF the |
arousing Of good roads sentiment. espe- !
cially as some OF the expenditures would 1
be in communities where hitherto there |
had been no good roads at all.
The speech of Mr. Finley, president of 4
the Southern Railway. coming. as it does. |
from a corporation largely interested IN /
the South, gave the good roads movement !
a most helpful Endorsement He was in I
troduced as 8 railroad man who realized 4
the tremendous assistance which improve !
ments of the highways would be 10 the 4
railroads. Mr.. Finley was received with /
applause, and his speech frequently IN 1
terrupted with expressions of his au-
ditors approval. He said: