Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-13


II the committee is appointed, Il will
report at the next session OF the legisla-
ture.
White steamer and fiuttered there during
the remainder Of the day.
Jefferson county was the next travers-
ed during the days run. II, too, has been
voting money lavishly for the making OF
new roads and the betterment OF old
ones. This county has spent within the
last three years or is now spending near
~ half a million dollars for this pur-
pose. Many OF its citizens with whom
the scouts talked say that the work now
being done by The journal and the Her
old has given a great stimulus to this
movement, and when contracts now let
or under way shall have been completed
Jefferson will have within its borders
about two hundred miles of excellent
roads.
The first town in Jefferson county at
which a stop was made was cambridge,
which was reached at 4 o'clock. The
scouts from Atlanta were greatly inter
ested In cambridge. and for Inman Gray
this little Tennessee town had senti-
mental interest as well.
NOME OF SCOUTS GRANDSIRE.
II was here that his grandfather. TIE
late Walker p. Inman, one OF the souIhs
most successful men, was born, az well
as the late Shadrach Inman. rather OF the
late John Inman. OF New York. who was
in hts time the president OF the Richmond
Terminal company. now the Southern
railway. 1t Is also the birthplace OF Hugh
T. and Samuel NJ. Inman, two OF At
lanta's leading citizens.
The home Of these pioneer southerners
is still standing-an old-fashioned two
story brick house. II is now occupied by
John Wells. a grizzled veteran himself
The scouts and their cars. with Mr.. Wells
and his son, were photographed in front
or the old Inman homestead. 1t lies two
miles from the center Of cambridge, d.
rectly on the pike between that town and
Straw Plains. .
lazy CRoCKETT's LICENSE.
In the ancient cambridge court house.
the marriage license Of David Crockett
OF Alamo fame, is displayed. II was
signed by David himself. and was wit
messed by I. Hamilton, the first clerk OF
jefferson county. 1t bears the date 1906
The bride. Polly Findley. also signed her
own name to this interesting docu-
ment. ~
After taking a drink at the Inman
spring and enjoying some of Mr.. Wells
fine old apples, the scouts hit the pike
again. bound for Straw Plains. The days
delights were again intensified when an
other fne macadam highway carried the
pilgrims over a considerable part OF this
stage of their journey. There was then an
interval of well-graded dirt road, which
had not been macadamized. but which
was so well built and so dried out by
the last three days Of warm sunshine that
1t afforded easy going. Ten minutes after
the party had passed through Straw
Plains the welcome gray of macadam
turnpike was again sighted at the border
line Of Knox county.
HELLO TO KNOXVILLE.
Although this was more than thirteen
miles from Knoxville. n. z. Logan, vice
president OF the Knoxville Automobile
club. accompanied by Mrs. Logan in his
REQ. had come out TO the county line to
welcome the visitors.
After greetings and introductions the
REQ swung into the lead and piloted the
scouts over this specimen OF Knox coun-
/ ty road, which without a serious break
IN its surface leads directly into the city.
II is not a new highway and in spots
would be the better for some new top
dressing. Though not equal to the stand
crd established by Knox county's other
highways, II is so much better than the
roads through which the scouts had been
/ plodding in the vicinity Of Bristol that
II seemed TO them almost ideal.
As the big cars advanced along this
road other automobiles from Knoxville
which were awaiting their arrival, cheer
ed the dust-stained travellers literally as
/ they passed and then swung into line,
increasing the length OF the escorting col
umn. z. r. Oates was driving his four
| cylinder Thomas, In which he had as his
guests the Misses Ellinora and Kate
Luttrell and Mr.. w. E. Luttrell and d.
/ Z. Schmitt.
soUTHs PRIZE BEAUTY.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Glasgow were out
( In their go. and David c. Chapman had
! his f. NJ. F. car in line with a party,
/ among whom was Miss Sue Johnson, who
has the reputation OF being one OF the
most beautiful women Of the south. VIII
\ liam Kohlhase had another party out
b in his REQ.
\ AS It was Sunday evening and the
/ church bells were ringing. the hoarse
I electric horns of the big cars were Kept
\ less demonstrative than usual and the
\ procession made a decorous entrance into
/ the city.
\ On every porch. however, and In front
| of every house through the suburbs and
| into the very business part OF Knoxville
\ its citizens were standing awaiting the
! arrival of the visitors, who had been ex-
\ pected for two days Smiling faces and
4 fiuttering handkerchiefs greeted the dust
. DfkFlIftu pllkElIls At every luEns dnQ
! when the cars pulled up in front Of the
Imperial hotel they were instantly sur
rounded by numerous throngs. all eager
4 to shake hands with the scouts and to
\ hear the story of their rough pilgrimage
4 through the mud.
i KNOX COUNTY AWAKE.
/ Knox county is also we'll forward ir
1 the procession OF the good roads advo-
Gates. At the last session of county court
I held there Monday and Tuesday. the
4 pike fund for 1909 and 1910 was fixed al
\ $500. The damage 10 roads has beer
such during the past year that $4,000 o:
this must go for reconstruction work and
Il $1,000 for new roads. Under the last
n enactment of the Tennessee general as
sembly the county convicts must do GER
y tain work for the preservation OF roads
Il which viii allow far greater expenditure
j for new roads from this time forward.