The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-05-11
NEW GU|[FORD
ROAD FINISHED
From Greensboro to Oak
Ridge
Ry ANDREW OYNER.

1truction forces of the Guilford
" road merchandising forces, and has
been of invaluable aid in this work,
has just o completed one OF the
finest macadam roads in the county.
(Capt. Foushee can't help being a fine
man and faithful official for he was
born and reared in Pittsboro, and
also ran" with me as a schoolmate
for a solid twelve months and survived
it,.
This road runs from Greensboro
VIA the Guilford Battle Ground,
Morehead's Mill, and Summerfield to
oak Ridge, the Guilford town cele-
brated all over the country as the To-
cation Of the Oak Ride Institute. the
SPLENDID high school built up by
those two fine and distinguished North
Carolinians, Messrs. j. Alien and NJ.
II. Holt. The road is Is miles long.
1t has now been completed to within
two miles of Oak Ridge. These two
miles lave been graded and stone IS
nov being placed to finish the job.
Captain FOuShee says that the road
from Summarized TO Oak Ridge is
practically level, there being only one
short grade that exceeds , per cent,
and that it is the best piece OF work
and the DrettleSt road IN the state.
Oak Ridge is delightfully."- situated
on the apex of an undulating plateau
about midway betWeen the two rail
road stations and enterprising msr-
camille and manufacturing towns OF
Summerfield in Guilford county on
the northeast and Kernersville IN
Forsyth county on the southwest.
Public Spirited Citizens.
In designating the building OF the
nlacadam o from Greensboro to
Oak Ridge, the Highway Commission
overlooked the fact that My two
miles and a half beyond Oak Ridge,
midway between that terminus and
hernersville, was the GuilfOrd and
Forsyth county lines. Realizing tina
Forsyth county had a macadam road
from Winston to kernersville, the citi-
zens of Oak Ridge got together, and
with commendable public spirit raised
enough funds to guarantee the extra
expense of grading and laying rock
along the two and q half mile stretch
from Oak Ridge to the Forsyth III
Ty line. Thus with work
and faith they sent a delegation head
ed by Prot. NJ. II. Holt before the
County Commissioners n h High
way Commission this week asking
that the construction force before
breaking camp be allowed to complete
the Job of crushing the rock and ma
cadamizing this 2h-mile stretch to
the Forsyth county line.
These public spirited citizens We're
not only rewarded by having their
request granted. but the chairman OF
the Highway Commission stated that
this community had shown the great
est public spirit that had ever before
been shown in regard to the roads of
the cOunty. This will leave a gap
Of only TWO AND q half miles from
Greensboro via Summerfield and Win
ston-Salem to the Yadkin river ten
miles from Winston.
This gap in Forsyth county. the Oak
Ridge delegation hav been assured
by the commissioners of Forsyth
county, will be macadamized as soon
as possible after the Guilford stretch
Of 2M miles is completed.
A Great Development.
With the completion of this road,
and one or two gaps beyond Gibson
Vile Con the eastern border OF Gull
fOrd) in Alamance county. there will
be a macadam road all the way from
the Orange county line to the Yadkin
river, a distance OF 70 miles. Could
the line be extended across Orange
county. a continuous stretch of ma
cadam would extend from beyond
Raleigh, through Durham and on
through Greensboro and Winston to
the Yadkin ten miles beyond Winston
Salem. Or a switch off could be taken
at Greensboro and another macadam
OF eighteen miles through and beyond
High Point can be taken to the Da-
wilson county line. Davidson county
is now having a good roads bond issue
campaign, and if the election carries
the Oad would be extended to be-
yond Salisbury, for if Davidson builds
a good road from its Guilford to it's
Rowan border there is no doubt but
that Rowan would at once have its
nacadam road extended from Sails
bury to the Davidson line, thus assur-
ing at an early date a macadam thor
through the entire central
piedmont ection. one of the prettiest
IN n State. The enterprise and pub
nc spirit OF the Oak Ridge commu-
nifty, it will be seen, means much more
than the simple "~bridging of q two
nlie gap by the private expenditure
% a lew dollars. It WIDEN
ces an admirable public spirit.
An Inspiration.
IL should inspire all good rood "a