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section in. good shape. but says he will
20 oyer them again and, more thoroughly
within the next two weeks and look after
all signs. r
c. NJ Armes. secretary and treasurer
OF the Columbia Trust company, lnc-'
and highway commissioner. writes to The
same effect about the roads.
c. Edwin Michael, president of the Vir-
ginia Bridge and Iron company, and
third highway commissioner at Roanoke
adds II am very anxious that Roanoke
should be- represented i'm this tour and
will bring the matter before our people
as eaTfS- as possible % . -'
ENTRIES FROM ANDERSON.
1T seems quite probable now that An
derson will have several cars in the
tour" writes A. NJ. Carpenter, secretary
of the Anderson. 8. C, Chamber OF Com
merce ~ 5. Fowler. G.. W. Evans, w.
L. Brissey- and A. L. Welsh are thinking
OF making the trip. 80. ...'.ts. ..
1T may interest you to know that Mr..
Welsh Is, perhaps. the Oldest automo-
biIist in the country. He is now nearly
- years old and is as active and as spry
as boy. He runs an automobile every
day. and is talking constantly of going
on the trip. He will go IL he can make
the necessary arrangements
Secretary Carpenter repeats Anderson's
invitation that the tour make a stop
there.
You gentlemen did not wear out your
welcome in Anderson last summer, and [
am instructed to say all of our people
are anxious to have you make Anderson
a. night control on the coming trip. We
will be greatly disappointed If you do NOD
stop with us"
II. II. Tiff. JR., ENTERS.
From II. H. Tiff, Jr., member Of the
wealthy and prominent south Georgia
lumber family at Triton, comes this let
ter TO The Journal:
Il wish to enter my Rainier car in the
endurance run from Atlanta to New
York in June, and would thank you to
mail entry blanks and rules as soon as
possible" ..
Harry c. Wheat, of Gaffney, S. c.,
member of the wealthy mill family of
that section, is a probable entrant in this
years tour. Mr.. Wheat would have IN
tered last year. he said. il the new car
he had just bought had reached him in
time. Mr.. Wheat writes that he is urging
several entries from his section. AS ma
tionsl commissioner, he reports the roads
in his section in fine shape. and asks Tor
some signs TO replace others that have
been destroyed or mutilated.
r. l.. Carithers, president of the Win
der. Ga. banking firm of Smith &
CaTithers. writes: The roads are being
worked through our territory on the ma
tional highway. and we hope to have
them I'm fine shape for you by June. L
think the signs are all up through here -
Rush Burton. editor Of the Lavonia, Ca,
Times. and highway commissioner. re-
ports 1.-The roads in this section are in
fair shape. and L think you will find
agreeable travel through this part OF
Georgia" $500. .-., ....... .
,wINsToN-sALEM ACTIVE.
From ]. S. Kuyendall. secretary of the
board of trade OF Winston-Salem, y. e,
and who was the first outside OF Atlanta
to catch the meaning of the announce
ment of the national highway. last year
comes information TO the effect that VIM
ston-Salem is active i'm the construction
OF new road for the highway. The board
of trade is also DESTROYS OF again enter
tsiEing the tour at Winston-Salem, which
was a night control last year. .....
I'VE have just completed another beau
tiful 4g-room hotel which materially adds
to our ability to handle a large. crowd,
ana will guarantee to care for all the
tourists who come this way" .. .-+.
r. J. Reynolds. the tobacco man OF
Winston-Salem, is finishing an 1s-hole golf
course. which will be at the service at
VI AOuAlSNs No4HiAk mere. writes
Mr.. Kuykendall. In addition to this the
first steps are being taken in the orgari-
cation OF country club at Winston-Sa-
lem. 81. - ---,--rs-.- 2 -
INV. Cannon. -Jr3 secretary and treas
ureEs Of the Cannon Manufacturing eompa-
n.y. Concord, n. c.. reports the highway
through his section in even better condi-
ton than it was last fall
W. T. johnson, the hotel man who trav-
eled ahead OF last years run and arrang-
ed hotel accommodations in advance for
the tourists. writes from Utica, n. Y,
Offering again for this years tour, and
stating that he can secure a car of his
own TO run one day in advance of the
tours coming: and eliminating the dim
culties of poor railroad connections which
he had TO meet last year. Hrs -fNn
COMET NOT TO BLAME