The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-10-20

"'a iahu IhS SISdI auUOmODllS
highway from Charlotte to Whining
ton. Mr.. R. c. Carson, a capital
ist Of Charlotte and an auto enthu-
siast, covered the route from har-
iotte to Wilmington last week and
is so greatly pleased with the re-
ception he. met and the roads over
which he travelled that he will rec
ommend the Dillon route to Char
lotte autoists.
Mr.. Carson was met at Benefits
Vile Friday Messrs c. T. O'Ferrall,
j. ID Manning, l.. A. Manning, Jr.,
A j. c. Cottingham, E. l.. Moore, c.
l.. Wheeler and Supervisor Rowland.
Mr.. Carson left Charlotte Friday
and arrived at Bennettsville at
O'Clock, after a most successful run.
He found the roads in excellent
condition. The Dillon party ar
rived in Bennettsville several hours
earlier than Mr.. Carson and sue
ceeded in working up a great deal
OF enthusiasm in the project before
the arrival of Mr.. Carson. Super
visor Manning, the man who has
made Marlboro roads famous. met
Mr.. Carson at the Mccall Hotel and
told him that he would build
highway from the Chesterfield line
to the Dillon county line If he
would persuade his Charlotte and
Wilmington friends to bring the line
by Bennettsville. Supervisor Row
land was there also and assured
Mr.. Carson that Dillon county
would build highway second to
none on the route II the highway
were projected through Dillon coun-
ty.
Mr.. Carson said the country from
Chesterfield to Dillon was the pref
uest he had ever seen. He was
extravagant in his praises of the
farming lands and the many beau
tful country estates. The roads,
too, were in excellent condition and
he experienced no trouble whatever
In driving his big machine over
them.
After spending the night in Dill
on MIR. Carson left Saturday morn
ing for Fair Bluff. At Gaddy's
Mill he was met by Mr., w. J.
Adams, who with A. B. Jordan,
piloted him in a Buick TO Fair
Bluff. The road from Gaddy's Mill
to the Robson county line had just
been worked and was rather rough.
However, a good rain and a little
more work will put the road in
good condition. Bad roads were en-
countered in Robeson over Ashpole
and Lumber River swamps. Here
there is a stretch of swamp five
miles long. and the great distance
OF Fair Bluff from the court house
has operated against these good
people in the matter of roads. How
ever, they are full of enthusiasm
over the Charlotte to Wilmington
highway and when the cars hove i'm
sight there was a party of repre-
sentative business men assembled
to meet them. The scout party was
received with cheers, and when the
painting machines pulled up in front
OF the Powell Supply Company the
occupants were given most cor
dial and enthusiastic reception. On
the reception committee were such
substantial business men as Mr..
Dick, president of the Bank of Fair
Bluff, Mr.. J. T. Rogers, cashier of
the bank and former Dillon coun-
ty man, the Messrs Powell, OF Pow
ell Supply Company and Mr.. B. A.
Anderson, an all round good citi-
zen WHO took Mr.. Adams and the
writer In tow and conducted them
to the Anderson Hotel where he
mad provided a good substantial
meal that was greatly enjoyed after
the fast ride through the bracine
air. The Fair Bluff people do not
put off until tomorrow what
should be done to-day. Five min
utes after the cars reached Fair
Bluff, and after congratulations
and assurances of support had been
pledged, one of the city's leading
men spoke right out in meet
Ing" and said that Fair Bluff would
back up its end of the proposition
with cold cash and that contribu-
tions to the amount of $500 or
more could be secured in a few
minutes. Others then spoke up
and said they would gladly contrib