The gold leaf., 1910-03-24
Pointers for Motorists.

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One Section of the Capital
to Capital Highway Which
Affords Smooth Sailing
The Route From Richmond
to Henderson Described by
Secretary Weldon-A Re
gion Full of Life and His
toric Interest-Where to
Spend the Night and Who
to Call on for information.
In the March number of Touring.
q magazine devoted to good roads
and information for autmobilists, is
an interesting article by Mr.. Frank
Weldon of Atlanta, secretary of the
Capital to Capital Highway Associa-
tion, from which the following ex-
tract is taken. MIR. Weldon is pleas
antly remembered by a number of our
citizens having visited Henderson on
several occasions in the interest of
the Capital to Capital Highway en-
terprise which he has done so much
to promote Mr. Weldon is an en-
thusiast on the subject ofgood roads
and he has the happy faculty OF en-
thusing Others on the subject where
he goes along.
Following is the article in ques-
tion which we are sure will be read
with interest:
1t is two hundred miles from Vir-
ginia's capital to Raleigh and the
leisurely tourist travelling at this
season when the days are rather
short, may prefer to give two days
to this part OF the trip. Sol will treat
it in that way. Leaving Richmond,
run to Petersburg, twenty-three
miles. Six miles of this road is far
from good. Richmond autoists have
been trying hard to get it improv-
ed and they may succeed before
spring. Petersburg is an old city
with Revolutionary and Civil War
history.
Leaving Petersburg, take the Hall
fax road which has recently been
| gravelled for few miles. Go by
Carson to Reams, Stony Creek, Jar
ratt and Emporia, about sixty-eight
miles South of Richmond. Consider
able sand will be encountered on the
run, but the road is constantly travel.
ed by motors. In the Jarratt sec-
ton, the roads have been worked re.
Gently, but not surfaced with gravel
although it is abundant. Emporia
is building an excellent gravel road
| North and South. This road will be
more enjoyable than the lunches at
Emporia. Proceed to Brink and you
are in sand again, but L have gone
through it in a twenty horsepower
roadster in July without trouble
Any car ought to go through it
readily in the winter. There is more
sand between Brink and Barley, but
soon after passing that point, you
cross the State line into North Caro-
lima and the roads improve at once.
Go on to Roanoke Rapids, crossing
Roanoke River on II bridge with the
toll gate at the South end. Ii you
are interested in cotton or paper
mills or power plants, stop at the
town.
Should you desire information, cal
on Messrs. John or Sam" Patterson
at the cotton mills or on DIR. s. B
Pierce. Do not hesitate to look uT
any OF the gentlemen whose names
are given herein. They are all in
terested in good roads and inhaving
tourists travel the Capital Highway
| Now you are on gravel roads again
and where they have not been gravel
ed they have been crowned and
drained. Go to Thelma and On tt
LittIeton.
There are one or two hills bet .veeI
which may be slippery unlesD th'
weather be dry. Littleton has two
small hotels and is a good point tt
spend the night. If you have plenty
of daylight left, you can proceed tt
Warrenton, sixteen miles. In th'
summer, | would say, by all meanI
run out four miles from Littleton tt
Panacea Springs, over good roat
and spend the night there. The hote
is large and the waters are fine. FoI
information at Littleton, consul
Mr.. Eugene Johnson, merchant.
From Littleton, 90 by Vaughan
and Macon, but not by Warrel
Plains, to Warrenton. Here is th
old Episcopal church in which Horace
4 Greeley was married, and over q
the Court House you may see th'
bond which he gave to support BIZ
wife, legal preliminary to marriag
in those times. Near here is burieo
one of the daughters OF General r. K
Lee, who died during the war when i
was inconvenient TO have the funera
at Richmond or Arlington. At War
renton, call on Mr.. Howard Jones
editor of the Record, or Messrs. Wal
ter or "Dick" Boyd, Walter Rogers
: "Hap Macon or T. Polk.
From Warrenton, go by Cokes
bury road to Henderson, twenty
miles, and not by Norlina, unless
you prefer TO cross the Seaboard Rail
road eleven times in ten miles. Tn
road to Henderson is all right.
you want to garage your car Will
lunching at the Massenburg Hotel
driyeit either to Cooper's or Turner'S
Either will treat you right.
There are forty or fifty cars in thi
little town and il they learn you ar
coming, they will run ont to NEE
you and escort you in. Meet Mr.. d
/ Y. Cooper here, il you can catch him
! He is rather busy with four or fiv
cotton mills on his hands and othe
large interests. He is a prince and {
) good roads enthusiast. All that Hen
= derson needs is a good hotel.