The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-11
hidden TOUR IN
WEALTHY COUNTRY
Ecial Scout, Dai H. Lewis, Tells
Interesting Story of the Route
to be Followed.
3REAT ROAD CONTEST
Breaks of the Various Kinds of
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|REAT ROAD CONTEST
5peaks of the Various Kinds of
Roads Found in the South and
Describes Wild Spots.

"a EfiIEAGD, June ll.--Ihs ieiv
5lldder tour will be the greatest road
cIonfest ever held. The route is the
S16nRext, nearly s.0ea miles and the
I'D passed through more rich In
Ssserest to pleasure tourists, manufac-
&Enrere and dealers than any ever ira
4 S1S&xed by similar tour.
Il confess now to certain mfsgivings
4 me outset. had heard much
&k0ut the terrible roads IN certain
6f4fous of the South, | pictured
! @Snk. killing runs through barren
onntry, and although every other
&raiiabfc route. practically, had been
e1ercd, didn't look forward 10 this
uars pathfinang trip with any de-
2e3ee ct ts-ifs hi
ss 11sN tirst days run ON the maca-
I'm pixies OF Kentucky, from Cincin-
E7Sd III louisville, put me In cheer
&XHa frame OF mind, and with every
1Mya running ] grew more ana more
SI64husfnxtic First the tourists will
fSm through the antebeiium regiot.,
q old South. redolent of the mano-
I'll days when America had what
eeety resembled a landed nobility
key will be surprised to see Ken
E1Scky mansions with parkiike lawns
- the white washed cabins, which
&E&rA slave quarters before tbs war,
E%&fll Intact.
They will aise he surprised, perhaps.
|&>6 ma some Of the mos energetic and
5fQ9reesive business men to be met
31kh anywhere, banded together IN
- upbuiiding OF cities like Louisville.
a nnhvilie and Memphis
After the straight run South. the
HX&1uis4ippi Is crossed and the conf
+ <Snntion OF South and West Is en-
&9uutered. Arkansas is the border
4 tG4e. and il IN just entering upon 3
4 4ftod OF advancement. commercially
MN1 industrially, that IL marvellous.
F16aHSAA roads have come in for
4lHe caustic condemnation. Yet we
a0nnd mile after mile OF the smooth
Sots prairie going niotorist would
N(&Fe 70 see,
From Arkansas the route shoots
SIglku Texas. where the wire fence and
mort horn has but lately supplanted
xAe free range and the wild-eyed long
h1fu. The automobile In rapidly com
NJ into Its own in Texas. and there
sMfe hundreds of big, bronxed ranch
119D who are now devoting energy for
SMa4Rly applied TO bucking bronchos
md rowing herds to the development
0t the meter ear
~ From Texas the brand new State
S1k oklahoma is entered. with Its
4anthfui metropolis OF oklahoma City.
Nnere III years ago there was naught
@40t unmarked plains. The roads in
4 &AaN section are uniformly excellent
A4 notoring In just taking hold. Ate,
E}nhCSsaa comes the rfes miGtii,
|9eks where the route passes through
1Smtug land affiuent beyond the cit,
H1Ansg Ynost roseate dreams.
S = hundred and sixty acres. worked
III ID years, entities q man to iuxuri-
Na16 retirement Farmers own high
11c&d cars. there is no poverty. and
E41se reads are OF the sort good auto
nobile men viii find when they drive
taf0ugh the golden gates.
~ passed through town after towr
$NANre there was an automobile L
MuNry hundred inhabitants. which Il
SNAAny times the proportions in The
Ne4lthiAsf cities.
Wa Qf course. there are some wiit
sots on the 1910 trip. The Chai
pe<N "3o' did everything but ciiml
i fxNes IN getting over cerain sections
Atch we're just emerging from sprin,
There is days run from
ii sA0Ieid. Ala, TO Memphis. Tenn.
seAFnukh region where there ar
Any adults who saw their first moto
when the BIuebird rolled int
3~41 But doesn't this add interes
s34 tAe tour There are no road con
e3Onn ~ bad rs were met with las
ana the majority of the runninl
L ~ faf superior.
4 u. Ferguson, nf the America,
egnctatfon. has gone ahead of us b.
xetn. and In addition to arranginl
oeei accommodation and supply sta
Qne Along the route. has helped sti
&NR rood roads enthusiasm. Some O
re bent roads will be made abxo
fefx perfect 10 that a driver cal
his throttle and forget there /
thank-yon- am In the world
ssa Aile much Of the heavy going will
made smDoth by the time the tour
~ ts ars5res