The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-07-26
DELIGHTED WITH
ROADS Of DURHAM
Wake County Delegation
Go A-visiting
AN AUTOMOBILE PARTY

Mr.. w. A. Simpkfns furnishes a -Four
Car Trip to Wake Countyites to
Durham in Order Ma They May
SEQ What is Being Done There in
the Way of zoe Roads-Sptendid
Roads and a Delighted Party
Splendid Hospitality of Durham
People.
A umb OF men imbued with the
good Dad spirit that fills Mr.. w. A.
Simpkins, Of this city, would in a
comparatively short time revolution
ize the road question of Wake county
and place it among the foremost good
road counties of the State. Men with
such a spirit would rouse the people
of Wake county to action in the matter
Of building good roads. Action is the
one thing needed. Believing and
dreaming alone bring no results. The
people Of Wake county are just as SEN
sible as any in the State. They know
the value of good roads and yet they
are tagging behind other counties
which in other respects are no more
progressive. Wake is a big county and
the road question is a whopping prop
osition and so far Wake has not taken
hold of it with the full spirit. It takes
nerve to go against 1t and it will take
a pile of money to pave the principal
roads with rnacadaln. But gloves off
is the only way to tackle 1t. Some
body Will howl, but blessings will fol-
low and the fellow hat hoWls will
participate in them.
All of this by the way of prelude to
the interest of what one mar is doing
to stimulate good road building in
line which IS being done by the neigh
boring county Durham.
\ Practical Demonstration.
In order to demonstrate what Is be-
Ing done and to impress the needs of
Wake county, Mr.. w. A. Simpkins yes
terday chartered three automobiles
and included his own and took a party
OF county officers and others OF a 125
mile trip from Raleigh to Durham and
through Durham county, to show them
lat Durham county is doing in the
way Of road building.
The party included Mr.. and Mrs.
Simpkins, the host; County Commls-
sioners ID. T. Johnson, A. Turner
Smith and d. B. HARRISON, Eli Scar
boro, member OF the Legislature;
John T. Judd, candidate for the Legis-
lature; /. II. Lynn, candidate tor
County Commissioner. Wake County
Road superintendent w. +. Stinson
@. c. Farthing and Thomas II. Scog-
gins, both of Durham, friends of Mr..
Sinmpklns, and good road enthusiasts
of Durham county, Col. Frederick A.
ODDS, secretary of the Raleigh Cham
Der of Commerce, and E. A. Womble,
representing The News ard Observer.
The day was ideal for the trip, and
while an inspection tOur it was q most
delightful outing throughout, no mis-
hap to anyone occurred to mar
the OCCASION. h Durham people
h participated in the trips appeared
delighted to have Wake folks sit up
and take notice of their splendid mac
adam roads and seemed just as en-
Unused over the trip IS the Wake peo-
pie. They are proud of their roads.
and we'll they may be. The Wake del
egation was proud Of them, too, and
came back to Raleigh impressed with
the idea that Wake ought to follow
the splendid example set by it's pro-
gressive neighbor. The courtesies and
inequalities Of the Durham gentle
men on the trip will not be forgotten.
They were all that could be desired.
The party left Raleigh a few min
utes aftern nine o'clock. the cars being
driven by four of the most expert
chauffeurs in the city, therefore a
great amount OF territory was covered
comfortably and safely.
The route taken was by Edwards
Mil, and LeesVille, IS miles of Wake
road was passed over before the Dur
ham line was reached. This will be
passed over without comment. When
the Durham macadam was reached
just a short distance across the line,
the run to the Bull City was made in
a jlfy 1t was very plain to all when
the change from Wake to Durham oc-
Cured.
Duriiamites Join Party.
The ears were met in the city by DIR.
Arch Cheatham, Mr.. w. T. Darlington,
county commissioned l.. B. Marknam
ana county Road superintendent J. M.
Pollard, who has SERVED n,rb,no
county in that capacity for nine wears.
1here Is no more enthusiastic good