The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-13

/ RAHD1UiHE 1InUJI UNI
,,orost;nc Ceremonies OF Acceptance
pr;doe Erected With Prize Money
,.ardod 10 Guiiford County by At
,,,ta Journal for Having Best
Ieotnh OF Macadasn Between Roam
ot. Va. and Atlanta, Ga.
By ANDREW JOINilR.)
Greensboro, Sept. 10.-The: interest
,o official ceremony OF accepting a
nnIanoid concrete bridge and dedl-
'aring il as a memorial IL the County
lJighWay Commission anu to the Ma
,innaI Automobile Highway New
york TO Atlanta, occurred at Mills
creek Yesterday. SeveraI members OF
the BOARD of County Commissioners
were present, and by special invita-
1inD. the members OF the Highway
t'onmission. under whose administra-
lion the macadam road was built, as
sisted in the pleasant duty OF placing
the bronze tablets. which tell for all
sine the story of this monument to
the nrogresSive spirit of GuilfOrd. AT
Ter receiving the report Of the engi-
nepr, inspecting the work and passing
upon the specifications, the Board &C
rppted the bridge from the contractor,
a Greensboro bridge construction
company, and formally paid over the
sum Of one thousand dollars.
This money was the nrst prize
awarded to Guilford county by the
Atlanta journal for having the long
o. ,n-J hocf .4pntrh of m araGana rna n
between Roanoke, Va, and Atlanta,
Ca. traversed by the Journai-Herald
endurance run last October. The
New York Herald had given a similar
prize for the best stretch Of road BE-
tween New York and Roanoke, a New
Jersey county securing this.
The bridge dedicated yesterday
spans a small creek on the highway
between Guilford's two thriving man
TaCturing and mercantile cities OF
High Point and Greensboro, and is
about midway, being seven and a half
miles from Greensboro n eight and
d hall miles from High Point. The
road runs through the estate of Mr.
J.F. cobb. Of New York, Of the Anne
rcan Tobacco Company, n is IL
sight OF the magnificent lodge resi-
dt1ce and hunting preserves recent.
@c"..red and constructed by him.
L IS without question the most de-
sli0A.e location to be found on any
Of GuilfOrd's macadam
highways. especially since the size o
the stream, not only fits the prize
money, but the important roadway
gave the desired prominence.
The bridge is massive, imposing
and OF architectural beauty. Its widti
Is sixteen feet, the concrete arch be
ing tWenty-fOur feet, the whole beins
Solo concrete with broad p~anelled con
crete ratings.
mere were three bronze tablet
ola1!aliE imbedded in the concrete
IN letters being raised. and are plain
" 4ecipherable by all travellers.
IN the south side railing the bronz.
~p!ef has this lettering:
MS bridge was built by the High
way commission with the one thou
SaI0 dollars first prize money AWARDED
~ the Atlanta Journal to Guilfor'
souhty Tor the longest and best stretcl
VA Inc Herald and Journal highWa,
oetWeen Roanoke, Va, and Atlanta
On the north side railing the tab
= mas inscribed the James of tn
"'N4Way Commission, as follows:
tohn L. King, chairman; DAME
.oo!e' Joseph A. Hoskins. Emor,
SlaI0rd, Francis NJ. Pickett, Dan
'' r., Wagner"
ne third tablet has the following
CDuiDJ by the Carolina Concret
tto".t4ny. Greensboro, Guilford coun
d. 2"'ther substantial honor and ad
oHda reward followed soon upon re
r n OF the 7 thousand dollar prize
raI 'noior Era, al enterprisins jour
n4 " Atlanta, forwarded to Chair
mn h!nS a large md beautiful siIve
M enNttlh waiter. On the cup wa
flowing explanatory inscription
G. resented by Motor Era Of Atlanta
Of - Ohm l.. King, VIC had charg
The 'alalng the prize winning road /
e43I1olhern section of the Journal
"t%Io run, 1909"
soriH "@5rnan King has since had in
can ~ on the opposite side Of tn
The ~ names of all the members c
Il Commission.
4 h Interesting History.
the f@'"Fl recital OF facts leading t
uoa. Ia IA solution of the local cues
mona. w nat shall we do with tn
after which became a burning on
GYnforCie prize had been awarded
oy the road experts, judge;