The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-05-05
Rockingham Post, April 2sth.

Rockingham Post April 2Sth.
/ Tu' SHAY and Wednesday OF last
week We're autmObile DAYS and the
link OF the capital to capital high
way from Columbia to PinphurSt has
been nuspiriously opened aud call
right"
1t WAS termed IL ''SOciability Run"
and was ii success Some fifty cars
including those from Rockingham
participated in the run Cars from
Columbia, Camden, Hartsville, Flor
ence, Darlington, Bennettsvile, Che
raw and other points contributed to
the big event.
The first cars pulled out from
Columbia Monday afternoon spend
ing the night at BishopvilIe The
big rains and swollen streams kept
the start from being bigger. The
procession grew as it proceeded
Cars Joined in from every town en-
route. The party lunched ut Cheraw
Monday afternoon.
After II half hour in The Best
Town At All'' the final dash for Pine
hurst was successfully made. The
run from Rockingham to Pinehurst
was made in two and q half hours,
Mr.. H. c. Wall in his 3O-hOrse power
Maxwell set the pace
1t was beautiful sight. Car after
car putting easily and gracefully
along the great natural highway,
which when fully completed means
so much to all towns and territory
along the route.
The road from Rockingham to
Pinehurst is pretty good-fne in
many places and level all along.
!, The road to Ellerbe is good. Mr..
W. B. COvington is "on to" his lob
and in a few weeks he is going to
give Richmond county some roads
of which it can be genuinely proud.
Work with the right material and
the Indispensable delay will bring
about the much desired result.
From Ellerbe to Naked Creek is a
new stretch of road, just made, which
is not yet in the best of condition.
but the commissioners of Mineral
Springs township are to be com
mended for the progress they have
made. 1t ought to be clayed and the
job finished. 1t will do much to oper
up the new country through which il
goes.
Good bridges have been built ovel
Naked and Drowning creeks.
Now we come to "Tufts Land
and at once feel the magic touch o
his wizard hand. 1t is shown in bet
ter roads, better farms and new lif,
, in every way. The roads are grea1
as smooth as q floor, and tn,
good effect of these on the farm-lif
. around is seen at a glance.
Now comes Pinehurst into viey
and soon we arrive All is hospi
: tality and the cleverest of entertain
ment. An evening Of instruction AM
a amusement is enjoyed by the on
, hundred and fifty odd "Capital High
] wayers."
Pinehurst is a beauty. There ar
some thousands of acres all owned b.
Mr.. Leonard Tufts. He gives th
. management of the thing land it is
big thing) his personal attention
= There are four hotels, store, go
links, a dairy, stables and kennels
q floral garden, farm, arts and craft
shop, studio, tennis courts, baseba
park, steam laundry and othe
things ''too numerous to mention.
1t is without a counterpart anywhere
1t is unique and u success and nott
, ing succeeds like success. The geniu
of Mr.. Tufts is shown all about il
He has made good. He ia all right a
talent, farmer, road builder, in shoI
5. he is a first-class four-square citize1
Heis good roads zealot. And righ
he is.
His capital-to-capital highway ide
- is coming apace. It's certainty.
81 can't fail. The Tufts heart is in it
q therefore success. 1t will make neigl
9 bors of remote sections. 1t wi
! usher 'new comers" this way. 1t wi
9 wind up and "probe forward" La
& summer will see the project good
q hand.
s Richmond county road commi
& sioners had pleasant and profitab
8 talks with Mr.. Tufts about roa
Il building and examined his "briefm
s chinery." The visit will mean bett,
"a TOduS lOF Glle UOuuty.
q NOTES OF THE TRIP.
s. Travelling is good for you. 1t
8 frequently an eye opener. Ii youw
keep your eyes open you will alwa.
s. learn something.
q The trip overland" from Rockin
g ham to Pinehurst is worth while.
D the first place you will note the gre'
- road improvement and besides yc
will see much agricultural develo
ment and always close to a goo
road. Good roads and good farmir
IS go hand in hand. Our good roa'
g are already "tolerable." They mu
be made and kept better,
From Rockingham to Ellerbe hop
full signs are apparent everywhel
Good farming is being done.
The Page road will give new life
these parts. "Sand hill land"
81 capable of being made good farmir