Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-31
Run of 1896 Miles From Fort
Valley to ThomaSviIIe Is
Made Between Sun-Up and
SHUTDOWN
sx W. T. WATERS, Jz.


THOMAsvILLE. Ca. March 2s.-There
is now a new scouting record in nation
al highway annals. Never before on any
roads. have the scouts OF The Journal and
the New York Herald covered 1876 miles
between sun up and sun down, as they
did Tuesday In their Primo car from
Fort Valley to ThomaSville. Even though
they did not begin their days run from
Fort Valley until o'clock. they arrived
in Thomasvile Tuesday evening with
out having TO stop for lights.
The sun went down while they had yet
some I'VE miles to ride. Supper time
found them washed and ready az Stuarts
hotel in brownsville.
Tuesdays distance was not the longest
that The Jourual-Herald scouts had ever
covered in a-day's run. But IL was by
far the longest they have ever made
in daylight hours. This is time notwith-
standing their late start and the fact
that they did not know the roads south
OF Albany and we're compelled TO make
along the line TO meet and bid farewell
10 their cordial escorts.
SCOUTS REPEAT ROAD.
From Fort Valley TO Albany the scouts
repeated the road which they travelled
last week in running the MOultrie route.
No one along there knew they were com
ing. They had made a sudden change
in their plans But they knew the road
perfectly. and following their readings
they whIrled OF the miles. ten by ten,
until they stopped at Albany. eos miles
from their starting point. for lunch.
In the meantime two or three brief
stops had been made. one OF - minutes
at Americas. and another Of half an hour
at ElIaviIle. by which town the scouts
ran a trial road between Oglethorpe and
Americus That DEPRESSION added nine
miles TO the days distance. another just
north Of Thomasville. around a washout
on the main road. added a mile and a
half. The total Of los miles should be
deducted to arrive at the distance from
Atlanta 10 brownsville that is shown
TO be properly. 2soS miles.
ROADS ARE SUPERB.
The roads throughout the days run
were found nothing less than superb.
Practically every mile from Fort Val
ley TO this point was smooth and speedy
and soft as velvet No oetter or more
service touring roads than most OF the
DAYS mileage could be found anywhere
in the world. Certainly no better exist
along the national highway. They excel
many miles OF that highway. even the
miles of macadam: for the Georgia roads
traversed Tuesday are innocent OF stone,
are level and smooth as one long floor
and are as easy to run upon as hrm
wet beach
one Of the exceptions was Lee county's
norton OF the road This will be work
ed Immediately and Strengthened into one
OF the Fort Valley-Thomasville roads
finest links
Another exception was three or four
mile stretch in Thomas county near
ThomasvfIIe, where the scout car and.its
convoy had to wade through water In
three low places. Each OF these viii be
bridred Al once with q steel bridge. The
onlv other bad places IN the whole 1875
miles were found where the convict road
gangs were actively at work -Four or
those gangs were passed In Mitchell coun-
~. alone
The DAYS route was via Marshaliville'
Montezuma, Ogiethorpe. EIlaville. Ameri-
Gus. Sumter. Smithvflle, Adams, Lees
b,,r1 ATbanv. Bacontors. Camilla. Meigs
and Ochlocknee-
From Fort Valley to Albany no escorts
were encountered. for nobody knew the
scouts were coming But from Albany
southxard the scout car was under con-
voy al OF the way Sometimes there
were as many as a dozen cars with Il
At no time were there less than three,
and then only for few miles Eight
Camilla cars were waiting for II in Al
r. Z. Cox, DR.. ]. NJ Spence. w. o. Hill
lard W. H. Branch. chairman county
commission OF Mitchell county; W. I.
Jackson, member OF board; Wade h
Bags. N. C. Bennett. DR.. T. L Lewis,
T. "A. Acree, T. r. Bennett, w. l.. But
Ter. +. S. Perry. president board OF
trade; ]. R Lewis. T. B. Tvitty. A b.
Joiner. C L. Taylor. J. A Mcdaniel,
C c. Bags, ]. w. Butler, o. o. World
n 4 Trnfrr NJ
Camilla Enterprise; T. A. Acul and J. w.
Middleton. all OF Camilla
Four other Camilla cars were met along
the road. with DR.. ]. L Lewis, ]. W.
Butler. Mrs ]. W. Butler. L J.. Hay, DR..
]. L. Brewer, Oscar ]. Culpepper. James
Wilson, J. C Turner. L Berman. Alfred
Joiner. VIII Butler. L @. Collins. Mrs.
#. l. Lewis. Mrs r. Mccullough and E
J. Phillips.
In several cars from Baconton also
found waiting at Albany were J. r. Pin
son. mayor; r. p. Jackson. J. NJ Dennis,
G.. b Bags. county commissioner; D. p
Deberry, c c Batey. w T. Jackson, OF
the county commissioners, and others.
Four miles south OF Albany the whole
party made a brief stop al Blue Springs,
one OF the national curiosities OF Georgia
A hundred yards at the right from the
open road they looked into the cold blue
depths OF this wonder. said to be over
40 feet deep. and were photographed be-
side it Eighteen miles farther ON they
passed a squad OF the Mitchell county
road forces at work. making the second
gang passed during the day. the first
having been IN Macon county.
ESCORT INCREASES.
AT Camilla. Is miles south OF Albany,
the caravan OF autos grew 10 even great
er proportions when four Pelham cars
- ahrnrha6
Il. In the Pelham cars were c. V. James,
DR. B. Williams, A R Baggs. W. s.
Hi. NJ II. King, B. K. Marshall. d. B.
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