The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-22
SCOUT PARTY
ARRIVED LATE
LAST NIGHT
PARTY Is HEADED BY EDWARD
DoTY, EDITOR OF THE ANDA-
LUSIA sTAR-WILL SCOUT THE
ROUTE FOR HIGHWAY FROM
MOBILE TO AMERIcUs, GA
LEAVE THIS MORNING FOR AN
DALUSIA.

Headed by Edward Doty, editor and
proprietor Of the Andalusia Star, the
good roads scouting party organized
at Andalusia for the purpose of estab-
fishing an automobile highway from
Mobile to Americas, Ga, connecting
with the highway from that city to At
lanta, arrived here just before IL
o'clock last night, having made the trip
from Mobile since supper time. The
party went directly to the San Carlos
hotel. where they spent the remainder
of the night They leave this morning
at 8 o'clock and expect to go through
to Andalusia today.
The party consists Of ten people and
three cars are used, two model 16
Bucks and one model II. The party
is composed of the following: Edward
Doty, editor Andalusia Star; E. D.
Studstill, mayor of Andalusia; T. z.
Henderson, banker; L. e. Broughton,
physician; W. F. Simmons, banker; J.
L. Knox, capitalist; w. R Richards,
physician; G. N. CAN'T, business man;
j. z. Fletcher, agent for Buick automo-
biles, and Fred Austin, of Mobile. The
party will be accompanied on the re-
mainder Of the trip by representatives
OF the Mobile Commercial Club, the
Mobile daily papers and the Atlanta
Journal. These representatives will
join the scout party at F1omaton today.
OubiIh0 OF Trip.
The party left Andalusia Thursday
morning, running straight through to
Daphne, the running time for the dis
lance Of 1913 miles being Z hours and Is
minutes. The trip from Daphne to
Mobile was made by boat. Leaving
Mobile last night, they came directly
to Pensacola and will go from here di-
rectly to Andalusia and spend Sunday,
leaving there Monday morning for Eu-
faula by way Of Elba and Troy. From
Eufaula they go to Americas, and, in
ctdentally, will take run into Atlanta.
On the return trip they will drop from
Americas down to Albany and come
east through the towns of Columbia,
Dothan, Hartford and Geneve, thence
to Andalusia, the return trip covering
practically the route rejected by the
Moultrie to Pensacola scout party.
Editor Doty said last night to & Jour
nal representative that the pledges
made by the parties along this route
in Connection with the Moultrie- Pen
sacola highway still held good and in
case that route Is selected they will be
at Andalusia next Saturday night.
Are Being Royalty Entertained.
Mr.. Doty said last night that the
party is being royalty entertained ell
along the route and plans are being
laid for its entertainment at places
ahead. Mr.. Doty said the members of
the party were given a royal reception
by the Commercial Club of Mobile and
by the newspapers of that civ and that
| they were guests of Mr.. 1Iervey at
luncheon at the Cawthon last night.
Tuesday the party will be enter
tanned at luncheon by the automobile
club Of Troy, and Tuesday the mem
bers Of the scout party Will attend
barbecue at Eufaula-
will ha nat at f1n yy,fx lNY1Au
and escorted through all of the Ala
bama counties through which they are
to pass, including the counties Of Es-
Gambia, Covington, Coffee, Pike and
Barbour. They will also be met btfore
they reach Cuthbert, Ga, by the auto
mobile club of that city and escorted
into the city.
Mr.. Doty said that the trip has been
very pleasant and successful one so
far. no trouble or break-dow what
ever having been experienced. The
worst road travelled, according to Mr..
Doty, was between Atmore and Bay
Minette. Mr.. Doty was very much
pleased with the road travelled in Es-
Gambia county and pronounced 1t
splendid. He also expressed himself
as very much pleased at the amount
of good roads enthusiasm manifested
along the route.
In conversation with the Journal
man, Mr.. Doty referred to the Moul-
trie- Pensacola highway, and expressed
himself as feeling gratified that the
| highway is to be established, even
| though the route he wanted was not
| chosen. Anyhow" he concluded, you
all may have two of them before we
get through" which might be taken to
mean that there is some chance of Pen
sacola being the terminus Of the route
! which they are now working on.
1
Misses Velvet OxfordS.