The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-06-20
Raleigh Gives Splendid
Welcome to Trustees
Who Made the
Long Tour
E[AsTEO At A BARBECUE

Importance of Good Roads is Empha-
sized i'm Accounts of the Trip, the
conditions of Roads Being Told
and the Declaration Being Made
That the Enthusiasm in the Nine
teen Counties On the Route Indi-
Gates Quick Work in Completion of
the Central Highway.
Linking up the eastern, central and
western sections of the Central High
vay of North Carolina, members of
the CENTRAL Highway Board Of Trus-
tees were in Raleigh yesterday, where
they attended a mass-meeing of good
roads advocates at the court house,
made q visit Of inspection to the RAJ
leigh Country Club and enjoyed a
most delightful barbecue at the Fair
grounds, where they were the guests
of citizens Of Raleigh and the Cham
Der of Commerce.
This is the second visit Of the Cen
trail Highway officials to Raleigh, the
first visit having been or Saturday,
May 18th, at the close Of a slx-days
visit to seven counties in eastern
North Carolina, while the visit yester-
day. after a ~twelve-days tour OF the
west. beginning in Madison county, on
the Tennessee line, marks the enc OF
8 ~twelve-days trip through western
and central North Carolina, the tour,
as did the first, ending in Raleigh by
invitation of it's citizens. On both oc-
casions the people of Raleigh gave a
warm welcome to h trustees, who
are doing a strenuous work without
money and without price And the
big barbecue, a delightful event. given
Yesterday in compliment to the Cen
trail Highway party was declared by
its members to be a splendid cIlmax
to a delightful trip.
That the Central Highway will be
built is the we'll founded prediction
of DR.. Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Cecil
ogist. upon whom, as head OF the
North Carolina Geological and Econo-
mic Survey. rests the burden Of select
ing the route Of the Central Highway
through nineteen counties, 4bO mlieS
from Beaufort HarbOr to the Zen
nessee line. He has made the trip
over the entire route, as has Chair
man II. B.. Warner, Of Lexington, OF
the Board of Trustees, Messrs. VIII
liam Dunn, of New Bern, and James
A. Wellons, of Smithfeld, members
of the Central Committee. These were
present at the meeting held in the
court house yesterday, as was DR.. ):
NJ. TempletOn, Of Cary, o.
the Central Committee, and Mr.. Ed-
ward E. Britton, of Raleigh, secreta-
ry Of the Board Of Trustees. Besides
these there were present members OF
the Wake County Committee, ana a
rGmber Of other citizens OF Raietsh
and the county, who are deeply IN
terested in the movements for good
roads and for the Central Highway
At the meeting there was the greatest
enthusiasm and it was declared thai
Wake county would do it's part in the
movement for the Central Highway.
An Enthusiastic Meeting.
At the meeting held yesterday
morning at II o'clock in the court
house, Chairman II. b. Warner, OF
the Central Highway Trustees pre-
ceded and there were resolutions
adopted, while stirring speeches con-
corning good roads were made by DR..
r H. Lewis, Of Raleigh. president OF
the Wake Road Improvement Coun-
eli. DR.. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Of Chapel
Hill; Mr.. James A. Wellons, OF Smith
held; Dr.. J. M. Templeton, of Cary.
and Chairman H. B.. Warner, of Lex
iagtOn. In these were declarations for
the issue of bonds for Wake county
1Gr roads and for work for the Central
highway, while the fine example OF
Other was set out. and the