Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-04-04
CHEERING HOSTS ESCORT SCOUTS
FROM LAKE CITY, FLA, TO Triton
Hindered by Receptions and
Escorts Along Practically
Every Mile of Road, Primo
Car Reaches Triton Late
ny W. T. WATERS. JR.

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receptions and escorts along practically
every mile OF their road. The Journal
Herald scouts in their Primo car rolled
into Triton shortly before o'clock
Thursday night. ISL miles advanced
from their starting point Of the day,
lake City. Fla. on their trip up the Val
dosta-Tifton route. They could have ar
rived here long before dark, had they
been individual tourists. unembarrassed
by the cordality which is shOwered upon
scouts. AS Il was. their late arrival
upset elaborate plans which had been
made for their reception in Triton, ana
out Of il all. nothing was saved except
a very excellent hot supper, served pri-
vately through the courtesy OF l. w
Myers proprietor OF the Myon hotel. and
the officials OF the local chamber OF COM
merce.
DELAYED By RECEPTION.
Ats O'Clock in the afternoon word was
received in Triton that the scouts had
passed Abel, a few miles south OF mere
Immediately the prearranged signal on
the waterworks whistle was blown and
Is automobiles faden with passengers
took out from town toward the south
but the information was not correct, Tor
at that moment the scouts had not yet
reached Valdosta-
Nothing was known OF that. however,
al the time. A fierce w-ndstorm had been
blowing all morning. and the southerly
wires were down as a consequence, 50
no communication could be established
directly with the scouts or their triton
escort
For two hours therefore the Triton well
coming DELEGATION waited on the road
some cars went TO the county line, ten
miles away, and others stopped at Edo
rado eight miles distant At 30 O'CLOCK
thew abandoned their wait and on their
return TO town learned that message
had lust been received that the scouts
were at that moment preparing to leave
valdosta. No regret could be more keen
than that which the scouts felt when
they heard OF all that had been arranged
for them. only TO be spoiled by delay.
Their late arrival was not their fault,
nor that OF their car, nor was II en-
tirely chargeable TO the roads.
one OF the more unique features OF the
road reception consisted in the equip
uent OF every ablebcdied man with
hoe or a rake Many ladies' were in the
big PARTY. The reception was 10 have
been made a good roads log-rolling-
Another feature OF the local program
was a reception planned for the evening
at the chamber OF commerce That, too.
had TO be called on Throughout the
dzv the scouts passed from the hands
OF one convoy into those OF another, and
departed from one town. only to be
stopped again and welcomed In the next.
The conference IN Lake City Wednesday
evening proved to be a very thorough
affair, and many matters OF direct con-
Germ were discussed
J. c. Shehield. president OF the First
National bank OF Lake City. presided.
introducing the several speakers, who
in addition to the scouts were J. b.
Hodges, OF Lake City; G. o. Palmee,
Lake City; B. W. Bentley, Valdosta;
c w Smith. Hugh Mosher and C. l.
Adams. OF Hamilton county. Florida; G.
Z. Tabor, OF Glen St Mary; II. II
Hume, OF Baker county; F. o. Miller. on
Jacksonville: Capt W. J. Hilsman. OF
Live Oak: John L Fonda. Of Madison;
H A Barrows, of Monticello. and Capt
II H Tiff, OF Triton
The scouts left Lake City at $3.50
O'Clock under scort OF a Lake City
car. whose party included ]. +. Sheffield
and John Wettel. a Valdosta car carry
ing ". r. Strickland. J. I. Roberts,
]. p Coffee. chairman of the Lowndes
county commission, and Harry Burns,
secretary OF the ValdOsta Board OF
Trade
Triton car carrying H H Tiff and
Henry Tiff. Jr. OF Triton, and B. w.
Fla, cars in which were B. F. Carter
J. F. Thaggard, c. L. Adams. c. W.
Smith. ]. r Sandlin and W. ]. Roebuck-
SIGNS MARK ROAD
The caravan travelled road already
marked with wood signs recently erect
ed pointing arrows toward Lake City
and White Springs and indicating their
respective distances
At White Springs. IA miles from
the bridge over the picturesque Suwan-
nee river and We're photographed.
A short distance beyond they came.
10 a full stop while cannon crackers
doomed salute TO them under the wav-
ing folds Of the national flag. The IA
nous spring, veritable mammoth, was
visited 1t was surrounded on four
sides by the spring house which is four
stories high. From the highest balcony
the scouts and their escort looked down
into the swirling pool from which comes
every minute over $4,000 gallons of al
most priceless sulphur water. mixed in
natures own laboratory for those af-
flicted with rheumatism and allied trOu-
bles.
Several bottles Of the water and the
equally famed White Springs ginger ale
we're placed in each car by the springs
management There the Lake City car
turned back after It's party nad piooen
farewell TO the scouts Genoa, 81 miles
out. was soon passed Here the run
ners began seeing paper placards on the
trees announcing the road as those OF
Tho Central Route proposed for The
Journal-Her National highway"
These were seen at intervals throughout
almost the entire day. Captain Hillman
and his Live Oak party diverged from
the road OF the scouts a short distance
beyond and took a short cut toward
home Two. ears from Jasper met the