Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-05-25

contract was let to build five miles
of this road at a cost of SIG, 975.
and the work will begin immedi-
ately. The boosters at Bonnie
Terre are waiting to get a right of
way through a piece of property
before beginning work on their
part of the road.
The Missouri Automobile Asso-
citation is coming in for a great
deal of praise for their progress
siveness in the boosting of good
roads.
Everyone in the district through
which the run will go are worked
up to such a pitch that they are
willing to do most anything to
help it along.
The Case car experienced but
little trouble in getting through
and was hung up in the river
twice and had to be pulled out by
mules, and had but one puncture
during the entire trip. This was
between Bonnie Terre and De Soto
the first day out. The car was
beating an even tune upon its re-
turn to the city.
1t is thought that this run will
do much for the promotion OF
good roads in the sections through
which it will go and will cause the
farmers to take an active part in
the ,upbuilding of the roads in
their sections, and good roads are
what they need more than any
thing else.
Studebaker, Case, Speedwell,
Marathon and two other cars
negotiated the route last Sunday.
The Chase car, in charge of
Messrs. Corwin and Roland, re-
manned over Monday and covered
the entire district.
President j. H. Curran of the
Arcadia Country Club is cooper
ating with the Missouri Automo-
bile Association to make the run
a success.
From Sc. Louis the route is over
the Lemay Ferry road to Hills
boro, thence to Victoria and De
Soto, which gives the automobiles
a good test on hill -climbing.
The sixteen miles from De Soto
to Bonne Terre is through a thinly
settled country, ouer rather rough
roads, which, however, are being
put in good condition for the run.
At the entrance to Bonnie Terre
a fine bridge has recently been
built over the stream which form
erly was a bug-a-boo to travel in
that locality.
Six miles beyond is Flat River,
which probably will be the lunch
station for the automobiles.
G. M. Hammond, formerly OF
the Stratford Hotel in st. Louis,
is proprietor of a hotel in Flat
River, and a very enthusiastic
automobilist. He has organized a
reception committee in Flat River
to look after the comforts of the
visiting motorists at that place.
The road from Bonnie Terre,
through Flat River, Pennington
and Doe Run is made of the,tail.
ings from the lead mines, which
gives a very hard, smooth surface.
comparatively free from dust.
Long stretches of the roadway are
through lanes of trees, along the
bank of brook.
There are 1877 automobiles owned
in st. Francois county, which is
popularity supposed to be a wild
country, dotted with mines.
From Doe Run the tour leads to
Iron Mountain, thence through
Middlebrook to Pilot Knob, which
is at the foot of Pilot Knob Noun
tain, past the old Notifications OF
Fort Davidson, which was the
scene of a battle during the Civil
War, through Ironton, at the foot
of Shepherd Mountain, to Area
dia, which is fast becoming a fa-
vorite summer resort for st.
Louisans.
In the Arcadia Valley there is
very little hill climbing, the roads
winding around the base of the
mountains, which makes easy
travelling and continually opens
new vistsa to the sightseers, as the
mountains and valleys come into
sight.
The Pathfinder car and escort
made the thirty-five mile trip from
Flat River to Arcadia by moon
light.
Owing to the lack of a stock law
in that section of the country there
is considerable stock along the
road, and automobile drivers are
advised not to take q chance on
soaring the COWS or pigs out OF
the way by blowing the horn or
cutting out the muller, as the
stock have become SO accustomed
to the machines that they do not
get out of the road, unless per-
suaded in some other way.
Just beyond Flat River the
Speedwell ran so close to a porker
before stopping that it was i'm
possible to turn out around him.
Sir Pig merely stood there and
grunted, SO Mr. Cuaran got out
and shooed him out of the road.
Later,a herd of COWS were found
occupying the roadway, which
they were not inclined to sur
render for the machine to pass,
until persuaded with some SWITCH
es. The Arcadia Country Club
reliability u will do much to
open up the Arcadia Valley as the
Mecca for weekend automobile
trips.
Elegant line Of mems and boys
hats, all the new shades. Also
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