Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-08-23
WALHALiIA, s. c.:
WEDNESDAY,, AUGUST 2:s, 1911.
THE GLADDEN. TOUR.

papers Of Atlanta, New York and
other places concerning the coming
"Gliddcn Tour" which will take
place in October. The Gli,:den tour
simply means the traversing Of the
great national highway from New
York to Atlanta by hundreds Of au-
tomobilcs, ca rrying thousands Of peo-
pie, who will study the country trav-
,ersed, taking note Of what they see.
1t may be safely assumed that these
people will not be idlcrs who have
naught but a good time" in view,
but. on the contrary, there will be
many whose main object will be to
observe the towns and the country
with view to Investment, to the
making Of homes, and the location
of Industrial plants in those sections
deemed promising OF anything worth
while FOR the future.
This "tour" will be commenced
october 14tft. starting from New
York, passing along the national
highway to Atlanta. then on to Jack
sonville, Fla. There will be repre-
sentative men from many States, in
Guiding numbers from the Southern
States
Commenting upon the benefits that
may accrue from this tour, and also
noting that there is part, and a very
important part too. to he taken by
the people along the line Of the high
way, the Atlanta Journal very appro-
priately remarks:
Upon the cities and counties
along the national highway there
rests a special opportunity and also 4
duty. Let every one Of these COM
munities get busy forthwith on the
perfection Of their roads. The bene-
fits they will receive from the Glid-
den tour will be determined very
largely by the condition of their re-
spective portions Of the highway"
1t is in this connection that we
wish to call the attention Of citizens
and county authorities to the short
stretch of the national highway that
passes through Oconec. This stretch
is only about five miles and would
therefore require but a small outlay
to keep 1T In perfect travelling condi-
tion. This ought to be done. 1t is
due to the whole Of OcOnee county
shat her short stretch Of this very i'm
portant highway should be always in
good repair. Yet we are informed
tion. We are told by those who have
recently travelled over 1t that it Is
well-nigh impossible. Is that the
showing that Oconec is to make to
the participants in the Glidden tour
in Octobe.,
Can Oconec afford to show up n |
road like that to travellers who are
looking for the good points of coun-
cry that promises much for the flu |
ture? Can she afford to have such a |
black eye displayed in public? We
might 80 further and ask, can she |
afford to show up anything but the |
very best Of roads to these tourists? |
Certainly it is to the advantage OF |
every section Of the county that this |
roadway shall be put into first class
SHdpe DclOTc OclODor. IL should be !
done at once. 1t has been stated that |
the Oconee county lines can be noted |
at once by the ending Of good road |
as the traveller enters our borders,
and by the beginning OF Il good road |
AS he leaves.
The officials and citizens should in
1erest themselves in this matter now
1he putting OF this short stretch OF |
Ehe national highway into pcrfcct |
condition will b. worth infinitely |
more than what ii may cost. We now
stand, so wc have hccn told, with a |
record to our credit OF having the
worst stretch Of road on the whole
highway from New York to Atlanta.
Can we afford this? We think not |
II We can find no better reason for
making our few miles Of national |
highway perfect, county pride alone
should appeal to us strongly enough
TO compel immediate attention to the
dnattcr.