The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-16

DR.. Pratt Is one Of the most expe-i~o
men of his profession in the whole sorr
and knows good roads and method =.
constructing them. In the course OF ss
remarks yesterday he told how the Csntrsl
Highway will not only be constructed ~
maintained and kept in good conditio1
.The question Is" he said, will W..
build her link"
At the conclusion Of Or. Pratt's talk. n
lTempleton declared that even IL there vera
only ten paid members of the Good Rosss
Association in Wake county, that theSa
sta rted the movement for the Central High.
way. A call was made for new members
and the following enrolled
D.. T. Joyner. j. Y. Joyner. W. \. Jones
William A. Wynne. Willis G.. Briggs. NJ. +.
Dry of Cary, z. V. Judd, DR.. J. NJ. Jndt
of Cardenas, F. B.. Phillips, DR.. J. W. Mo-
Gee, G.. l. B. Penny, G. B. Afford Of Holly
Springs. J. D. VIII, d. T. Bryan OF Garner.
d. r.. House Of Cary, J. D. Johnson ot
Garner, c.. R.. Hudson, r. J. Buffalo. Fred
A. Olds, J. R. Allen of Auburn. W. I.
Wigs. A. e. S. Lindsay. NJ. T. Leach.
DR.. l.. P. Sorrell, DR.. w. G. Bryan ~
Garner, c. w. Allen. Jr, of Auburn. James
/. Johnson, c. n. Allen of Garner, c. r..
benson, Richard b. Battle, W. G. Crow
der Of Cary. James Holder and Col. Joseph
e. Pogue.
Luncheon to The Visitors.
Il II Ii IL y AAf Ct>-
sion in the courthouse the visiting officials
of the Central Highway party were enter
tanned at luncheon at the banquet hall at
Giersch's Cafe. The visitors were guests
Of the citizens Of Raleigh at the luncheon.
as we'll as during their entire stay in the
CITY. and every possible courtesy was
shown.
At the luncheon there were present OF
the Central Highway officials Mr.. II. r.
Warner, of Lexington; chairman Of the
Board Of Trustees DR.. Joseph Hyde Pratt,
of Chapel Hill. State Geologist in charge
Of selecting and designating the Central
Highway route; Mr.. William Dunn, OF Nwe
Bern Mr.. James A. Wellonse, of smith
field. and DR.. J. NJ. Templeton, Of Cary. Of
the Central committee of the new Board Of
Mr.. Edward E. Britton, of Raj
eigh, secretary of the board; Mr.. c. n.
Allen, Jr. of Garner, and Mr.. Willis g.
Of Raleigh, of the Local Board
Of Greensboro; Mr.. Fl. S. Holcomb, Of
Mr.. Monroe Howell. Of New
Bern; Mayor James I. Johnson, ex-Mayor
J. S. Wynne, Mr.. J. B. Pearce. president
Of the Raleigh Merchants Association Col
Fred A. Odds. secretary Of the Raleigh
Lay, rector OF ST. Mary's School; Mr.. Wiz
liam A. Wynne, Mr.. S. II. Farabee, Mr..
A. Thompson, Mr.. Claude B.. benson
Ind Mr.. 3. R. Carroll.
During the luncheon. which proved a
most delightful event, there were many
brief talks made on the subject of the
Highway and Good Roads in gen
eral. A suggestion received from Mr.. Glenn
Wright, of Goldseboro, q member Of the
Board Of Trustees, that there be in Octo-
Der an endurance run over the eastern
Of the Central Highway was re-
ceived with approval, as well as one from
Briggs. Of Raleigh, that there
hn <urn3choI for thu hiphUav mile nOStS lnz
the distance to Raleigh. 1t was
nearly four O'Clock before the luncheon
was over, and Immediately after it some
of the visitors left on the afternoon tram
Mr.. William Dunn and Mr.. James
A. Wellons left in Mr.. Dunn's
for Smithfeld and New Bern.
Appreciation of Hospitality.
Chairman Warner. of the Central High
way Trustees, as we'll as the other High
way visitors. expressed great appreciation
Of the interest shown by Raleigh ana
county in the movement, and OF thett
reception here. In referring to this Mr.
said:
raleigh has given US royal treatment
as we'll as have the citizens of the other
places we visited. In none OF the places
have we been allowed to spend a cent. the
hospitality Of all having been of the oest
sort 1t has been an inspiration 70 >lss
and central North Carolina ana
to receive such handsome treatment.
ask the News and Observer to say TINS u
the people Of Raleigh, Smithield, 6olnS-
boro, Kinston, New Bern, Morehead ivy
and Beaufort as 1 want them to know thar
appreciate the splendid reception given
is. One western trip will begin on tne
fifth Of June in Madison county and the
west is going to do its part. Ihere eau
be no people better than North CarollhidhS'
for nowhere have 1 been that | have re-
,eived such o~pen-handed. generous urea
and / don't know Of a better people
are the salt Of the earth"
The cover Of a milk pail should Do