The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-19
THE CHICAGO
PAPERS ON THE
LOCAL SCOUTS
THE DAILY JOURNAL CONTAINS
STORY AND PICTURE OF THE
SCOUTS UPON THEIR ARRIVAL
IN THAT CITY.

The Chicago Daily Journal OF Sept.
Is contained q fine picture of the PEN
sacola scouts seated In their car, as
we'll as a story regarding their trip. It
follows:
The automobile is the greatest mis-
sionary for good roads, in the opinion
of Col. Frank L. Mayes, editor Of the
Journal of Pensacola, Fla, who 10 visit
ing the municipal congress at the
Coliseum after making a trip to this
city by automobile from his home
city.
With DR.. 8. r. Mallory Kennedy, A.
M. Avery, Jr., and +. G. Brent, Jr., In
DR.. Kennedy's Speedwell car. Col
Mayes made the trip from Pensacola
to Chicago, a distance Of 1,1le miles, In
q running time Of "a hours, "a minutes.
The party was on the way twelve days,
but spent most Of the time preaching
the doctrine Of good roads and inviting
all whom they met to take a trip TO
Florida
Adjourn Court, Attend Nesting.
"AH along the way we found the ut
most interest in good roads" said Col.
Mayes. AT one place along the route
we had two counties in rivalry to get
US to put them on the automobile map
between Chicago and Pensacola. We
routed both counties and will take
them both In, leaving tho choice to
travellers. In one county seat through
which we passed court was adjourned
so that the Judge, lawyers and jury
could attend our open-air good roads
meeting"
THE automobile is penetrating re-
gions that have been asleep and Is
waking them up" continued the Flor
ida editor: This is so In all sections
Of the country. The motor car Is
and bringing the country man into the
city. II is taking south north and
taking rrth south. It IL uniting the
east and the west. The farmer no
longer opposes the autoist. He himself
is an autoist- From the seat of his
motor car he has learned that II is
cheaper to haul crops over good roads
than over bad roads. He has studied
road building, and has learned that
millions Of dollars have been wasted In
this country by road officials who have
not known the science OF roadmalking.
Praises Indiana Roads.
"Our purpose in making this trip was
to encourage the building of good roads
between Chicago and Pensacola, be-
cause we want people from the north
to motor down to the land Of the mock
ing bird. Florida has built a fine road,
forty five miles long, from Pensacola to
the Alabama border.
Perhaps the best roads we found
were in Montgomery county, Alabama,
but the stretches OF good road there
were not so long as they are In In
diana. Indiana takes the prize among
the states through which we Travelled.
II all the states Of the union had roads
like Indiana, few motorists would go to
Europe 70 travel about in their cars.
THE worst roads we found were
along the Lincoln Central highway,
from Bowling Green to Bardstown, KY.
This used to be the old Louisville and
Nashville pike and II IL filled with
rxySaS oh hol
bile party all UP. These roads are to
be improved, however"
Col Mayes and DIR. Kennedy will
make a map of the Chicago Pensacola
route and will distribute IL among mo-
florists
DR.. Kennedy is-the grandson OF s.
r. Mallory, who was United States
senator from Florida before the civil
war and who became secretary Of the
Confederate navy.
The southerners say they have been
overwhelmed with hospitality at all
places along the route Of their journey.
They made the trip under the aus
pices OF the Pensacola Commercial As
ISOLATION and with the approval Of Gov.
| Gilchrist of Florida
From Chicago American.
The Chicago American contained the
| following:
The automobile ride between Pensa-
cola, Fla. and Chicago is one OF the
most interesting and picturesque trips
| available to the motorist who wants
| ten days of travel each way on his
| iaunt, according to Colonel Frank l.
Mayes and DR.. s. r. Mallory Kennedy
| Of Pensacola, who are in the city to-
day after a run up from Indianapolis
| On the last leg of the journey the Flor
| ida tourists were accompanied by a
party of Chicago Motor Club members
| in r. A. Groves's Speedwell
The scenery along the route we
travelled is beautiful beyond descrip-
| ton" said Colonel Mayes. THE roads
however. are bad In places. 1t is our
| object to have the roads improved so
that zoo miles a day may be averaged
by the motorist without any trouble.
| Now It is a hard matter to make 100
miles a day in some places with COM
| fort
Colonel Mayes and DR.. Kennedy were
| the guests Of the motor club at an in
| formal dinner last evening y