The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-07-29
Trip From AsheviIle to More
head Begun Saturday
PARTY IN HICKORY TODAY
Leaders Of Good Roads Cause
in State and the South to
Pass Through Wake County
tuesday.

Governor Locke Craig. Colonel Dell
NJ. Potte, Of Clifton, Arizona, president
OF the Southern Traus-Continental
tocean to ocean, Highway, DR.. Joseph
hyde Pratt, president Of the North
Carolina Geological Survey, II. 3. Var
ner, president of the North Carolina
GoOd Roads Association. c. .. Can
neio, OF Morehead City, one Of the
trustees on the Central highway, the
party constituting the inspection tour
sts OF the Central highway. Will make
their departure from Hickory tomor-
row morning at 100 o'clock on their
Journey Of inspection Of this widely
crowned highway. The party will
reach their destination on Wednesday
afternoon when they with a party OF a
dozen or more automobiles will drive
into Morehead City on Wednesday
night.
The fitting climax to the famous in
spectlon tour will come on the sue
morning on their arrival in
Morehead City on Wednesday night
when 500 good roads delegates from
every section Of the State will assem-
bic in annual convention. DR.. Joseph
Hyde Pratt, h good roads apostle Of
the State, says hat 1000 invitations
have been mailed ont to good roads
enthusiasts over North Carolina to at
tend the convention and it is practi-
ca1ly assured that the record breaking
crowd in attendance upon the cOnven-
ton at Charlotte will be out-distanced
when the convention Is called to or
der at Morehead on Thursday morn
ing.
h central highway inspection COM
|mittee that makes its formal DEPART
lure from Hickory tomorrow morning
on the memorable route in celebra-
ton Of the construction Of the great
est piece Of highway ever devised in
the State, and ends their tour in a
whirlwind finish by a rousing good
roads convention. have mapped out
with precision their itinerary over the
route from Hickory to Morehead.
Buffalo Shoals Stop No. 1.
They make the trip from Hickory
to S~tatesville by automobiles furnish
ed by the town Of Statesville. Their
; first stop betWeen the two towns is
made at Buffalo Shoals, up the "a
taWba river. where they will take a
sidelight view of a splendidly con
E~structed bridge on the highway. They
then push OF to StateSVille for the
moor lunch.
: 1t is anticipated that an extra large
delegation will join the party al
G StatesvAle to max the trip to Moores-
f vile. the second point Of inspection
! The s~and-clay roads, in such fine
y shape between Statesville and Moores
e Vile. will be an additional induce
II ment to the party to make the triI
h with the regular tourists.
At the hour of $50 the party viii
a have arrived in Salisbury. since tn,
highway betWeen Hickory and Sails
bury has been completed with the ex
Z ception Of a few miles, the party ca
le more than jog along to Salisbury i
they so choose. The sand-ciay road
At between these two points are consid
d cred the model highways of the State
ct After bidding Salisbury a goodbye
the party nav planned to make slow
up stops at Lexington, Thomasvill
and High Point.
% They will reach Greensboro by dus
If and they will s%ojourn over night in tn
20 Gate City. After a night we'll spen
o they then resume their journey O
N Tuesday. leaving Greensboro at 40.
or Burlington. Hillsboro. Durham
in MorrisNille and Cary Will catch lanC
as scape views of the tourists. as she
he stops will be made at each of thes
of points.
he Long Stop For Raleigh.
ed Raleigh will receive the party
moon and since Wake count is brins
ing all pressure possible 10 bear
: favor Of the good roads campaign, Il
party Will possibly linger longer
the Capital City than anywhere q!
lds along the route. And for the san
Vat reasons lH's Hd'e uoteiiiiteu
" making stops at Auburn and Garne
u Smithfeld and Clayton will be II
6 points next in consideration along Il
a route after the party leaves Raieig
a Their schedule puts them III Gold
u boro for Tuesday night.
The Wednesday program,
i'll which day they will complete I
tour. arranges for their departu
from GoldSboro at S O'Clock. max
a single stop-Kinston-before tn
reach New Bern for the noon no,
it'll They Their speed up from New Re
ca on a direct route % Morehead I
riSt where they will celebrate and be &C
erated in their finish Of such 4 nel