The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13
WITH AUTOMOBILE DEALERS


ker. of Richmond. who also runs drug
store at Mathews, and DIR. r. r. Hos
kins, who has a large practice in this
county. We were entertained at The
home of Mr.. Miller and DIR. Hoskins in
true Virginia style, and were made to
! feel at home on every occasion. Their
home is a beautiful place, with all up
to date conveniences, in the midst Of
beautiful farm of 500 acres The
home is known as Spring HILL" and
we understood from Mr.. Miller that 1t
was over $50 years old. After stay
OF two days and a half at Spring Hill."
during which time we sold DR. Hoskins
one of our krit cars we started out for
urbanna the following morning around
IL o'clock
We crossed the Pianatank River at
Cobb's Creek, and arrived at Urbanna
In very short time, as the distance
vas only forty miles. We found the
roads between these two points very
GOOD, indeed. and every one was willing
to tell the route. One thing that struck
us very forcibly was the fact that
every horse we would meet would get
frightened at the. car. and we did not
meet or see many cars over this road
on our trip. Just after our arrival at
Urbanna we had a terrific storm, and
we were bound. to stop over at the
ROSS House Monday night Our OBJ
jective point. however. was Molusk. on
Urbanna, as we had to give instruc-
tons in the operation OF the two cars
which we had sold in Lancaster Coun-
~. We were carried across the Rap
pahannock River the next morning In a
very fine launch belonging to B. c.
Brent.
On our arrival at Molusk we found
that Mr.. Stoneham, who runs a fine
country store. was prepared to take
care or US, and we stayed at his home
FOR four days.
we were also entertained at his home
In royal style. and enjoyed every min
ute OF our stay at this place During
our stay at Molusk we drove up TO
Lancaster Court house. and found the
roads between Molusk and Lancaster
very bad indeed, on account of their
having been plowed up preparatory to
Improvement. Upon our return to Ur-
Danna we started Friday afternoon at
o'clock for West Point. We found
the roads between Urbanna and West
Foint the worst that we had struck
especially through King and Queen
County. Some OF these roads were like
ocean waves with holes in them for
miles Mt time from six inches to q
FOOT and half deep. 1t was absolutely
impossible to make any time over these
roads, This part of the country was
very poorly settled, and we travelled
Tor miles without seeing any houses.
- Aei ieu dCTOSS Inc hattaDOn1 River,
also rho famunkey River at West
Point arriving there about o'clock.
we stayed all night In West Point. arriv-
ing In Richmond Saturday afternoon We
1ouno the roads that we had been over the
week previous In very bad shape from Bar
namsriile to Richmond. and II was almost
impossible to believe. they were SO good
the week before. We were forcibly struck
with the hospitality displayed by the people
with whom we came in contact with and
can say 1t was real refreshing. being so gem
une. Another thing that struck us was the
fact that oil OF this prosperous country over
wMch we travelled should be without railway
iaclllties. IL was very unusual for us to be
gone over n week and not see a railway
train or hear locomotive whistle during
this time. We wero very inuuistiye about
how these people felt about not having mil
way facilities. and they were Unanimous in
their expressions for this kind Of servico
We found this especially true at JJrbanna
where we discussed the matter in a drug
store. and every one was joyful ut the Idea
of having railroad to Richmond We found
IN Lancaster County that good many Of
these people have never been to Richmond
and II they wanted to come It would take
them two or three days to get here as tn ey
only have steamers three times a week All
! OF the business from tho sale of crops, as
well as the fish business. goes to Baltimore
and they make this their regular shopping
headquarters
We found that The Times Dispatch had a
very good circulation ell through these dif-
ferent counties. but at Mathews we could not
get the paper until the following afternoon,