The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-09
a Review of Preparations For
a Cross Country Road
ROUTE IS BEING LOGGED
The Project Is Receiving The
Endorsement of American
Automobile Association and
Federal Air Will Be Asked,

tBy >. NJ. JOHNSON. Roswell, ~ NJ
That the worlds greatest highway
is to traverse the State was welcome
news to Texas.
Beginning at Quebec. it passes
through Montreal Albany New York
cry, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ington, Richmond, Durham and Ashe-
vile, n. c., and Knoxville and Nash
vile to Memphis. Tenn; thence by
Little Rock. Hot Springs and Texar-
Kama to Dallas; thence by Fort Worth.
Sweetwhter, Roscoe and Snyder to
Roswell, N. NJ; thence by the Rui-
doso Valley and the White Mountains
20 Ei PaSo; thence by Clifton and
fhoenix. Ariz., to San Diego, Cal;
thence by Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Portland, Tacoma and Seattle to Van
couver, 3. c. The section Of this
fhoroughfare In which the South is
particularly Interested is that which
attends from Washington to San Diego
1t is known officially as THE South
ern National Highway"
Link Between the Oceans.
The genesis Of this, the worlds long
est improved roadway, will constitute
. most interesting chapter in American
Pon and Washington-toge with
British Columbia. including the cities
from San Diego to Vancouver, and all
the counties, townships, towns and
communities lying along the main line
of Pacific Coast highway travel, decid-
ed to Cooperate and b1iid a great
Sae4fc Coast highway. How they have
soon be completed. . graded. drained,
Hurfaoed and marked highway, cost
S1ng several thousand dollars per mile,
Is matter Of common knowledge.
Meanwhile. what was good for the
Pacific Coast was good for the At
lantic. One good roads begins an
other. According an association was
forrned in the east, styled 1.-The Que
bee Miami Highway Association" for
<he purpose Of building an Atlantic
coast highway similar to that along
the Pacific coast. That highway is now
completed from Montreal to Washing
ION. and half way from Montreal tc
ing 1t across Virginia, the Carolinas
Georgia and Florida to Miami. Fla
Within comparatively short time
this road will be completed.
The annual meeting Of the Quebec
Miami Highway Association and tha;
OF the American Road Congress were
held in conjunction at Atlantic City
gates were two colonies: one. Col. Del
M Potter OF C1iftc 4, AriZ.; the other
Col Bennahan Cameron, of Staggville
N G.. among the strongest Of thei
respective sections, and both leader
An the highway propaganda. Arm il
arm these two colonels went down tn
boardwalk Of Atlantic City that las
october day. Said Col. Potter to Col
cameron: You have your Atlanti
coast highway: we have ours aloni
me Pacific cOaSt-why not unite tn
Iwo by similar highway through tn
South?" Precisely what we are do
ing. replied Col. Cameron. Our Stat
IS building a highway from the coas
To the Tennessee line. hoping to lin
~ with the Bristol to Memphis high
way in Tennessee. The result Of tha
walk and talk was 1.-The SOuther
national Highway Association Q
which. fittingiy Col. Potter is presi
ucnt and Col Cameron vice-presiden
Activities of Roswell.
meanwhile, unknown to either Pa
'ihc or Atlantic coast. another dec
I'VE element was at work In the ir
mo portion of the southwest is tn
wn OF Roswell. With population {
PVeO. II boasts Of over 400 auto owr
MS. In addition to opening and los
nS fine auto highway to Santa +
d securing q daily mail service frol
psWell TO CarriZozo aud the "Bol
'land Route" from Dodge City, kal
III Paso and Poenix. it struck on