The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-27
MOUNTAIN. ROAD
TO BE IMPROVED
w. M. Brown Writes of the
Walhalla Route To
Toxaway

we arc moving right along with
inc road and hope. by July l., to have
everything completed" say, W NJ.
'rowil chairman OF the W;lhalIa
sood roads committee. in Il letter to
commissioners Watson. d;scu sing the
'olLInbla-Anders0n- Wallialla- High
lands and Lake Toxaway automobile
highway.
on the 18th inst" Says Mr. Brown,
u went over this road from WAL
MALTA To Highlands. ~ c., and found
inc road on the South Carolina side
10 he in good shape with The cxccr-
tion OF Il few places, and they are
not very bad, for, as you know, the
Wa!Aaila people have spent consider
able money i'll laying out and build
ing Il road that will bc both safe and
pleasant to drive over. While We arc
stiil mt work and do not expect to
stop until we have the best road of
any section. from the low country to
the mountains. yet there are still
needed improvements.
When | reached the Georgia line.
| found some road that will require
considerable attention before 1t will
nc IL first-clasJ road and Yet they
have done some splendid work and
SO that it is now very little trouble
to go UP the mountain. There is a
section Of the Georgia side that will
require lot OF work to finish, kut
they now have a large squad OF men
working this part, being paid by the
people OF Walhalla and Highlands.
Passing through this part and COM
ing to the North Carolina line YOU
come to one of the heEt made sec
lions OF the entire road, i,nd you
hardly realize that YOU are in the
mountains or taat you are climbing
the mountains. The Highland people
Know how to do things.
Again, referring to the trip OF the
10th will say that the trip was
made In 4 motor truck with five other
gentlemen making the amount of
weight carried about 1,1CO pounds. We
started from Walhalln ut 1916
O'Clock, making the first lap, 12 miles.
In just one hour, taking dinner at
A. NJ Browns. We made the remain
der Of the run of 20 miles (oyer the
worst OF the road) in three hours,
makiRg the entire time for the trim
four hours. The home run which was
made on the 18th, occupied three and
oiie-iiuif hours. This would make the
round trip in seven and one-half hours
with heavy motor-truck. Judging
by this five or six hours would be
sufficient time to make the round trip
when the road is In perfect condi-
ton.
I'VE have plan on foot to buy Il
motor truck and put on q daily round
trip service from Walhalla 10 High
lands every day. This would give
your people In Columbia and from all
over the State, a chance to run up
to the mountains almost any day,
spend Sunday and get back to busi-
ness In short time. We would not
object to them spending Sunday in
Walhalla. I will also state that tile
Cashiers Valley road from Wnlhalla
to Cashiers. N. c.. will be worked
out and viii be splendid rond to that
section Of the mountafns. I have
had q letter from Mr.. PelI of Cash
ier's saying that they had made :
good road from Cashiers to the
South Carolina line,. with rho excep.
ton OF about one and a. naIf miles,
and that this would soon be made. /
will also state that our end OF this
road will he worked out In a short
time, giving us two good roads to tho
nO,ultaias.
Nov thar these roads are nearing
completion. would suggest that yt ,
get-3usy and Lave them posted anu
marked and l.: tn, people know
through The. State :;:at tiicy can. now
reach tho mountains via Walhalla.
~ will be glad to hear fEom you rs
to what you think will be best just at
this time"