Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-28

fine, except for tho relatively few
miles from Milton to Pensacola. ut
least part OF which Will soon DO put
IN better shape.
New Orleans ROutes Made Easy.
There are now two good ways from
Virginia points to New Orleans, the
approved routes being substantially as
follows: First, Staunton. Natural
Bridge. l.ynchburg, Greensboro. Char
lottc. Greenville. Athens. Atlanta.
Montgomery, Meridian, Jackson, Ia
ton Rouge. New Orleans: and, second,
Richmond. Petersburg. Oxford. Dur
ham. Pinchurst, Chcraw. Columbus.
Augusta, Thomson, Macon, Oglethorpe,
Albany. Townsville. cambridge. Pen
sacola, Mobile. New Orleans. There
arc less than 100 miles Of Door-go-
ing on either Of these routes. and
most of II is fine.
The roads along the Gulf Coast from
Pensacola Fla. to New Orleans. Will
be found good about 80 per cent OF
the way: and the scenery is among the
most interesting in the entire South.
From Pensacola to Cranton Ia fine. cN-
cept for the first few miles out OF
Pensacola and the principal draw
back to tho longer portion from Mo-
bile &c New Orleans is the slow and in
frequent service at the several ferries,
particularly the one from MaDdeville
over Lake Pontchartrain TO Crescent
city, which crosses but once a day.
These facilities will, Of course be
Increased with the further development
Of motor touring. The Gulf Coast re-
sorts and watering places, such AS
Biloxi. Gulfport and Pass Christian,
welcome the motoring visitor from the
North with true Southern hospitality
Considerable progress is being made
from New Orleans north on the lower
part OF the important trunk line to-
ward Memphis and Nashville From
the Crescent CITY 10 Baton Rouge is
good: and thence 10 Jackson. Nissis-
sippi. Is q fair road. constantly being
improved. 4 new highway liz being
built from Jackson 10 Meridian, Mis-
sissippi. which VIII be ready in the
spring. This through connection to the
North from New Orleans Is second in
Importance only 70 the one from Mobile
and the Gulf Coast resorts.
Southern Roads Odds and Ends.
In interior Alabama: Montgomery to
Atlanta and Montgomery TO Birming-
ham, all good: Birmingham TO Atlanta.
via Rome, and Birmingham to Chat
tannoosa. via Rome. good. More COM
plete reports on Alabama will be avail
able later.
South Carolina is building a State
road from Columbia to Charleston. via.
St. Matthews and Holly Hill; and an
other state road from Charleston to
augusta, win Su!nmerviilc. Blackviiie
and Aiken. Both Blue Book routes
from Atlanta TO Chattanooga are good.
The un!mproved and very bad por
ton OF the road from Washington to
Fredericksburg, on the way to Rich
mond. has now been reduced to about
fifteen miles. but there is little hope
for the completion of that stretch for
the 1916 touring season
There is fair prospect Of a connec-
tion from Knoxville. Tenn. to Bar
boursvilic, Ky. and thence TO Dan
vile and Richmond. Ky. This road
would be of supreme importance and
a much travelled connection between
the central and Eastern Kentucky and
Florida points.
Additional Investigations are being
made of the highway from Roanoke
TO Bristol. Knoxville ana Chattanooga
and also from Louisville to Knoxville
Nashville and Birmingham. as well AZ
from -. Louis and Memphis 10 Jack
sonville The Blue Book car making
routes in the middle western territory
has been cooperating with the field
forces in tho South TO the extent Of
running over the intervolurs. terri
tory between Louisville, Nashville and
Memphis
The routes Of tho Southern States
Viii now average about as good as
those % New England and New York
stat" at the time road work was begun
in those sections, about fifteen years
ago; and the possibilities OF touring
In tho South bid fair 10 show Il nearly
equal. II not fully equal develop
Mcnt