Evening star., 1915-03-14

completed will add much to the pleas
ure of motoring.
\ rlidweek run was made over the
new highway to the county seat OF
Frederick county and the trip thor-
oughly enjoyed. Swinging the nose OIL
which has been engaged in pathfinding
over $4,000 miles of roads within the
past year. northward from The Star
Office shortly after 10 O'Clock last W Ned-
nesday morning. Rockville, Md, was
the first objective point. Mr.. Terry
was at the wheel, accompanied by The
Stars automobile reporter. The trail
led out Massachusetts avenue eXteho- :
ed To Wisconsin avenue, Where right
turn soon brought us into Tenleytown
Crossing the electric car tracks just
beyond the suhsta tion of the tth police
precinct we followed the smooth ma
cadam roadway. crossing the car tracks
q gain at the District line.
We continued TO follow the trolley
line. passing through Somerset and
DrumInond and at So miles turned 10
The right at the blacksmith snop, once
more leaving the car tracks. which bore
TO the left AT this point The speed
limit all throuh this section is eight
cen miles per hour. as is indicated on
signs posted along the roadway. The
VelVetlhe highway was then followed
the remainder Of the distance into
Rockville the county seat of Mont
somery county, 15.5 miles from Wash
jngton-
Running slowly through the town, we
passed the courthouse on the left and
at the top OF the grade in the main
street crossed the car tracks and
turned sharply to the right and head
ed for Gafthersburg This same smooth
type of macadarn extends the entire
distance to the town Of Gaithersburg,
2o.5 miles from the National Capital
Here We picked UP the first stretch of
new roadway.
Take Rear Road.
Keeping TO the rear road through
the town, which was formerly a heavy
dirt road. we did not enter the town.
but continued in a. due northerly di-
rection, crossing the tracks of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad a short dis
tance beyond. and kept straight ahead.
through the upper portion of Gathers
burg. II is through this section that
TIE new Iuacadam road has been con-
structed. followed on the outskirts OF
the town with the new concrete sec
tion, which continues for a distance of
two miles beyond Gaithersburg
When we made the trip last week we
found the dirt road section. which is
unfinished. in very bad shape. The road
was muddy and extremely heavy. We
managed to plug through the rnire, at
s+4iI's Np " Niie iiupo VI the iHdcHlHt,
but IL was not until after we had
crossed the small iron bridge and cut
our way through the lowlands at the
foot Of Meadow brook hill that the
going looked dangerous to us. We
tangooed' through the mud. side
stepping the deepest holes whenever
we could. but didn't hesitate" until al
most at the brink of the stifr grade and
the big car commenced to gently
glide backward on the slippery
rnountain-like road. Slapping on the
brakes, We broke out our chains and
equipped the rear wheels, and within a
short space OF time we had negotiated
The hill and once more took up with
the new concrete stretch. which has
been completed at the top of the hill
From this point on everything was
lear sailing. After a run of Is miles
We came to the end Of the new con-
crete road. Hare il joins the ma acada m