Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-02
TOUR TO PROFESSIONALLY
PLANNED BY FORD OWNERS.
Exclusive Ford Sightseeing Trip Plan
ned by S9artanbGrg Owners of
FOrds; Local Owners to Meet

j. Mack Rhodes, local agent for the |
Ford automobile company in Hendef-
son county, states that as soon as he /
can hear from the Spartanburg5 pro- |
moters of the Ford tour, in reference
to4 the date of the trip, that he will |
arrange for as many of the local Ford |
owners as will to welcome the Spar
tanburg crowd somewhere on their
Way to Hendersonville.
There are something over fifty Ford
cars IN this county owned by local
people and with about seventy-five
Fords here in addition owned by visi-
tors there should be a fine showing of
this well known car in Hendersonvilie
on the date of the tour to the noun
tains.
Henderson county roads are receiv-
ing much praise from all sections OF
the South and the hundreds of auto
mobilists who have Travelled the roads
this summer will be one of the best.
dvertisements the county could possi-
! bly, have.
1t is thought by many that tourists
VIII travel these roads a greater part
of the Fall and winter which will
greatly aid in prolonging the season
! for Hendersonville
| The following clipping from the
| Spartanburg Herald tells the story of
the proposed exclusive Ford tour into
| Western North Carolina sometime
soon:
The latest on the Ford" was an
nounced from the Spartanburg Cham
Der of Commerce yesterday. 1t is a
well-defned plan for an al-Ford (and
Exclusively Ford) sightseeing tour,
the sights to be seen being foremost
and principally good roads in this Sec
tion and in North Carolina.
Secretary Moore has had the Ford
tour under his hat for quite a time
past, and has been able to arrange
for certain features of the trip which
will make it very attractive. All thai
is wanting now, is to know whether
, the Ford owners of the city section
want to make the trip, and how many
of them will go. It is planned : tt
9AaveA the tour one day, or possibly
two days, during September.
On this trip, of course, there would
be nothing but. Ford automobiles, ant
, every other make would be barred
Secretary Moore has conferred abou
the matter with the local representa-
tives of the Ford Motor company, ant
> they, of course, are heartily en-
thusiastic over the proposition.
Special Repair Car.
The Ford representatives hav
agreed to send along with the tourist
a special supply and repair car un
der the direction of a capable me
? ehanic, and complete with full &C
cessories and equipment to make an
kind of repairs in hurry. This re
pair car will be with the part
throughout the trip, and will be o.
hand to give instant relief to any O
the tourists who should happen t
: meet with any mishap.
Ladies and children, of course, wi
be welcomed as guests on the tour
: and each Ford driver will be urge
! to bring his family The local For
, people have agreed to send letter c
- invitation to every Ford owner in thi
immediate vicinity.
>. The purpose of the tour would b
L simply to give the tourists an oppol
, tunity to see some of the good road
in this section and in North Care
= lima. An itinerary will be mappe
= out, carefully selected to give tt
= = best stretches of good roads at tn
- least mileage, and to include som
= sights that will be worth seein
3 These details and the exact date
= the tour will be arranged later.
- 1t is planned to have each touris
y carry his own lunch, and in this wa
the expenses of the trip will be r,
duced to a minimum. Secretary Moo1
asks all who will go on the trip
communicate with him at once.