The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-19

west over Tic al VI
North Carolina to the Tennessee line
and on to Memphis; then crossing
the Mississippi River, through Little
Rock to Dallas, to Ell PaSO, to PhOe-
nix and to San Diego. Then when
the bureau of public roads Of Wash
ington proposed to establish a divis-
ion for maintenance I urged them
to use the route south from Washing
ton; for by doing so the route from
Washington to Durham would then
serve both the Quebec-Miami and the
Southern National. Then 1 helped to
| buy those automobiles for the use of
the government engineers to use N
| going over the line monthly to look
after their patrols, who go Over their
divisions daily and make daily re-
ports. And we got the counties along
the line to contract with the govern
ment to turn owe the cost of mainte-
nance to the government.
Much Done Already.
Thus we have done quite a bit
That portion of the road from Dur
ham to Richmond was SO very good
that we had more than 100 autOmO-
biles to go to Richmond on Thanks
giving Day to see the football game
between the University of Virginia
and North Carolina.
"A plan for a Peace Memorial that
wa wv ny IllO =
national Peace Conference, and the
Canadian people voted for it unani-
mously. For the Miami Highway
connects both the Quebec-Miami
Highway and the Pacific Coast High
way, over which these Peace Memo
rails are to be placed on the Interna-
uOnal boundary line. Thus the three
together, in their sweep down through
Dixie. will form the longest road in
the world from Quebec to Vancouver
down through Durham and Dixie.
Then there is to be a branch line
from Salisbury, N. c., to Charlotte,
Atlanta, Montgomery, New Orleans
where the two routes come together
again. Thus you see our ideas come
together again, as o propose a rOute
to New Orleans. The Southern Ma.
tional Highway was selected by a con.
vention of all the Southern States
voting by Congressional representa-.
ton, showing it to be the choice of thu
people Of the South by the most equi
table vote that could be taken. I pre-
sona1y think that we should get Con
: gress to aid in developing these grea
| routes as really national roads. Tha
Would accomplish your purpose, blu
by different means.
pathfinder of the American Automo
bile association, says Of the Southern
National Highway: The route from
Ell Paso to Texarkana, through Ala
: mogordo and Roswell. New Mexico
e Bronco, Sweetwater, Fort Worth an,
Dallas. is along much higher altitud
Il than any OF the more Southern routes
and Is therefore more comfortabl
travelling in hot weather. It also ha
q surprisingly good roads for the great
y er part of the way. Despite occas
a lonal short stretches on this run c
Z l u > ~ To~- G-~-- IL
a Rio Grande to the Red River, it
one of the most interesting and in
l. structive tracts Of it's length in tn
1T United States
1t Opinion OF General Carr.
n General Julian S. Carr. Durham. !
J. c., writes:
u II read the article in the Manufae
e turers Record with a great deal {
l. pleaSure-A National North an
South Highway-and I endorse ever
'r suggestion it contained. 1t was d.
u nghtrul reading, patriotic, broad
a gagged and wise, and I would lo1
n to see the suggestions containe
q. coin Highway run North and Sout
rather n East and West. 1t o,
ours to me that the suggestions ma
- urally carry the road North ar
Il South-all sentiment clusters arour
that suggestion, North and South. ar
y lhC IHOIe L SluUy the matter the mo
le the idea ObSeSSeS me, and I ha,
! grown enthusiastic over it. l hol
at n voice of your great journal WI
he be needed and your suggestions ca
IN ried out"
s. Col. Fred A. Odds, Raleigh, n. {
In writes:
ca "A hundred years ago the gre
TO post tween New York and New O
SO leans ran through Raleigh. 1t is.
you say, the natural course A spIel
IF did road can be built Of sand-clay, II
p best material, for $1,000 a mile, i
ms Guiding bridges. Sand-clay roa
III here in Wake county cost, say, $3.50
D. mile. Farther to the southwa-
lie they are cheaper still. An inves
re ment in a road. a great highwa
uniting the for-a-time-divided Sc
I'D lions would have a distinction as
he binding force which no railway c;
W have, because of the fact that a ia
his way is im~personal while a highw
be has a personal aspect and touch
know Mr.. Tufts is pleased with t