Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-02
SOUTH CAROLINA AUTO TOURING
PARTY VISITED CITY SATURDAY..
Reception and Dance Given at st. John
in Their Honor Saturday Night;
Good Roads Speeches Made.

The South Carolina automobile in
spection tour to Hendersonville was .
success in so far as enthusiasm went,
butthe number of tourists was con-
siderably9 reduced on the way by rea
son of the threatening weather.:
1t was the intention of the promo
ters of this tour to. have long string
of automobiles fran al lsections be-
tween Columbia and Hendersonville
and many machines entered the tour
but dropped out on account of heavy
rains on Friday night and unfavorable
weather conditions on Saturday, when
the tour was made.
About fifteen machines made the trip
to Hendersonville, arriving late in the
afternoon to the music of the Hender-
sonville brass band on the veranda OF
the St John hotel. A number of Hen
Jacksonville ladies decorated the ball
room, prepared fruit and punch and q
reception and dance was enjoyed at the
ST.. John in the evening
Much Road Talk
Enthusiastic talks were made by
both visitors and home people with
music by the Union Concert band OF
South Carolina sandwiched between.
Rev. r. N. Wilcox presided over tie
meeting. After extending a royal well
come to the visitors Mr. Wilcox called
on w. A. Smith for an address, Mr..
Smith called attention to the extensive
road work that has been done in Hen
derson county, the long period requiI
!. &c in which to mould good roads SENT
ment and highly praised Road Supervi-
: sor P. F Patton for his road building
abilities, declaring that he got mere
out of a dollar invested in roads than
most men could get from three times
the amount.
T. w. Valentine was called on by Mr..
= Wilcox. He pictured the extremely
bad condition of the roads of Hender-
son county when; he came here for the
!, first time about thirty years ago and
? ? reviewed the situation and conditions
: that led. to the present road develop
: ment.
Commissioner q j Watson of South
Caroline was tne- next speaker. He
i spoke IN the highest terms Of praise
: for the new highway to South Caroli-
:. mas greatest assets and that this sec
: tfon could not be surpassed in Ameri-
ca for natural beauty and attractive
ness. Commissioner Watson said that
all South Carolina roads lead to Hen
fdersonville and that hundreds of peO-
pie made the trip to HendersonYil1e
ILLS tAS d1l1OGIO OIdIC
= and that they will continue to come
% Mr.. Watson marveled at the factthat
the people of this section could be per-
suaded to vote bonds as they had done
road road improvement. He said that
it was high tribute to the people Of
this Henderson county.
Roads, he said, mean education and
- the latter means the obliteration of
~ ignorance, the development of the COM
- munity spirit and the making of farm
~ life so attractive that the children will
not want to leave their old home place
Congressman-elect S. J. Nichols OF
~ Spartanburg wa SCALED on for a talk
1e He highly comp1imented N. c. fo1
a. it's road building. He said that if Con
. gresham Britt would cooperate with
= him they would use their influences
5, for federal aid in road building
Three Hendersonville cars met the
>" automobile tourists in Saluda. Henry
he King, L. R. Chewing and A. E. Mar.
e. shall taking along with them some o.
e- their friends. Mr.. Marshall, who re
OH Gently purchased the Blue Ridge Ga
at rage and who has secured the agency
for Dodge and Hudson cars. tried ou
RI his new five passenger Dodge, which
s; negotiated the trip to the complete sat
ce lisfactionsof Mr.. Marshall and his guests
e on this trip.
le. The road to saluda, despite th'
nd heavy rains of Friday night. was II
nd excellent condition and except for on,
'ss or two places which we're little slip
on pery. could not have been improves
upon. When the return trip was mad
i'd these bad places had been smoothet
ne out and better run from Saluda coul'
'ry not have been expected of any high
way.