Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-23
NATIONAL HIGHWAY
THE BEST OF ROADS
SAYS C.. C.. BRANTLEY
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of the Valdosta Times, VIII ohas been
watching the movement of the tourists
over the dicerent highways, and who
has also been watching the development
of the roads through Georgia to Flor
ida.
There was a time last summer" ac-
cordinG to Mr.. Brantley, when almost
any graded road in south Georgia would
do to travel over. The water courses
were dry and places where there dad
ben vast lakes and lagoons, were with
out water at all, so automobiles found
no trouble in travelling over any of the
roads.
"Since the heavy rain set in last fall
however, the water courses are full, and
all of the Iowlands are submerged I'M
der water, making them difficult to nav
igation except to high wheel vehicles,
such as buggies, wagons, and the old
fashioned carts.
BEST ROUTE TO FLORIDA.
THE enormous traffic which is find
ing it's way over the National Highway
at the present time, is the best indica-
ton in the world that The Journal-Her-
aid route is the best route to Florida
for all classes of weather. Many tour
lists who have acquainted themselves
with conditions along the different roads
are now taking the National Highway
especially that portion of it from Macon
to the Florida line.
This particular portion of the road
has undergone many repairs during the
past welve months, and the only stretch
of the road between Macon and the
Florida line that has not been put in
good shape, is now being rebuilt. That
road is from the Lowndes county line
on the north to the Tiff county line,
through Berrien county. This road is
being made thirty-five feet wide, and as
straight as an arrow. The entire force
of convicts of Berrien county have been
working on this road for the past two
months, and it is probable that that
much more time will be required to COM
plete the road and put it in the best
of condition.
"AlI of the other counties have had
their roads put in good shape, and there
is a movement on foot among the county
commissioners in all of the counties
through which the highway passes to
do additional work, and thus make the
road as near perfect as possible. Most
of this highway is in as good condition
as the average street pavement.
Another stretch of road that prom
Uses ia bit a great feeder for the Ma
tional Highway, is the route organized
at White Springs year ago When the
Suwanee River Route of the National
Highway was authorized.
"This route is to be completed from
the Florida line to White Springs, and
from thence to Lake City. Work between
the Florida line and Jasper is now go
mfg on The route from here to Jen-
nings, Fla, has been worked, but the
county commissioners propose to rebuild
it entirely and make it link In the
Suwanee River route, thus shortening
the distance to Lake City by many mills
and giving a graded road all of the
way.
'In addition to the highway from
here to Lake City, the Gainesville, Fla,
people are working to have it extended
to that city, and from there to the paw
ed road to Tampa and down the east
coast.
while not a great deal has been said
about the road Improvements along the
National Highway, which is the first
and greatest of the big highways from
north to south, a great deal OF work is
being done to improve that great sys-
tenn of roads. 1t will not be long before
the highway will. tap all of the paved
roads of Florida. thus making distance