New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-30

motor are much improved. as COM
pared to previous years. but there are
stretches that still remain poor. es-
peeially in wet weather. reports o. NJ.
Wells, chief roadman for tho Automo-
bile Club of America. From now on it
is preferable to start the trip South
from Washington. Motorists from New
England should run to New York, then
to Philadelphia by way OF Trenton.
From Philadelphia to Washington it is
advisably to 60 over the Baltimore Pike
through Lansdowne, Media. Rising Sun
and Conowingo to Baltimore; from this
point use the direct route to Washing
ton. The detour at Rising Sun has
been shortened. 1t now goes over a
fair surfaced road.
Repair work on the route from Will
mington TO Baltimore will be COM
pleted and the road open TO travel be
fore next years touring season.
Motorists from Northern New Jersey
and Western Pennsylvania can run
through Easton, Reading and Harris.
burg to Gettysburg, then through
Frederick to Washington. There are
some stretches still unfinished, where
detours may be necessary. Motorists
from the Middle West north o. the
old National Trail vii get mostly hard
surfaced roads by following the old
National Trail all the way from In
dianapols through Springfield. Column
bus. Wheeling, Cumberland, Hagers-
town and Frederick to Washington. 1t
is not advisable to 60 down the Shen.
andosh Valley, although the rosdbed
10 In excellent condition to Staunton.
However, from there on 1t 10 difficult
to get through at this time Of the year
over any Of the routes-Afton and
Lovingston to Lynchburg, Natural
Bridge to Lynchburg or Roanoke 70
Martinsville.
Motorists from Chicago and northern
oils; also from South Bend; from De-
troit through Toledo and south to Co.
lumbus; from Cleveland through Ak
ron and Canton to Wheeling. From
Pittsburg it is preferable to run to
Washington, Pa, then over the Ma
tional Trail through Hagerstown to
Washington, d. c. From Washington
to Alexandria the route is all hard sur
faced and is in good condition. A new
concrete road, eighteen feet wide, was
built last year between Alexandria and
the military reservation at Accotink,
distance OF eight miles. From there
on through Occoquan to Dumfrles the
road has been much improved and
graded with a gravel top dressing.
There is new concrete road for
three miles across the worst part OF
the Chopowassoic Swamp. and the bal
ance to Fredericksburg is in fair con-
dition, with the exception Of about two
miles approaching the bridge ACROSS
the Rappahannock River. From Fred
ericksburg to Richmond is about rs
per cent fair gravel, with some rough
stretches. Between Richmond and
Petersburg the road is under construc-
ton. and the detour (Which Is only
five miles longer) runs almost paral-
lei over a fair gravel surface. The
run from Petersburg to Durham offers
many rough and ruttcd stretches, with
now and then long stretches OF fairly
smooth surface; it is passable all the
way.
From Durham there are two routes
for Florida. The coast line, via Pine
hurst. Columbia and Augusta, and the
interior route, which runs from Dur
ham through Greensboro to Charlotte,
Creenville and Macon. Road conditions
over the coast line are as follows: Con-
struction IS now going on between
Durham and Raleigh. which necessi-
I8leS " ucIOuI hao q ~
poor stretches; the balance OF the run
to Pinehurst is good. in general, with
the exception Of few stretches that
are rough and rutted.
Conditions are very fair between
Pinehurst and Cheraw, but rough, ana
for the most part unimproved surface
will be found to McBee. The scraping
and repair work is now under. way on
the balance of the route through Cam
den to Columbia and 1t should offer
very fair going. The new bridge cross
ing the Wateree River at Camden is
about completed and should be open for
travel In February. In the mean time,
ferry is operated for about twelve
hours each day.
From Columbia to Augusta the first
twenty-five miles south is In very bad
shape at present; 1T Is the poorest
stretch encountered thus far, but the
balance of the run into Augusta has
been much improved since last season
Convicts have been working on the por'
tion between Aiken and Augusta, max
ing an enormous "cut and fill" to elm
mate a poor stretch that has always
been a menace to motorists.
The Georgia Coast e. Piedmont
Railway has discontinued transferring
automobiles across the Altamsha River
to Brownsville; this makes it impos-
sible for an automobile to run from S.
yannah to Jacksonville via Brunswick
Motorists on reaching Augustt
should not go south through Sylvana to
Savannah, but instead should run from
Augusta through Thompson and NIL
ledCevilc TO Macon. then south through
Perry, Hawkinsvile. Douglas and Way
cross TO Jacksonville. Ten thousand
dollars was recently raised by public
subscription to make temporary re.
pairs and FIJI one or two OF the worst
places near Waycross. which will, nc
doubt, make travel somewhat better
At the same time there is much rough
road on the Waycross route. There is
another way to go from Augusta to
Macon, by running south to Waynes.
burg, then west through DavisbOrc
and Milledgeville.
Many motorists prefer the interior
route by turning west at Durham and
running through Greensboro, Sails