Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-21
TRUCK PILOTS BLAZE WAY
AROUND SOUTHERN CIRCLE
Mud.Bcgrimcd Motors Due In
Richmond This Evening After
Fivc-Day Tour.
FIND ROADS FAIRLY GOOD
AT Hampdcn-Sidncy College Stu
dents Were Given Half Holiday to
Participate in Welcome Extended
by People of tho Community.

- Richmond's first ship by Truck"
good roads tour will be brought to u
successful close this evening at $50
O'Clock when the cavalcadc of men
and trucks which left this city last
Monday morning n, $50 o'clock pulls
into town. fresh from a fve-day tour
of Virgi mia cities.
If any doubt as to the efficacy OF
motor trucks in solving the country
wide transportation problem has eN-
listed, IL has been dispciled by the
tour which is near its termination,
according TO those behind the move
ment.
has brought to the fore is that at
least some portions of NirSinia's
highways are in deplorab!c state
"Horrible," is the expression used rs
one of the party OF Richmond snip
by-Truck' boosters.
Stretches OF very poor roadway
were encountered between NcNSvil!e
and Farmville yesterday, according
to leader in the movement. In
justice TO both cities, it WAS pointed
out, the immediate approach TO each
town WAS satisfactory, but midway
between the two towns trucks ne
came mircd in mud UP to their hubs.
Despite this handicap. however. it
WAS said, the trucks came through
without the least semDlance OF q
mechanical mishap. on account OF
their mud -begrimed appearance. they
were said 10 resemble nothing so
much as tanks that had seen active
service in the recent titanic world
conflict
Notwithstanding condition OF roads
between Keysvillc and Farmvilic, the
latter town was reached yesterday
afternoon ahead of schedule.
Welcome mt Hampden-Sidncy.
An event not down on the program
TRANSFERRED ut liampden- sidney COL
lege The caravan attracted the at
tention of Professor y. w. McWhor-
ter, who got in touch with the pres
ident of the institution. The lat
ter at ii o'clock yesterday morning
gave the students Il half-holidaH.
Hampden- sidney, and an impromptu
entertainment was staged for the
benefit OF the visitors. The college
quartet rendered several selections
and several speeches in advocacy OF
good roads We're made.
Professor McWhorter is said to
have made an unusually fine talk on
the subject of better highways. Both
the faculty and the student body are
said to ne in thorough sympathy with
the good roads movement.
The outskirts OF Farmville were
reached about ESQ o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The reception received IS
said 10 have been the greatest that
has yet greeted the Richmonders.
FnrmviIic Takes Day or.
The tourists were met one mile
out OF town by reception COM
mittcc, headed by Mayor s. W.
Paulett. sixty decorated passenger
automobiles. eigh, trucks and dec
Grated noat. The Farmviile silver
Band also was along. and dis
coursed popular and patriotic airs as
the procession filed its way into the
C,pon request of the Farmvine
Chamber Of Commerce, every estah-
lishmcnt in town closed between the
hours of and 1 o'clock, in order
that the welcome extended 10 Farm
v1lle's guests might be complete.
Following Il parade through the
principal streets OF the town, the
procession repaired TO the court
house lawn, where j. Taylor Thomp,
son. a leading citizen and persona
dressed the visitors.
+. J.. Johnson. county engineer
and chairman OF the transportation
committee OF the Farmvilic Chamber
OF Commerce, spoke on behalf or
The latter welcomed the tourists on
behalf of the Virginia Automobile
Dealers Association. Judge Asa ID.
Watkins was chairman OF the re-
ception committee.
On Last lap of Run.
Men and trucks spent last night
in Farmvillc. and start Will be made
:his morning at $50 O'Clock for cum
berland Courthouse.
The reception in Farmvillc was
staged under direction of the Cham
Der of Commerce. and Paul T. BogGs
was active In the preparations.
y feature Of ihc".tour has been
moving picture exhibitions, which
have hecn given in the opcn air by
the army. navy ana marine contin-
gents o! the tour.