Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-22
SH|P-By-TRUCk TOURISTS
COMPLETE BANNER TRIP
Truck Train Arrives in Richmond
on Schedule Time After
32o-Aiilc Run.
NO ACCIDENT MARS JOURNEY
Towns Along Route Declare Holi.
day in Honor of Pioneers OF the
New Era of Transportation i'm
State of Virginia.
NO ACCIDENT MARS JOURNEY

setting new record In the annals
OF truck transportation in Eir-
Ginia, the Richmond Ship by Truck
booster tour arrived here last night
on time to the minute. after complet-
ing it's 325-mile trip at an average
speed OF ten miles an hour, with every
one OF the twelve trucks exactly in
It's place.
More than eighty miles were COW
cred yesterday by the trucks, the lat
ter part of the way over some OF the
worst roads encountered in the four
days journey, but despite this fact
the tourists arrived at Cumberland
Courthouse. tho first stop of the day.
forty-fve minutes ahead of time.
Rains and Mud Arc Encountered.
Rains and soft roads were encount
cred during the latter part OF the
Gays journey. and despite the fact
that the maximum speed of the army
truck was twelve miles an hour. tho
twelve trucks reached the Country
Club of Virginia at o'clock and were
within the city limits at 6:3O r. M..
-ihc time on which the trucks were
scheduled to arrive.
Leaving Farmville at $3.50 O'Clock.
the tourists made Cumberland Court
house ahead of time, much TO the sur
prise of the townspcople. who werc
preparing royal reception for the
fhchmonders on their arrival and were
not yet ready. In order not to dis
appoint the people the truck train
ohiciais decided TO wait until the time
scheduled for their departure before
going on.
H. .. Garnett. county clerk, well
ccmed the delegation to the town. A
half holiday was declared in the
SCHOOLS and the children joined In
the welcome of the Richmonders. AZ
the expense OF the city sumptuous
lunch was served the visitors. prc-
pared by Mrs. s. r. Dandy.
Russell H. Rawlings and J. II
Schirswohl. who ACCOMPANIED m.
truck train, mad short addresses
Welcomed mt Powhntnn.
Al noon the train left Cumberland
Courthouse in Il heavy rain and ar.
rived at Towhatan at u. NJ where
another celebration had been arranr.
ed for them. Rev. j. w. RevnoIds
Welcomed the travellers as Pho
heralds of the new era of truck
transportation, and County Super-
risors of Roads w. T. Rudd and r..
ID. Tucker spoke briefly on the sub
)ect of good roads and what the
county is doing to promote them. II.
w. Winfall. of the road board, also
spoke. The reception was staged In
the courthouse on account of the
rain. The building was crowded to
capacity long before the time for the
speaking.
Delay of some ten minutes was ex-
pcrlenced by the truck train near
Midlothian after leaving Powhatan.
as giant oak tree had been blown
down by the storm. and completely
blocked the road. 1t took the coun
ty officials some time to move the
obstacle.
BY special permit of Chief or
Police G. a. sherry, the tourists en-
tered the city, and paradcd down
Monument Avenue. escorted by a de-
tail of motorcycle police. The train
came down Franklin Street to Ninth
and back up Broad Street to Laurel.
whore it disbandcd about Z o'clock.
Every truck arrived In its proper
place. without so much as single
accident during the entire trip