The Washington herald., 1921-10-30
SOUNDS WARNING
AGAINST RUNNING
into ROAD SNAGS
Says Some Agents Use
Much Advertising But
Forget Thorougfares.
TOURING CENTERS
Points Out Slight Detours;
Claims Way Suggested
Is Best.
TOURING CENTERS

TAVARES, Fla, Oct. 2s.-''For
eighteen years." said W. B. Powell
secretary of the Lake County
Chamber of Commerce, It have been
interested in good roads, In Florida
and leading to Florida have
directed by letter thousands Of
motorists to the most accessible
route to the State without fear or
favor.
I'm one month this summer 1
was approached by seven represen-
tatives of as many guide books to
and through Florida and all left
the impression that my county
would get unfavorable mention. To
this ] laughed, because IS per cent
Of all the tourists come over the
routes l have advocatd all these
years-50 per cent of whom are old
stagPrs and the others simply fol-
low the crowd. May the Lord pity
those who follow the mass of mis-
Information coming from sources
that should have the comfort and
safety of the tourist at heart rather
than route them via the routes
that put up the dollars for adver-
Using rather than for roads.
Il have travelled the routes out
OF Florida have travelled the
routes to St Louis, to Chicago, to
Washington. have two scouts
who make notation Of routes as
they come down and furnish me
with information right OF the bat.
l personally interview from two to
a score of tourists from the north
who stop at my office daily and the
information impaired below Is
trustworthy and up-to-date, and
written without a dollar in sight
for advertising or influence from
civic bodies. garages, hotels or re-
sorts Of any kind.
In touring the motorist must
head for concentration points.
There may be slight detours here
and there, but at all times the gen.
eral direction must be to the con-
CentratiOn point. Concentration
points only are given in these
IOgUPs.
II direct all people in Illinois,
Ohio. Indiana and Michigan to
either starting south from Hagers-
town, Maryland, or Washington,
ID. c.
Washington to Richmond. 1873
miles.
Richmond to Durham, IT'S miles
COR via Raleigh) to Durham.
Durham to Charlotte, ITS miles
Charlotte to Greenville, ZIG
miles.
"Greenville to Athens, 1911 miles
Athens to Macon, 100 miles.
Macon to Valdosta, ISL miles
total of $50 miles to Valdosta.
From Cincinnati the best and
most direct line OF travel Is via
Falmouth, Cynthia, Paris, Rich
mond. Mt Vernon, KY, Corbin,
Jacksboro, Clinton. lockwood
Chattanooga, Rome, Atlanta to
Macon, then over the main route
via Valdosta into Florida The line
through southern Kentucky via Mt.
Vernon and Corbin was opened
September 1 and q large celebra-
ton was held by local motorists
who organized a party of several
hundred cars to drive over the new
link.
From North and West the Dixie
highway route concentrates at
Nashville. thence Shelbyville, Tuula-
homa, Winchester, Cowan Mont
eagle. Jasper. Chattanooga, Rome,
Atlanta, Macon, Valdosta.
From North and West Nashville,
Huntsville. Gadsden, Talladega,
Opelika, Columbus. Ca, Richland,
Dawson, Albany. ThomasvilIe, VAL
dOsta Cor direct to Madison, Fla,
via Quitman).
The second named route via
Huntsville Is 113 miles longer than
the one over the mountains via
Monteagle.
From yaIdosta to Madison. Fla,
80 miles. To Lake City, 50 miles.
Option Of Valdosta to Lake City
via Jasper. 10 miles.
Lake City to Gainesville and
ocala, 80 miles
AT Ocala you can take a fair to
Petersburg and Tampa.
'Ocala to Leesburg, IS miles.
Total Of 1,172 miles from Washing
ton to Leesburg. Fla.
'Leesburg Is the diverging point
to all points in East, West and
South Florida, and many take this
route to go to st. Augustine and
Jacksonville, Daytona, etc
At Leesburg road conditions for
the rest OF Florida are perfect no
matter in which direction you
travel.
AT Leesburg via Grand Island.
one mile of Eustis to Umatilla, Al
toona, Crows Bluff, DeLand, Day
tona and all East coast points.
AT Leesburg via Grand Island,
Eustis. Mt. Dora for Sanford and
all points north and south and to
east coast via Titusville.
From Eustis to Tavares and Or
lando.
AT Mt. Dora for Orlando via
Apopka.
AT Leesburg via Tavares, Min
1eola for Orlando and all points
north and south.
AT Leesburg via Okahumpka,
Mascotte, Groveland for Auburn