The New York herald., 1921-12-18
MOTORING THROUGH
The SUNNY SOUTH
To Florida by Way Of Virginia,
the CarOlinas and
Georgia.

When the birds fly southward thou
sands Of motorists start from the Win
try North to the balmy South. well
known as THE Land of Perpetual Sun
shine" Some start in the early fall and
stop over in the Carolinas until after
the holidays, then continue on TO Florida
Others prefer to stay all winter at some
of the resorts midway between New
York and Florida, such as Pinehurst
Camden, Aiken, Savannah and Asheville,
where the climatic conditions are ideal
for all outdoor sports, the thermometer
seldom getting below forty, the average
temperature being about fifty.
The Bureau of Tours of the Auto
mobile Club OF America, o. NJ. Wells,
chief roadman, recently checked up all
the roads through the South and outlines
the shortest and best way to reach the
Carolinas during the month of December.
From New York cross the most con-
venient ferry and go south on the Hud-
son County Boulevard to the Plank
road, which Is followed to Newark. Go
out of Newark by way of Elizabeth
avenue and follow the trunk line through
Elizabeth. Railway and Metuchen to New
Brunswick. The Staten Island route
to Staten Island and again crossing by
ferry from the south end of the island
at Tottenville to Perth Amboy. Go
through Perth Amboy on Smith street,
which becomes New Brunswick avenue,
joining the trunk line at Metuchen. From
New Brunswick follow the Lincoln
Highway through Princeton to Trenton.
From Trenton the Bustleton pike is fol-
lowed through Langhorne and Bustleton,
entering Philadelphia by way OF the
Northeast Boulevard and Broad street to
City Hall. From Philadelphia there are
two ways to reach Baltimore. both OF
which are In good condition and about
the same mileage. One is to go direct to
Wilmington, then through Newark,
Havre de Grace and Belair. The other
is to follow the Old Baltimire pike
through Lansdowne, Kennett Square,
Rising sun and across the Conowingo
Bridge over the Susquehanna River to
Belair and continue through Baltimore
to Washington. From Washington so
south on Fourteenth street, cross the
Potomac River on long bridge into
Virginia and follow hard surfaced road
through Alexandria and Dumfries to
Fredericksburg. The road between
fredericksburg and Richmond is gravel
in good condition, excepting few short
stretches.
Richmond is a beautiful city with
wide. we'll paved streets, many of them
shaded by fine old trees and is now the
capital of Virginia. During the war
between the States IL was the capital Of
the Confederacy and there are many in
teresting associations that recall those
stirring days. A great many trunk lines
through Virginia are in the process of
construction or are to be constructed as
soon as the weather permits and before
the summer touring season of 1922 all
the trunk lines radiaung out of Rich
mond will be improved hard surfaced.
There Is also a good hard surfaced
road going out of Richmond as far as
Petersburg. but beyond the travelling is
somewhat rough and apt to be poor
In wet weather. From Durham there
Is a good road, which was recently
finished to Raleigh also a fair road
from Raleigh to Pinehurst by way of
Cary and Apex and the direct road from
Sanford to Pinehurst.
The next place OF importance below
Pinehurst is Camden. the birthplace of
six American generals.
BY continuing south from Camden the
route goes to Aiken. where there Is an
exclusive colony of rich Northerners
OF both financial and social prominence.
Twenty miles below Aiken is Augusta,
one OF Georgia's finest cities. From
Augusta there is a fairly good road to
Savannah. From Savannah there is a
good road through Riceboro TO Darien.
There is q new bridge across the Alta
maha River which eliminates the placing
of automobiles on flat cars and crossing
the Georgia-Piedmont trestle.