Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-10-25
MANY MOTORISTS ARE
GOING TO FLORIDA
New Route To South Has Many
Scenic Attractions

tFrsm Cleveland, Ohio Pam Dcaicfl
The large number of requests already
ceMiAg into the touring information
bureau OF the Cleveland Automobile
Clue for rout;ngs to Florida indicate
that the bulk OF southern travel will
start much earlier tn year than ever
before with about so per cent increase
IN volume. This was the statement
made yesterday by Don b. Scott, head
Of the map and touring department
The yearly Florida route book ISSUED
by the club has been revised and is
ready for dIStrihut on to motorists plan
u ag trips 10 points III the ten states
covered by the route to the southeast
era boundary OF the country.
Several routes are given. with com
pete Lodgings and running directions.
4 new route is included which was not
recommended last year because many
sections OF the road were then under
construction.
This route combines exceptional
scenic attract onS with many stretches
Of wholly new highway and is recon-
mcnded BY the touring bureaus as the
preferred road.
ho bO'hICtt Sdlu oCOt, tkti1DIliicS
the kind of attention which the Clcvc-
land Automobile Club and the Nation
al Motorists Association are giving to
motoring prob ems and represents the
latest word III accuracy on these
routes. They have been checked up
both by the official logging crew Of the
Cleveland Automobile Club and thru
Information obtained directly from an
lomobile club officials and highway ea
e'necrs throughout the states travcr-
sed
More than 4O0O mics OF highway
we're covered by the road car of the
club m the original task OF invcstigat
ing road conditions Yhc booklet g yes
the following general summary:
From Ohio, Indiana. Illinois. Michi
gaH, Pennsylvania and all eastern
states, the first objective is Washing
ton ID. e., which is accessible from ali
points over trst-Class improved roads
Through Virginia there is a great
deal Oh first class construct on and the
Gravel roads will be found in fair con
ditIos, except during extended periods
OF adverse weather.
North Carolina affords good travel
"A
like condition prevails through South
Carolina. In Georgia the yellow sand
clay gives way to great deal Of red
clay. and this will be found very slip
perry when wet, but dries quickly and
IS soon reconditioncd
The governing factor is the weather
The usual winter rams however do not
come As 4 rule before the first OF the
year, aad the tourist should always
consult automobile clubs for the latest
road reports.
Generally speaking, both garage ser
vice and hotel Accommodations viii be
found good, the route travcrsine no
isolated districts.
The new preferred route for this year
starts from Cleveland to Washington
DC, over the regular route to Warren.
Sharon and Butler to Pittsburgh and
from Pittsburgh to Gettysburg by way
OF the Lincoln Highway. A short cut
can be made avoiding Pittsburgh by
going direct from n tier toGrecnsburg
hy way of New Keikinpton The route
continues from Gettysburg 10 Frcdcr-
lck. Ridgcvi'lc and uto Washington.
From Washington the route is 10
fredericksburg. Richmond, Petersburg
oSuth, He'll. Clarksvillc. Oxford, Dur
ham, Greensboro, Salisbury, Charlotte,
Greenville, Anderson, Athens, Macon.
HawkfnSville, Fitzgerald, Della,
Douglas, Waycross, Jacksonville, st
Augustine and Daytona. At this point
the routes to southern and western
paTts of Florida divcrge for Miami,
Tampa and St. PETERSBURG