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THE PINEHUEST OUTLOOK PAGE 10 The Gasoline Trail to Pinehurst Several Interesting Developments on the Route South from New York KNOLLWOOO THE CHOICE LOCATION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA SANDHILLS The fame of Moore County, its ideal climate, its dry soil, its little mountain knobs, its modern development, and all that have spread throughout the eountry. Now comes a movement that makes this section more attractive than the gradual unfolding of the past could do. For years a big tract of six thousand acres of land lying between Pine hurst' and Southern Pines was held out of the market, and could not be utilized. A year ago the Knollwood corporation was formed to buy this tract, and today Knollwood is the most aggressive factor in Moore County. The Knollwood property lies on both sides of the Seaboard Airline, the direct route from New York and Washington to the Sandhills, adjoins Southern Pines and Manly, has three railroad stations on or adjacent to the property, is on the National Highway, and includes much of the best orchard, farm and building land of the community. Already the Mid-Pines Country club, has made a development that includes a half million dollar investment in the finest club house in the South, and one of the most perfect golf courses Donald Eoss ever designed. Warren S. Manning is making a plan of the whole six thousand acres which will provide for the foremost winter recreation and home scheme in the South. The stockholders- of Knollwood are men of ample capital, James Barber of the Barber Steamship company, of New York, President, and Leonard Tufts, of Pinehurst, general manager. It is the intention to make Knollwood a rural and village community of twenty to fifty thousand people. The management invites the attention of those who would have homes or peach orchards in the most desirable section of the Pinehurst neighborhood. Communicate with A. S. Newcomb, Pinehurst; P. Frank Buchan, Southern Pines; S. B. Richardson, Southern Pines; or Leonard Tufts, Manager of Knollwood, Inc. BANK OF PINEHURST Checking and Savings Accounts are now in our new bank home. This has been built and furnished to afford the maximum of safety and convenience to our patrons. A special customers room is pro vided, and a fully equipped typist's office maintained where a public stenographer may be found. You are cordially invited to call and inspect the premises, and your account is solicited. Safe Deposit Boxes to Let We sell New York Exchange and A. B. a. Travelers' Cheques (Written especially for the Outlook by Henry MacNair, Publisher of "Motorways") a motor trip all the way to may have terrors for the While Florida motorist who declines to rough it over anything but concrete and tarvia, there is no reason for holding back on the 600 mile jaunt to Pinehurst, which may be accomplished in three, four or five days, as the fancy of the traveler may dictate. And when one considers the advantages of the open road and really excellent stopping places en route, to say nothing of the interesting points to be observed, the arguments are all in favor of a motor, trip which, after all costs no more for a party of five than by train. There are two excellent ways to go from New York to Philadelphia, the most pop ular being over Staten Island to Perth Amboy and New Brunswick, then to Bordentown, Mt. Holly, and Camden ; a route which avoids nearly all of the multi farious motor trucks between the two big towns, the only possible objection being the three ferries. The other- way is via Newark, Somerville and Lambertville, which is slightly longer over- roads not quite so good, but having only one ferry, is preferred by many. From Philadelphia, the new route goes via Oxford and Conowingo to Baltimore, which is open throughout and is mostly concrete and tarvia the total distance from New York is 203 miles, making a good first night's stop for one who starts early from New York. Most travelers prefer to make the first night at Phila delphia, and the second at "Washington. We come to the end of the excellent highway a few miles from Mount Vernon and continue over a gravel road to Freder icksburg, a pleasant luncheon stop amid historical associations connected with the Civil War. Most of these points of inter est may be conveniently visited over good roads, leaving ample time for reaching Richmond before nightfall. On the third day the ambitious ones go all the way to Pinehurst a distance of 235 miles. This is easily accomplished over the short' route to South Hill, and the new bridge recently open across the Roanoke River on the way to Hender son. This bridge was under construction last year, necessitating a ferry trip, Avhich was something to be avoided by the timorous, and with its completion, both time and distance is saved. A new connection is under way from the bridge to Henderson which further shortens the distance to Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina. The alternate way from South Hill to Pinehurst is through Clarksville to Dur ham, which as a whole, offers a better road surface, the fifteen miles through Durham being excellent concrete and warrenite. A somewhat roundabout route to Durham from New York is to go via Easton to Harrisburg, then to Hagers town and down the Shenandoah Valley to Staunton. Here one goes to Afton and down over an indifferent road to Lynch burg and Greensboro. From this point, one may go to Durham, or take the direct route to Pinehurst. From Raleigh to Pinehurst the road is good and a new option is offered via Carthage, which leaves Southern Pines over to the east, and makes a very pretty alternate for those who wish to enter the great golfing resort over a new route. The roads below Pinehurst are not any better than last year, and are greatly in need of improvement, the sand clay having disintegrated for lack of repairs and dragging. There is one feature of in terest and that is the opening of the new bridge over the Altamaha River below Savannah, which eliminates the old rail road transfer at that point. This enables one to drive-in safety if not in entire comfort, all the way to, Florida, where an enormous amount of new road work has been done, particularly on the West coast. Editor's Note All of these routes are correctly shown in the new edition of the Atlantic Motor way, copies of which may be had on application at the General Office, Pine hurst, or from the Publisher, Henry MacNair, Hotel Ansonia, New York. SAND HILL POLO CLUB Captain A. Loftus Bryan, who has just returned to America from a visit to his old home in Ireland, is back in Pinehurst as head of the Sand Hill Polo Club, and says everything points to great things in that line of sport during the coming season. The annual Spring tournament will be held in April, when a number of visit ing clubs from the Southern circuit will compete for the various trophies, but some keenly contested matches will be played each week between members of the local club and clubs of the nearby vicinity. All of the ponies have been taken up after a summer's rest on the pasture and will be in fine shape for the fast practice games that will commence very soon. ROMAN CATHOLIC SERVICES at New Church Early Mass 6:15 A.M. Second Mass. 8:00 A.M. High Mass" io :30 A.M.
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