The Democratic advocate., 1908-09-18

coin Way" was famed to fever heat
hv their experiences of yesterday
Bv whatever route, the memorial
boulevard must be built. The 18th
of next February will be the centen-
NAL of Lincoln's birth, and the day
will be honored all over the world.
In this country it should be marked
bv some special expression of the al
most reverent memory in which Lin
coins life and services are held by
his countrymen. The proposition
that this memorial shall be a modern
prototype of the great Roman way,
built over twenty-five hundred years
ago by Appius Claudius, is gaining
favor day by day throughout the Uni
ted States. Gettysburg will through
out coming years be more and more
the Mecca Of patriotic Americans, and
a grand highway to connect the Ma
tons capital with the magnificent ma
tional park at Gettysburg, where more
than S7.000000 have already been ex-
pended to perpetuate the memory of
the valor of the sons of the Nation,
from North and South, in blue and
gray. who gave the last full measure
of DEVOTION to the cause they loved
will be the most fitting tribute to the
memory of the martyred president
As has been we'll said, the proposed
memorial lis not SO much a perpetu-
alton of the fame of Lincoln, which is
already secure, as an appropriate eX-
preston of our appreciation of him"
Many expressions such as these
were heard along the fifty miles of
highway travelled yesterday by the
twelve men, who represented the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation of Westminster and its COM
mittee of twenty-five, who made the
trip by automobile, from Westminster
TO Washington, approximately along
the air line proposed by Congressman
Lafean, of York, Pa., as the route of
the Lincoln Way
Several weeks ago, the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association began
most ardent advocacy OF the memorial
to Lincoln. Naturally the Association
favOrs the route by a straight line
from Washington to Westminster and
thence by a straight line to Gettys-
burg. While patriotically desirous
that the way be constructed by what
ever route may be decided to be the
D6Sl Illc ASSOCidllOu L1dO UCSl ouAIOuS
to confirm the judgment that the route
proposed by Congressman Lafean is
the best With that end in view, it
was suggested at the last meeting of
the Association that personal inves-
tigation be made. Ex-State Senator
T. Herbert Shriver and Senator John
zie E. Beasman generously offered
the use of their automobiles for a
trip over the route.
The journey was made yesterday.
At $50 o'clock yesterday morning
Mr.. Shriver, with his two sons Messrs.
Joseph n. and William H. Shriver, ac-
companied by c. C. Gorsuch, presi-
dent and Frank T. Miller, secretary of
the NJ. and NJ Association; Hon. B.
F. Grouse, State Fire Insurance Com
missioner; ex-State's Attorney Guy
W. Steele and w. L. Seabrook, ( junior
editor of the Sentinel, left his Office,
here, in his 32-horsepower touring
car. The route taken was the Wash
ngton road, almost a straight line
from this city to Washington.
At Berret, they found Senator Beas-
man waiting with his 42-horsepower
car, with his son, Frank B. Beasman,
and Wade H. D. Warfield and Harry
Il. Warfield. Here Mr. Shriver left
MS own car and went into that Of
senator Beasman, to divide the load
between the two motors, and the two
cars rushed onward, "Joe," as chauf-
1ef' setting the pace with his car, and
FRANK Beasman, chauffer of the Sykes
vile car, following just sufficiently
lar IN the rear to avoid the dust rails
eu Dy the leading motor.
Every experience of the days ride
connrmed the judgment of Congress
man Lafean and the belief of the Mer-
rlants and Manufacturers Association
aial thls is in every practical respect
ule pest route for the proposed boule-
award
III the first place it was constantly
.'eniarked that the road was in prac-
ucaly an airline, with no sharp bends
anu minimum number of slight
tutVes from this city to Brookville
" give the road bed an easy grade.
~ ~ was also noted that along almost
os ue entire line they followed the wires
vi Uh, tae Postal Telegraph Company,
W WHlCn run from Harrisburg, Pa, to
.%hasnington, and naturally seek the
S"Ur'est III distance between two points.
mere was no effort whatever to
ssai ,sAe record run, get the distance,
ivy ivy miles from Westminster to Wash
tasa s'on, and into the city to headquar-
S pasa at the Raleigh Hotel, corner
uconnsyivania uoa avenue and 18th street.
fos., S@s covered in just two hours and
tb,V: tbV-nVe minutes. When it is noted
Wiz, wiz nearly five miles of the ride was
tb.nn tbnin tne District OF Columbia and
uhs Trough the streets of Washington,
tint at intervals speed officers stood
nallias nlls all passing automobiles, COM
reaa,Qs nhs tnem to conform to the speed
tbst tbsttiatlons, it is clearly demonstrated
iIIv even even the old road bed is gener-
furtho vi comparatively easy grades. In
aaou at.her demonstration of the advant-
dtonuni VI thls route, SO far as road con-
memhs menus are concerned, it is to be re-
mad'ered mad that the investigation was
ahla under conditions most unfavor-
baSl,, All roads of this section were
EARL washed by the heavy rains of
WHY WHY August, and for number of
fan an, past there has been no rain
amona1 ana consequently maximum
wera n' OF loose road bed and dust
these encountered. Notwithstanding
made .sohditions the rapid ride was
chinss IN greatest comfort. the ma
tie .u.nning smoothly and with lit
much ~ ing or jolting. Of coursa
te I-si.. ~ .se comfort of tie ride is to
'eu &c t-.c remarkable skill