New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-30
GOLD FOR PAVING ROADS
rortunes Being Spent for High
way Improvement.
INTEREST IN ALL STATES
When Work Now Planned Is
Completed 1t Will Be Girdle
to Continent.

6c-. money Is being expended IN the
,.oos roads movement throughout the
9-r,ted states this year than has ever be-
.ora been devoted TO this purpose. some
..,rlts OF the work being done by the
qour,pg Club OF America, in conjunction
TIN the American Association for High
~ IMPROVEMENT, toward educating the
,rbl,o 10 the value OF improved highways
,nroughout the country are illustrated IN
= chart lust prepared by the United States
osca Of Public Roads. which shows that
nearly 1900 miles OF tTansconttnental, IN
,s,state and trunk line roads are contem-
dated IN various sections of the country.
Although the chart was prepared by the
osce OF public roads. II does not by any
means represent all the work that has
F4eu projected or is aided financially by
the government. The idea IN issuing the
chart was merely 20 show the great i'm
petus that lately has been given 70 the
nationwide movement for improved public
roads.
Practically every state in the Union is
benefited 70 some extent by the proposed
new highways and the widespread interest
IN the good roads movement indicates that
the time Is not far distant when the United
states will be interlaced by a complete
system Of good roads.
Estimates prepared by the Office OF Public
Roads show that by improving 20 per cent
Of the roads Of the nation almost the high
est polnt Of efficiency could be reached.
Twenty per cent OF the roads in each state
could be improved by an expenditure OF
an average sum OF $4,000 a state, ana
The annual saving thereby. IN the wear and
tear on horses. wagons and automobiles, in
ne transportation OF crops and increased
and values. IS estimated az over 5000,
on 900
IN this great movement the Touring Club
o. America. which IS affliated with the
American Association for Highway I'm
p-ovement has played a part, and the
chart Is a clear object lesson OF what the
immediate future has In store for autOmo-
Bile tourists throughout the United States.
This chart. as prepared by the once II
Public Roads. indicates the extent 70 which
the good roads movement has taken hold
IN every part Of the United States. The
reads already improved, others merely
planned and many now under construction
literally make a network covering the
whole country.
With the fulAiment Of all these plans Il
viii be possible 20 drive wagons and auto
mobiles from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific
coast and from Vancouver, British Column
b.a. 20 Tijuana. Mexico and from Mon
treaI Canada. 10 Miami, Fla.
The map prepared by the ONCE OF Public
Roads. merely for the purpose OF gaug-
ine the extent Of the good roads movement
Is fostered by individuals, associations and
communities. shows the following great
; highways IN contemplation or actually IN
der construction:
Prom Yellowstone Park 20 Glacier Ma
tional Park. through Fort Yellowstone. the
P.g Hole battlereId ana other interesting
points 10 the Rocky Mountains, total dis
tarCa o. $50 miles.
Tie Pacific Highway, from Vancouver
E c.. 10 Tijuana, Mex, distance or -V'
The Nemph!s-to-B Bristol Highway. con
Meeting knoxville. Nashville and Jackson
q distance of 30 miles.
Il- Lincoln Memorial ROAD, nom W ASH
lTc-0n 70 Gettysburg - miles.
The sherman, Texas 20 Galveston High
vsv $50 miles ,s
The Central Highway. from Morehead
CITY ~. c.. on the Atlantic Ocean, 70 Faln-
P0ct. on the French Broad River, Tenn,
-t-c-el Gol5sbC-o. Raleigh, Greensboro,
sais1urv. Charlotte and Ashevllle, ~ c.
ME- Tu Pon- Highway, from the upper
END 20 the lower end or Delaware. proposed
tv T. Coleman du Pont VINO mas oueIed
% advance 100000 toward It's construction.
a~E-r ~ route. JOB miles.
The Des 1fCines-E Kansas city and 81
Joseph trail.
The Ocean-ro-Ocean Highway, extending
from Cumberland. Md, 70 Tacoma. w ASH. %
passing over the old Cumoerla1d ROAD.
through columbus, indianapolis, =. Louis.
cve~ Boones Lick trail and St Louis 10
old Franklin. 40. through Nebraska.
wyoming Idaho, oregon and washington.
encth OF route 500 miles.
The NCrtreal-to-Miami Highway, pass
,-z through albany. N. r.. Trenton, Phila-
6aIrhla. Baltimore Washington, Richmond.
Raleigh Columbia, savannah and Jackson
The Lincoln Way, from Louisville 70
Nashville. 151 miles
The rapital-ro-Capit Highway, extend
'-E from Washington. =. c., 20 Jackson
T.ls through --e capitals NJ me SeaDOard
states Length ~ route. 100 miles.
The Cl1v-gere~e0- Memorial Highway,
from Niagara Fails % Eew Orleans, via
GAINESVILLE Ohio Nays-ile. Ky. Nashville,
Tenn. and Meridian Miss. 100 miles.
The RED 20 Ri1' Halfway, from Deni-
SON. Tex. % Dallas waco, Austin and
san Antonio. connecting Houston and Gal
restCr. 600 miles.