Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30

office of public roads. it does not. by any
means, represent all the work that has
been projected or Is aided financially by
the government. The idea in issuing the
chart was merely to show the ire
mendous impetus that lately has been
given to the nationwide movement Tor
improved public roads.
Practically every state in the Union Is
benefited to some extent by the proposed
new highways. and the widespread inter-
est in the good roads movement indi-
Gates 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 ~
per cent of the roads OF the nation almost
the highest point of efficiency could DO
reached. Twenty per cent OF the ROADS
in each state could be improved by an
expenditure of an average sum of SLOW
900 per state. and the annual saving
thereby in the wear and tear on horses.
wagons and automobiles in the trans
portation of crops and increased land
values is estimated at over Sl.oD.oW.Ooo
In this great movement the Touring
Club of America. which is affiliated with
the American Association for Highway
Improvement, has played part. and the
chart is clear object lesson of what
the immediate future has in store for
automobile tourists throughout tho
United States.
Tie chart as prepared by the office OF
public roads. indicates the extent to which
the good roads movement has taken hold
of every part of the United States. The
roads already improved, others merely
planned and many now under constrnc-
ton literally make network covering
the whole country.
With the fulfillment of all these plans.
it will be possible to drive wagons ard
automobiles from the Atlantic TO the
Pacific coast, and from Vancouver. Brit
ish Columbia, to Tijuana, Mex, and itoin
Montreal, Canada, to Miami, Fla
TIE map prepared by the office OF pub
lie roads merely for the purpose OF
gauging the extent OF the good roaus
movement as fostered by individuals, as
sociations and communities, shows tho
following great highways In contempla-
ton or actually under construction:
From Yellowstone Park to Glacier Ma
tional Park, through Fort Yellowstone
the Big Hole battlefield and other inter-
esting points in the Rocky mountains
total distance of $50 miles
The Pacific highway. from Vancouver.
British Columbia, to Tijuana, Mexico.
distance of 20O9 miles.
The Memphis-to- Bristol highway. con-
Meeting Knoxville, Nashville and JACKSON
distance of $40 miles
The Lincoln Memorial road. from wash
ington to Gettysburg, 40 miles
The Sherman, Tex, to Galveston h1gh'
way. 40 miles.
The Central highway, from Morehead
City. N c., on the Atlantic ocean, TO
Paint Rock on the French Broad river.
Tenn, through Goldsboro, Raleigh.
Greensboro. Salisbury; Charlotte ana
Asheyille. " c., AGO miles.
The Dupont highway. from the upper
end IN the lower end of Delaware, pro-
posed by T. Coleman du Pont. who has
offered TO advance 100000 toward In
construction: length of route 103 miles
The Des Moines-Kansas City and St
Joseph trail.
The ocean to ocean highway, extend.
ing from Cumberland. Nd, to Tacoma,
Wash, passing over the old Cumberland
road. through Columbus, indianapolis
louis TO Old Franklin. Mo-, through Ne.
braska, Wyoming. Idaho. Oregon and
Washington: length of route $500 miles.
The Montreal to Miami highway, pass.
inx through Albany. New York. Trenton.
Pbt,adelphia, Baltimore, Washington.
Richmond, Raleigh, Columbia, Savannah
and Jacksonville
The Lincoln way, from Louisville to
Nashville, 150 miles.
The Capital to Capital highway extends
ing from Washington. D. c.. to Jackson.
board states, length OF route 1.5O0 miles
The Clay-Jefferson Memorial highway.
from Niagara Falls to New Orleans, via
GAINESVILLE, Ohio Maysville. KY: Nash
Vile, Tenn, and Meridian, Miss: loo
The RED to Rio highway. from Deni-
SON, Tex, to Dallas. Waco, Austin ana
San Antonio, connecting Houston End
Galveston, 600 miles.