Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-22

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The officers of the Golden Belt
road through Kansas received COM
munlcations this morning from the
director OF congresses Of San Fran
cisco asking for cooperation In
pressing upon the present session OF
congress the need Of federal APP
preparation OF a transcontinental
highway to be known as the Lincoln
Memorial Highway. The compile
ton Of the Panama. Pacific canal IA
to be celebrated in 1915 and congress
is urged to make possible the COM
pletlon OF the first transcontinental
highway by that time.
The Transcontinental Highway
association is urging number OF
reasons for the establishment Of the
road AS tribute to the memory OF
Abraham Lincoln. as military high
way, through the central section OF
the United States. to open up the
west tor the tens Of Thousands Of
automobiles which now cross the
water attracted by the magnificent
roads of the European countries, to
furnish an object lesson for good
roads to the state through which 1t
passes, to serve the farmers, factories
and pleasures OF the people Of the
states through which 1t Is built and
to give additional usefulness to the
Pacific exposition at San
Francisco. One thing is very certain
Ia transcontinental road is to be
built within the next few years, and
1t looks right now as II the Golden
Belt route through Kansas is to be
part of this road. The transcontin-
entail road, when it comes, will get
big federal aid and will be the great
est road in the United States. The
! Golden Belt is without doubt, the
best through road in Kansas. 1t
takes in the largest cities of the state
including the state capital and 1t
stands the best chance Of being made
the transcontinental road.
The chambers of commerce all
along the proposed route are pullinN
hard for the new road and the Cold
en- Belt In Kansas Is putting up the
advertising stunt of its life to draw
the attention of the country to the
advantages of the road. The fact
that the road is being graded and
marked throughout the length OF
the state will help much in getting
the attention Of the transcontinental
people. The Representatives and SEN
ators along the proposed line OF the
road are being besieged with tele-
grams asking for appropriations for
such route at the present session.
4 There is only one strip OF road on
1.-The Golden Belt which has not been
definitely Eafd out. This strip con-
meets Eudora and Bonner Springs
There has been discussion for some
time on the laying Of the road and
both sides OF the river DetWeen THESE
two towns have been insisting on the
road. Bonner Springs wants the
road to run on the north side OF the
river to Eudora, while Eudora insists
on the south side OF the river. 1t Is
now practically certain that the road
will be split and two routes will De
made official although It does not
meet with entire satisfaction on the
part Of the state officers Of the road
The south side Of the river has the
largest amount OF travel now and
the people on the south side Of the
river have already secured markers
for the road and whether the Golden
Belt officially came on the south
side of the river or not, 1t is probable
that this side Of the river would
still get the largest amount Of travel