New-York tribune., 1912-02-11
lincoln MEMORIAL ROAD
rioaI Decision To Be Reached
Within Thirty Days.
souE FAVOR A MONUMENT
...,ved That Members of House
~ - representatives Favor
Proposed Highway.

- thirty days Congress will de-
Nh1.ber the memorial TO Abraham
d'' =. shall he I'm the form Of an up-to-
Lib'O s,rhUay or an architectural recog-
cav a. the form of a Greek temple
niuVA IN one Of the Washington parks.
lve' l1.,or. the Library Committee Of the
of Representatives on March
hO-. u,ill be 4 hearing on Representative
NV, measure. which provides that
pV'' ,o.n,orial shall be in the form of a
ay Though the commission in gen
.nsrge Of the memorial plan recently
.",s.a in favor Of utilizing a site located
e., -. Mall in Washington. it is a matter
=. o,,roon knowledge that Speaker Clark
- .rnbatically in favor of the highway,
IN, ex.Speaker Cannon possesses an
W." contrary 10 tho decision Of tho COM
mission
,..,.sentativss seems TO indicate very
80. nercentage in favor Of the road. and
|, :. should be kept in mind that the Senate
ji, IONS psssed a resolution which proyid-
ID for a fund 10 make a survey Of the
- NJ the proposed road from Washing
,or TO Gettysburg Thus IT would appear
40, the whole matter is destined for q
,,orough thrashing out I'm Congress fol-
nving the report Of the House Library
committee. which is not bound TO accept
N. report of the commission.
In tbe course Of his address before the
Federal Aid Goods Roads Convention. re-
.,D,lv held in Washington. Speaker Clark
,Ynressed these sentiments: Congress
,ooropriated $4,000 for the purpose Of
having plans and specifications drawn for
Iinc6ln memorial, and agreed TO appro-
rriste g, 100000 TO build II. There have
bean all sorts Of propositions. II seemed
&c me TO be absolutely unanswerable that
Abraham Lincoln was one Of the most
PRACTICAL Of all the sons of Adam.
in the first place. he doesn't need any
memorial. anyhow. but If he could he con-
suited about spending S2.Oo0,oo0 to build
him a memorial he would undoubtedly
want one that would do somebody that
IS now living, or TO live hereafter. some
good His name is insepara bly, linked
with Washington and with Gettysburg
He made the most remarkable speech at
nat any man ever will make. I suppose.
"A road would be Of some service and
monument too. One thing ! DO know is
that it was settled long time ago that II
the federal government wants TO help build
(sads Il has got the right 10 do so. That
.gieh is certain. But the practical sugges-
Ion that / have to make in connection
|hth federal aid is that all the road advo-
taiss ought to agree on a plan and come
here with it
Robert T. Hooper. president OF the
American Automobile Association. in dis
cassing the subject makes this comment:
II is a fact which We cannot deny that
motor vehicle owners are now the most
persistent users of the roads. We are
syovedly in favor Of legislation which
'hall seek TO provide up-to.dats highways,
including . participation by the federal
soyernment in what can he fairly consid- |
,feA national or interstate routes. In |
iecentuating the memory Of such a great |
nan as Lincoln II may be that motorists |
srs somewhat prejudiced in contending for |
the highway. hut when one studies |
Roman history his recollection Of Appius |
isrdlps is quickly brought to mind by |
he famous Appian Way. In like manner |
he Lincoln WAY would be a constant and |
i'ly reminder TO thousands of people"
To get an approximate idea Of what a
'sventy-two-m mile memorial highway should |
ocst says George c. Diehl. chairman of |
he American Automobile Association ma
-onsl good roads board who is also high
Wsy engineer Of Erie County, y. Y. lis
1oi dihicult in these days Of rosdmakinE.
The experience Of building similar high
ways throughout state aid commemorative
would Indicate that most liberal esti-
mate for the construction OF a bituminous
macadam road from Gettysburg 20 Wash
ington would he about 81 30 a square yard
Including grading culverts. etc. There are
about 4,ooo square yards 10 the mile I'm a
tventy-four.foot road making the approXi-
mate estimate cost $4,000 mile This, for
ssyenty-two miles. would amount 10 sl,5l2.-
en Some recent figures supplied by those
favorable to an architectural memorial
we're sadly distorted and magnifed.'