The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-09-17
DENS0N STILL ON The BIG MAP
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by some of the greatest automobile
manufacturers in the United States,
whom, we understand, have prom+
ised to give certain per cent of their
net earnings, the money to be used in
developing and maintaining this trans
continental route. Ten million dollars
is to be expended for the road build
ing materials, to be used in building
this road, which is to be in readiness
for the San Francisco exposition in
1915. This money is to be provided
by voluntary contribution of manufac-
turers and the users of automobiles,
and the manufacturers of road mate
rial. 1t is stated that the greatest &C.
ment manufacturing company has al
ready pledged $2,5OO,OOO in cement,
provided the full ten million is sub,
scribed, and the cash pledges are COM
ing in so freely that there is little
doubt that the road will be carried
through to completion before the
date mentioned. At the head of the
Lincoln Memorial Highway associa-
ton are some of the leading automo-
bile and good roads men of the coun-
| try. The president is Henry B. JOY,
president of the Packard Motor Car
company, and the board of directors
are such men as Russell A. Alger AL
bert j. Beverage, Carl G. Fischer, A.
r. Pardington and Emery w. Clark.
The proposed highway is the work
of few idealists who have spent
their own time and fortune in COM
polling the people to take an active
interest in cross country highways,
similar to those of Europe. Little by
| little the committee of idealists were
recognized until they secured suf-
| ticient number Of supports to COM
mence practical activities. Pres. Hen
ry B. Joy, of the association, early
| this year passed through Denison on
a specially equipped motor car, to-
gether with number of engineers,
over what is to be the route of the
Lincoln Memorial highway. Denison
people will doubtless remember his
visit Mr.. Joy and his consulting en-
gineers were satisfied that the select
ed route was the advisable one. every
thing taken into consideration. So
careful was the association that ev-
erything should be Of the best that
even climatic conditions were studied
1t has been a hard tussle between the
several routes already established
across Iowa as to which one would
be designated as a part of this memo
rial highway.
Denison is indeed fortunate to be
on this route from ocean to ocean
and it will mean considerable to peo'
pie living on the route across CraW'
ford county and in the several towns
through which it passes. The good
roads men and automobile enthusiasts
OF Denson and, in fact, of all Craw'
ford county should not be slow to give
their support to this new association
by taking a five dollar membership
The writer was in Jefferson Sunday
afternoon and while there had the
pleasure of talking over the ne"
route with Victor Lovejoy, editor OF
the jefferson Bee Mr.. Lovejoy said
that within the next two weeks Greene
county would send in 1000 member
ships to the association. 1t is up tc
Crawford county to make as good
showing or even better. Let ever!
man in Crawford county get behind
this movement and show the people
of the United States that Crawford
county, Iowa, is on the map.