The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-10-08
LINCOLN HIGHWAY ASSURED

lii reports from Detroit, where last
week the Lincoln Memorial Auto asso
citation was in session, a.. confirm the
prediction made that the Lincoln high
! way VIII be constructed and that Den
ison win be on the map by having ii
pass through the city.
Everything that communities south
of the line, selected by the association
Through Iowa and Nebraska, could do
to attract the highway from the Trans
continental me, which parallels the
| Northwestern railroad in Iowa and the
Union Pacific in Nebraska was done.
to prevent its remaining here, but we
are pleased to say, without avail. Lin
coin, Neb. sent a delegation to Detroit
and a number OF people from southern
Iowa We're also there, bent on having
the line carried south and through
Davenport, Des Moines, and Lincoln
Neb but it seems the authorities who
had selected the route which has been
adopted were not of the character OF
men to hesitate about standing by their
selection, and the delegations from
these localities wera told that one thing
that was settled was that the location
of the highway would not be changed
and that it would be waste of time
and energy for these cities south OF
here to keep up the fight.
1t was the good fortune Of the peo-
pie along the Northwestern railroad
and the Union Pacific as we'll, to have
as representatives at the meeting in
Detroit, delegate who knew what
they were there for and were able to
prove the wisdom of the selection
which was first made. The delegates
from Harrison and Crawford counties
were in evidence from the time they
reached Detroit until the meeting ad-
journed, and their presence and argu.
ments were unanswerable and con-
firmed the judgment of those who had
selected this route that no mistake
had been made.
The management will press the rails
ing of the $10,OOO,O00 and already
large portion of it has been subscribed
and every indication points to a sue
cessful prosecution of the work. AT
the same time the work is going on.
and has been completed on certain sec
tons OF the line and it is now claimed
that not over two thousand miles will
require cement paving, which will be
employed through this state and other
sections It is expected that in the
|neighborhood of five thousand dollars
will be spent on each mile of road in
order to put &C in first class condition.
1t is not expected that the money for
building the line through Iowa will all
be raised here, but that other sections
Of the country will contribute to this
expense.
A remarkable thing is that people
living away from ,Ae line are vieing
with those along it in the purchase of
stock in the venture. Thefact that
Denison had guaranteed to raise $780,
900. proved sufficient passport to the
delegates from this county to land
them in the good graces of the officers
of the association, and our boys came
home in high glee over the reception
accorded them by the leaders of the
movement
We congratulate the citizens of
Crawford county in having this i'm
portant thoroughfare to pass through
the county and predict that it W. not
be long until the unanimous opinion
of everyone will be that it is the great
est Improvement that has come to
Crawford county.