Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-05-30
THE NEWSPAPER OCEAN
TO OCEAN HIGHWAY

Now it's the newspapers that ar,
organizing to promote the construe
ton OF national ocean-to-oeeaI
highway.
The plan was evolved BY James NJ
Thomson, publisher Of the New Or
leans Item. and first made public by
him at the April meeting OF the
American Newspaper Publishers as
ISOLATION. A number OF newspape
men at once pledged themselves to
the movement
To take charge OF the work Mr..
Thomson has engaged f. L. Fergu
son, whose experience in this diree.
ton Is comprehensive.
Local organizations will be formed,
generally on the county basis, and
these embodied in one general asso-
citation. TO be known as the All
Southern Transeontinental Good
Roads association. The board OF
managers win be made up from the
local organizations.
This ARRANGEMENT means strength
Of method, as has been proved by as
sociations of Ike nature In the
northern and central midwest and
also the far west.
II is not proposed to build high
class roads. but 10 improve local con
ditions by inexpensive methods. chief
among which is the use OF the lag
drag. Thousands OF miles OF roads
have demonstrated this to be a par
dculsFly efficient means at ridicu-
iously low cost. both in securing first
class results and in maintaining bet
tered conditions. The primary pur-
pose is not to construct a through
line OF stone or macadam.
Route.
The general line of the route will
be from Atlanta through Birmingham.
Mobile. New Orleans,
Houston. Galveston, Aus
in, Waco. Fort Worth, FL Paso. Dem
ng. Douglas, Tucson, Phoenix and
Yuma, there to connect with the Cali
.ornia state road system for San Die
20 and points north.
At the eastern end this will con
leet the All-Southern Transcontinen- I
oil route with the established Dixie |
rail and Seminole trail, and their !
eeders in the southern Atlantic |
cast states.
Mr.. Ferguson agrees to furnish a |
properly equipped automobile and a !
pher, to be sent over the
cute. The route VIII be examined in !
Ietail. good roads lectures given and !
organization work suggested. Com !
,rehensive reports in story form, |
With photos. will be furnished the /.
newspapers supporting this move |
nent for simultaneous release. Prior |
o the start OF this trip, general road /
'tories VIII be supplied Marshall /
managing editor Of the New /
orleans Item. viii supervise ell mat |
er sent out
In order that local stories for the I
,Rper In particular locality can BE-
room will be provided in ths
for reporter from tina |
,aper.
The route will be gone over at least |
vice by Mr.. Ferguson's automobile. /
There will be an interval OF about |
ne month between the first and sec.
nd trips to permit checking of re-
ults. This interval win also show
wherein local organizations are weak
y the route in need of corrections.
From these Surveys accurate naps,
omplete to the fullest detail, viii BE
repaired. Cross roads. side roads.
orks, bridges, streams and railroad
rossings will be noted in detail; the
eneral character OF roadways will be
Indicated, as well as the surrounding
ountry and the landmarks. All
outing will be readable both ways,
Il mileages indicated each way from
ogical intermediate terminals.
After the route has been surveyed 4
nd mapped It IS proposed 10 hold
Interstate and through route tours.
The through route tour is planned
Or the northern tourists who each
ear inquire as to the possibility OF
to the Pacific coast after
he northern routes have been clos
q by the weather, and for such fac
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