Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-15
LINCOLN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
PICKS ROUTE THRU
IOWA.
ROAD
FAILS OF SELECTION
National Highway From Ocean to
Ocean to Traverse lows Along Trans.
continental Route, Taking in Clinton,
Cedar Rapids, Marshalltewn and
Boone, Leaving State at Council Bluffs

successful in landing the Lincoln high
way, according to q proclamation issued
thruout the country from the national
offices Of the Lincoln Highway Associ-
alton at Detroit. It is now assured
that the big transcontinental highway
will pass thru the Hawkeye state.
The road. however. will not touch
Des Moines. but will pass thru the state
over the official Transcontinental
route that follows the nain line of the
Northwestern railroad thru Iowa. Ac-
cording to the present plans. the near
est point to Des Moines on the Lincoln
highway will be Ames. Among the
main points that the Lincoln highway
will touch in passing thru Iowa are
Clinton, Dewitt, Cedar. Rapids. Tama.
Marshalltown, State Center. Ames.
Boone. Grand Junction. Jefferson. Car
roll, Dentson, Logan and Council Bluffs.
Boosters Disappointed.
Des Moines road boosters. who were
desirous Of bringing the highway thru
the capital city. are somewhat dlsAp-
pointed at the selection Of the Trans
continental road for the entire route
thru the state. It had been hoped that
a combination Of the Transcontinental
road, the River-to-River road and the
Great White Way would be selected.
bringing the route thru Des Moines.
the capital and the largest city in the
state.
Thirteen states viii be traversed by
the Lincoln highway. the route OF which
was definitely announced in the procla-
nation. The states which will be hon.
ored by this memorial to Abraham
Lincoln, are New York, New Jersey.
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois.
Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado,
Utah, Nevada and California
Starting in New York City the high.
way passes thru jersey City, Newark
and Trenton to Philadelphia, then west
to Pittsburgh. thru the north central
section Of Ohio. over to Fort Wayne
and South Bend. skirts Chicago. enters
Joliet. Rochelle. Sterling and other H.
linois cities. reaches Iowa at Clinton
and leaves at Council Bluffs. passes
thru Omaha goes 60 Denver and north
to Cheyenne. west thru Green River
and Evanston 70 Salt Lake City: nnds
its way into Nevada by way Of TiDDOt's
ranch and after reaching Reno. goes to
Lake Tahoe, California, finally ending
on the Pacific seaboard at Oakland and
San Francisco.
9sIset Easisst Route.
The directors OF the Lincoln High
way Association have endeavored to
select route Of easy grades yet COM
bining the scenic splendors Of the
country. Some Of the points either on
adjacent TO or to be connected BY
branch highways are Gettysburg,
Washington, Canton. the resting place
Of Mckinley. the Mammoth cave Of
Kentucky. the home Of Lincoln in
Springfield, ILL.,. Lincoln's birthplace in
Kentucky, the scenic splendors Of Col
orado. the Grand canon Of the Colo
RADIO. and the many and varied Won
ders Of Utah. Nevada and California.
The proclamation Of the route Of the
Lincoln highway is signed by the d.
rectors and officers: r. A. Alger, Paul
Deming. F. A. Seiberling. Albert ].
Beverage, John N. WHY'S. A. r. Par
dington. r. d. Chaplin, A. Y. Gowan.
Emory W. Clark and Carl G. Fisher.
and also by Henry E. Bodman, legal
counsel and Frank H. Trego. engineer.
The Lincoln Highway Association
has been meeting with great success In
raising a fund Of >lo.0oo.ooo for the
construction Of the road. Half Of this
amount already has been raised by
subscriptions from automobile manu-
facturers and the allied industries and
from individuals interested In perma-
nent highways.