El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13
OF LINCOLN
HIGHWAY BOOSTERS
They Claim That They Mean to Build
the Best Road Across the CONT
rnent, Regardless of Interests.

ment, Regardless of Interests.
Detroit, Mich. Sept 13-TO prevent
misunderstanding and to show what
! the Lincoln Highway viii be from a
national viewpoint, Henry B. Joy, who
IS the head of the Lincoln Highway as
ISOLATION, has just issued the following
declaration of plans and ideals to be
cOnSummated in the obtaining of this
cOOst to coast highway
The idealists who have energetically
pressed forward the great project of a
Lincoln Highway from coast to coast
/ have accomplished wonders towards
! crystallizinS nation wide demand
| for the contamination of such great
( and desirable project.
"A committee of these idealists. after
theoretically and at their own expense
pressing the propaganda to national
/ fame and interest. decided to ierease
the force behind their efforts, enlist
the financial aid of others. and thus
develop a stronger interest and sup
port Of the propaganda
The association then set out to get
the consent Of all trans continental
highway organizations to the use OF
the name Lincoln Highway This was
willingly conceded in a broad spirit
pledges of active support towards
whatever might be the trend of the
studies and Investigations as to route
Route investigations began All data
was studied Climatic conditions con-
sidered. Routes possible and impOs-
sible were travelled and details care
fully noted as bearing on the ultimate
decision which the Lincoln Highway as
ISOLATION was organized to make as to
what route would in its judgment be
the most practicable to become the
great Lincoln Memorial Highway.
The Lincoln way so selected, if done
wisely, viii become great The argu-
ments of all interests have been and
are being weighed
Shall the Lincoln way be marked on
the map from large city to large city,
Shall it be from point Of interest TO
point of INTEREST,"
Shall it be a highway from New
York to San Francisco, as direct as
practicable, considering limitations by
nature in the topography of the cOun-
try?
IS See America FirstP is slogan
that with all our force we endorse. but
transcOntinental highway that wound
from large city to large city, from one
wonder of nature to another. from a
memorable battlefield to a birth or rest
ing place of a martyr president would
indeed be devious and winding jour
ney in this great America of ours.
1T becomes plain that the decision
on such devious and complicated route
could not be arrived at in two gener-
atoms. No concentrated effort could
be gained for the execution of the
work. It becomes plain that the scope
Of the work must be within the prac-
ticable. It must be such as to imme-
diately upon presentation gain sup /
port.
Then next to obtain action plan /
is necessary.
ITO have a plan, decision is neces- /
sary.
For decision. the hopeless diverg- /
ence of conflicting interests and opin- !
ions must be eliminated, and practical (
only must be considered.
The decision must be confined to :
one permanent road across the country
to he constructed first, no matter how
desirable others NAV be and actually /
are.
such has become the basic principle
guiding the Lincoln Highway assOcia-
ton.
1T seems to US but yesterday that I
the Panama canal was begun. and yet
almost but tomorrow it viii be open to
the world
Without dreams the world could ac-
httle.'